I Am Nobody
”I Am Nobody is an honest, tragic account of child sexual abuse and a powerful resource for individuals struggling with recovery. Gilhooly clearly highlights the shortcomings of the Canadian justice system’s approach; hopefully, one day, the punishment will fit the crime." —Sheldon Kennedy, former NHL player and author of Why I Didn't Say Any …
The Riverton Rifle
It all comes down to making the right life choices,” says the NHL’s legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in hockey history. Nicknamed the Riverton Rifle for his thrilling speed and deadly shooting skills, Leach overcame a childhood marked by poverty and raci …
The Hockey Song
Based on the unforgettable ode to the greatest game on ice, The Hockey Song is a perfect gift for the hockey fans and young players in your life.
Oh! The good ol’ hockey game is the best game you can name.
And the best game you can name is the good ol’ hockey game.
Played before, after, and during hockey games across North America, Stompin’ Tom …
Puckstruck
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize
“Puckstruck is like nothing I’ve read before—fresh, funny, dazzling and brilliant. Can a hockey book ever really be described as Joycean? This one can.” – Charles Foran
A dazzling rush through Canada’s hockey-infused culture by a new voice in Canadian literature.
In Puckstruck, Stephen Smith chronicl …
Hockey Confidence
"This book is a powerful tool for developing your self-belief and confidence. It will help many NHL hockey players be better teammates and better players."—Mark Recchi, five-time Stanley Cup champion & Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee
A game-changing guide to help hockey players of all ages gain the confidence they need to excel at the sport.
Confidenc …
Hockey Confidence
"This book is a powerful tool for developing your self-belief and confidence. It will help many NHL hockey players be better teammates and better players."?Mark Recchi, three-time Stanley Cup champion & Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee
A game-changing guide to help hockey players of all ages gain the confidence they need to excel at the sport.
Confiden …
Gordie
"p class=""book_description"">Praised by reviewers, Gordie: A Hockey Legend has been a best seller in both hardcover and paperback, and it remains the only full-length biography to cover Gordie Howe's entire playing career. In the introduction, author Roy MacSkimming recounts Gordie and Colleen Howe's reactions to this unauthorized biography, relat …
Ice Storm
In 2008, the Vancouver Canucks were Team Modern, revolutionizing the NHL under their new GM, former player agent Mike Gillis. Cool, calculating, and unsparing with the media, the onetime number one draft pick of the old Colorado Rockies swept away the tangled psychological past of the Canucks with bold innovation, remodeling Vancouver as a destinat …
Casting Quiet Waters
Casting Quiet Waters is a major collection of reflections on the human condition through the lens of fishing.
In this volume of essays by some of North America’s most respected literary writers, each author takes us on a fishing trip that provides an opportunity to explore issues of the human condition. The writer and the angler both toss lines, …
Between the Pipes
Some NHL goalies are great and others are intriguing, but a dozen of them are legends because they're both. In Between the Pipes, Randi Druzin profiles these athletes, revealing the traits that make each one unique.
Gump Worsley defied the laws of biomechanics by being nimble despite having a cabbage-shaped body. He was also one of the funniest men …
Jaw Dropping Hockey Trivia
From the scoring exploits of historic greats like Gordie Howe, Dit Clapper and Joe Malone to hockey heroics ripped from yesterday's headlinesincluding the wild 2011 Cup final between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucksthese quizzes and games will test the knowledge and stoke the passions of hockey fans everywhere.
In eight cleverly const …
Cold War
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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 t …
Hockey's Original 6
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An electrifying collection of rarely seen hockey photos highlighting the greatest heroes of the Original 6 era.
The hockey stars of the fifties and sixties -- Rocket Richard, Gordie Howe, Dave Keon, Bobby Hull, Jean BÈliveau, Terry Sawchuk, Tim Horton, and others -- were some of the most passionate players in NHL history. These skilful and often c …
A Thrilling Ride
A Thrilling Rideinvites fans to relive the greatest moments of the Canucks’ most celebrated season and historic achievements. Vancouver’s best sports writers—including Ed Willes and Gord McIntyre of The Province and Cam Cole and Iain MacIntyre of The Vancouver Sun—share their insights into the stellar play, the determined players, the overt …
The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia
Hockey trivia master Don Weekes has cherry-picked more than 800 of his most compelling trivia questions and records to create this authoritative collection. Who was the only player to captain Steve Yzerman in NHL play? When did a forward or defenseman last tend goal during an NHL game? What is the time of the fastest goal from the start of a season …
Biggest Book of Hockey Triva
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It's not only the biggest book on NHL trivia-it's also the best!
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Following the successful The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, here's The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia. Don Weekes has cherry-picked more than eight hundred of the most compelling trivia questions and records.
Irreverent, captivating, and even bizarre, these entertaining stories, historic m …
The Rocket
A visually stunning cultural history of the beloved hockey star who came to symbolize a nation.
The fiery Maurice Richard was the highestscoring NHL player of his era, the first to achieve the feat of fifty goals in fifty games. Les yeux de Maurice Richard, as it was first published in 2006 in Quebec, won the Prix Marcel Couture 2007 from the Salon …
Reflections 2008
Reflections 2008 gathers together the highlights of a year's worth of hockey memories, offering a spectacular pictorial chronicle of the 2007-08 NHL season.
In this photographic yearbook, fans will relive the season by poring over images of Sidney Crosby, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalier, Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo, Mats Sund …
Shootout Hockey Trivia
Thrill to nonstop red-light action in this new collection from Canada's leading scorer for on-ice facts. Shootout Hockey Trivia will sharpen the blades of trivia buffs worldwide with its one-on-one up-ice rush against some of hockey's most challenging arcana. Players will head-fake their way around hundreds of multiple-choice and True or False ques …
Jean Béliveau
Few professional athletes have been as loved and respected as Jean Béliveau, captain of the fabled Montreal Canadiens during the team’s glory years in the 1950s and 1960s. His career on ice was followed by an equally successful career in the Canadiens' front office. First published in 1994, this classic biography has been fully updated to reflec …
Jean Beliveau
The classic hockey biography, fully updated: all new material on a decade of personal challenge and a troubled game, with a new introduction by Wayne Gretzky.
For close to twenty seasons, Jean Beliveau was le Gros Bill, "the gentle giant" centreman and captain of the fabled Montreal Canadiens during the team's glory years in the 1950s and 1960s. Ret …
Glenn Hall
Glenn hall: The Man They Call Mr. Goalie reveals his impressive statistical record, and his unique perspective on the NHL and the major participants on the ice, behind the bench, and in the front office. Here for the first time, Hall comments on the hockey politics of the era and offers insightful anecdotes and viewpoints about such personalities a …
Oldtimers
Every year, a team of ex-NHLers, including such greats as Bobby Hull, Tiger Williams, and Frank Mahovlich, travels around Canada playing hockey and raising money for charity. Known as the NHL Oldtimers or Legendary Heroes of Hockey, they get the kind of attention that Mario Lemieux and Paul Kariya get today, playing to sellout crowds in Calgary, Ed …
Putting a Roof on Winter
Combining rich period detail, gripping narrative and thrilling hockey action, Putting a Roof on Winter brilliantly explores the changing identity of a game that has become, for those who love it, the meaning of life in winter.
Amazing Hockey Trivia
Face off with a master quizmaster in a new all-star lineup of brainteasers about the coolest game on earth. Loaded with amazing stories, little-known facts and stats, these tough but fun trivia tests will challenge serious fans, enlighten the novice, and provide enjoyment for everyone. Take your chances on an action-packed assortment of multiple ch …
Jaromir Jagr
He's Gretzky's heir apparent, a formidable skater with powerful stick-handling skills. 28-year-old right-winger Jaromir Jagr -- with an Olympic gold medal, two Stanley Cups, and three NHL scoring championships to his credit -- has already shown the hockey world that he's the best. Young hockey fans will love hearing how Jagr came to dominate the sp …
Gardens of Shame
In 1997, in a dramatic interview with City-TV, Martin Kruze revealed that as a young hockey player he had been sexually abused at Maple Leaf Gardens by Gordon Stuckless, an employee at the Gardens. This powerful and moving account is both an expose of a shameful chapter in the history of Maple Leaf Gardens and a testament to the human spirit.
Hockey Heroes: Curtis Joseph
Hard work and an acrobatic style--that's what makes Curtis Joseph one of the best clutch goalies in the NHL. Since joining the league as a walk-on free agent in 1989, Joseph has earned the respect of fellow players and fans and made the Maple Leafs a major Stanley Cup contender. In the words of Leafs coach Pat Quinn, "I've never seen another goalie …
Essential Blue & White Book
It's all here: the hockey stars, the records, the trophies, the managers. From the team's birth in the Mutual Street Arena to its tenure at Maple Leaf Gardens and graduation to the Air Canada Centre. The Essential Blue & White Book is the most complete and up-to-date fact book on Toronto's favourite team. Bursting with hundreds of pages of facts ab …
Peter Forsberg
"p class=""book_description"">On February 27, 1994, Peter Forsberg nailed the biggest goal in Swedish hockey history when he scored against Canada in a thrilling sudden-death shootout to clinch the Olympic gold medal. Since then the hard-hitting center has stunned the National Hockey League with pinpoint passes and blazing speed in one terrific sea …
