In late 2013, Canadians were intrigued to learn the NHL chose Rogers as its exclusive national broadcaster over both CBC and Rogers’s bitter rival, Bell Canada. The decision was met with equal parts fascination, shock and anger. When CBC rank-and-file employees came to believe their leaders missed a chance to hold on to at least a part of Hockey …

The NHL is a young man’s league. How young? Connor McDavid was twenty years old when he won the scoring title and MVP in 2017. Auston Matthews was still a nineteen-year-old rookie when he tied for second in the Rocket Richard Trophy race with forty goals. By the end of the NHL’s hundredth season, eight of the top thirty scorers—including four …

A lively compendium of little-known hockey trivia from Kevin Gibson, TSN’s one-man Research, Stats and Information Department.

As engaging as the great game itself, the stories behind the National Hockey Leaugue are entertaining, fascinating and, at times, unbelievable. Faux facts emerge from urban legends, conspiracy theories and coincidences, le …

A spectacular pictorial commemoration of the 2011-12 NHL season that captures the power, speed, and grace of professional hockey.

Hockey is a sport that inspires passion and dedication in both players and fans. Since its humble beginnings on the uneven ice of frozen ponds, the game has brought people together to rejoice in victory and commiserate in …

Consider yourself an expert hockey fan? Challenge your NHL knowledge with hundreds of who's, what's, when's, and where's about the greatest game on ice. Score mental goals with multiple-choice and true-false questions, quizzes, and puzzles.

This is a new release of the book published in September 1995.

Who is the only Soviet player in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Who was "The Human Express"? A treasury of famous players, cup-winning dynasties, unusual rules, weird hockey terms, big-time fights, and statistics. Includes entertaining stories and facts.

This is a new release of the book published in December 1992.

Scorers have always attracted hockey's biggest -- crowds, headlines...and money. The all-time greats return once more in this nostalgic fun-and-games approach to hockey. Through quizzes, true-false setups, and multiple-choice questions, find out what you remember, have forgotten, or never knew! Hundreds of stumpers that will teach you a lot about t …

Face off against an all-star lineup of trivia from the world of sticks and skates. Multiple-choice questions (with answers provided in story form), as well as a series of entertaining matching and fill-in-the-blank games, will let you check your knowledge of hockey stats and lore. Come up with the player who scored the NHL's 100,000th goal, the mos …

Are you hot for the world's coolest game? Then test your hockey smarts with this entertaining and enlightening collection of stories, mind-bending multiple-choice quizzes, fun games, and delightfully perplexing puzzles. And, what a wild lineup of players and teams it presents!

This is a new release of the book published in May 2001.

In 1972, after enduring years of embarrassing defeat at the hands of Soviet "amateurs," Canadian officials convinced their Moscow counterparts to allow a pre-season, eight-game series between the best hockey players from both nations. For Team Canada, this meant a chance to assemble a "dream team" of NHL professionals and show the world that they s …

A photographic yearbook for the 2010-11 NHL season that captures the power, speed, and grace of professional hockey.

Hockey is a game of details: that extra pass on the power play, that defenseman caught off guard, that daring poke check from a goaltender. These are all of the little things that make the difference in the outcome of a game. And with …

Take an inside look at the most important two minutes of hockey! This newest book in the successful Hockey the NHL Way series reveals the ins and outs of those special teams that hang tight when the action heats up; that use power plays on their road to glory; and that boost morale (and prevent opponents from scoring) with penalty kills. Highlighte …

Once you begin trying out these games with a creative twist, you'll want to sharpen your skates and your wits! A hockey trivia maestro tests fans' knowledge and competitive instincts in a unique book composed of an entertaining assortment of crosswords, word jumbles, fill-in-the-blanks, and matching column puzzles. Which lucky team has the most fam …

When it comes to passing the puck and reacting to hockey's fast pace, Paul Kariya has only one peer--Wayne Gretzky. And, wherever this Anaheim Mighty Ducks' left-winger plays, he astonishes competitors and teammates alike with his talent. Using dramatic color photography and an exciting text just right for 8 to 10 year olds, here is the fascinating …

Wayne Gretzky was the greatest hockey player who ever lived, and from the moment he stepped onto the ice, no offensive record was safe. No other player ever netted even one 200-point season: Gretzky did it four times! On April 18, 1999, this unequaled star of the rink retired. Take stock of everything he accomplished with this photo-filled, trivia- …

Put your knowledge of goalies to the test with hundreds of intriguing multiple-choice trivia questions and an assortment of memory-jogging games and puzzles. Discover the identity of the only goalie to captain a Stanley Cup winner, the first netminder to have his number retired by an NHL team, the modern-day puck stopper who talks to his goal posts …

The life story of one of today's NHL superstars at the peak of his profession is told through color photographs of the star in action. In a text aimed at eight- to eleven-year-olds, Kerry Banks focuses on Teemu Selanne, the "Finnish Flash." During his first NHL season in 1992, Selanne demolished all previous rookie records for goals and points and …

Offense may often get the glory--but defense is what wins games. Get the inside scoop on this important, but sometimes overlooked, aspect of hockey. Highlighted by 120 full-color action photographs of NHL players in mid-game, and liberally sprinkled with personal tips from luminaries such as Ray Bourque, Chris Chelios, and Scott Stevens, Win with D …

Learn the answers to hundreds of intriguing questions about the world's fastest game. Nostaligic photos and charts spice up each section of this first-rate hockey encyclopedia.

If you're just starting out playing hockey, let the stars, coaches, and strategists of the NHL show you how to master goaltending and play the game the way the pros do it. See how the great goaltenders have mastered all aspects of defending the net. On every page you get full-color close-up action photos of goalies in game situations--both the pros …

Whose overtime scoring exploits earned him the nickname "Sudden Death"? Who is the only goalie to post three consecutive shutouts in one playoff series? See if you can answer these and many other amusing trivia tidbits of the NHL. Relive the glorious history of hockey's most coveted prize. Answers: Mel Hill, Franck McCool. 144 pages, 35 b/w illus., …

Before multimillion-dollar deals, rinkboard advertising, and union lockouts, hockey produced many of the game's greatest legends, bloodiest rivalries, and most enduring memories. From 1942 to 1967, six NHL teams set standards and records by which today's superstars still measure all-star performance. Test your knowledge of the players, teams, seaso …

Hundreds of puzzlers, stumpers and brainteasers about the most exciting game on ice. Challenge your hockey IQ with bests and firsts, weirdests and worsts, record makers and record breakers. Face off against multiple-choice and true-false questions, quizzes, and games. 128 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.