The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told: The Finest Writers on Ice - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1592285309 ISBN 13: 9781592285303

Casa editrice: Lyons Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Here are writers such as Rick Carpiniello on Mark Messier and his finest game ever, the crucial turning point of the Devils-Rangers series on the Rangers' road to the Stanley Cup; Dave Bidini on longsuffering hockey fanatics in deepest Romania, waiting desperately for their chance on the international stage; Ken Dryden, from his classic The Game, on the spirit of the dominating Montreal Canadians of the seventies; ESPN magazine's Gare Joyce on Patrick Sullivan, the 2004 draftee whose biggest challenge isn't making the NHL, but handling his father; John Stackhouse on triumph and tragedy on a Native American rink in northern Canada. No anthology would be complete without work from the likes of: .

George Plimpton on his stint in goal with the Bruins . Guy Lawson on the tough lives of junior players . Dave "The Hammer" Schultz on the Broad Street Bullies . Brian Fawcett on poetry in the locker room . Don Cherry on "The Siberia of Hockey" . Hugh Hood on Jean Beliveau . Jeff Greenfield on the Rangers . Martin O'Malley on the hard life of a fighter . Jack Falla on building a backyard rink . Peter Gzowski on Wayne Gretzky . and more

The only thing more hard-core than most hockey players are the fans themselves, and this is their book.

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L'autore

BRYANT URSTADT has written about hockey for ESPN The Magazine, and Details, and has also written for Harper's, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with his wife and daughter.

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Finally, hockey’s rabid fans have an anthology of their own, a showcase of writing as dynamic and diverse as the fastest, toughest sport itself.
From coast to coast, the blueline to the slot, in the corners, and along the boards, here’s the high-adrenaline thrill of hockey at its best, in all its blazing glory.
Editor Bryant Urstadt has rounded up a collection of classics old and new that takes you into the locker room, behind the benches with the great coaches, on the ice with the players, and back on the bus when the game is over. You’ll hear Mike Richter talk about seeing the ice, tag along with Peter Gzowski as he tries to decode the magic that was Wayne Gretzky at his prime, follow Red Fisher on a last visit to the legendary Toe Blake, and hear from the players who made the “Miracle on Ice” happen at the Olympics in 1980. There’s action off the mainline as well, including the travails of a team in Texas, a hard-fought game in Romania, and nights with a junior team in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
The most vivid and theatrical of sports, hockey has rarely had quite the comprehensive and professional light shed on the speed, finesse, and grit that make it such an addictive pleasure.

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• Editore: Lyons Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1592285309
• ISBN 13: 9781592285303
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 269
• Redattore: Urstadt Bryant