The Voices Of Hockey

Author : Kirk McKnight
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781442262812

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The Voices of Hockey by Kirk McKnight Pdf

Line changes, limited time outs, and pucks traveling 100 miles per hour—hockey is called “the fastest game on Earth” for a reason. Keeping up with this non-stop action, especially for decades on end, takes a special kind of talent. Today’s NHL broadcasters capture the game in arguably the most difficult capacity in the world of sports, giving the fans a guide to the action in a way nobody else could. With careers outlasting the players, coaches, general managers, and, in some cases, the city itself, the NHL’s broadcasters have more than their fair share of stories to tell. In The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth, Kirk McKnighttakes thirty-four of the game’s most gifted play-by-play broadcasters—including nine hall of famers—and shares their many insights, memories, and experiences. These broadcasters have witnessed all-time greats such as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and Alexander Ovechkin, making them the ideal voices to pay tribute to the legends of yesterday and the heroes of tomorrow. The Voices of Hockey brings the reader down to the surface of the ice to experience overtime marathons, record-setting performances, bloodied fights, intense rivalries, and the raising of the Stanley Cup, with details and inside perspectives from some of the most qualified spectators of the game. From Bob Miller’s description of “The Miracle on Manchester” to John Kelly’s childhood recollection of Bobby Orr’s famous “flying goal,” this bookis truly an encapsulation of the NHL over the past fifty years. Generations of hockey fans will enjoy reliving their favorite moments and reading about those they missed in this unique and captivating view of the fastest game on Earth.

Author : Courtney Szto
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781978807952

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Changing on the Fly by Courtney Szto Pdf

Winner of the NASSS Outstanding Book Award Hockey and multiculturalism are often noted as defining features of Canadian culture; yet, rarely are we forced to question the relationship and tensions between these two social constructs. This book examines the growing significance of hockey in Canada’s South Asian communities. The Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi broadcast serves as an entry point for a broader consideration of South Asian experiences in hockey culture based on field work and interviews conducted with hockey players, parents, and coaches in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. This book seeks to inject more “color” into hockey’s historically white dominated narratives and representations by returning hockey culture to its multicultural roots. It encourages alternative and multiple narratives about hockey and cultural citizenship by asking which citizens are able to contribute to the webs of meaning that form the nation’s cultural fabric.

Author : M. Gordon Hunter
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781543468342

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Hockey Talk by M. Gordon Hunter Pdf

This is another book about hockey. But this one is unique. It contains many stories by and about individuals who broadcast play-by-plays of major junior and provincial junior A games from arenas across Canada. There are even a few chapters about broadcasters from teams in the United States that play in Canadian leagues. There are major junior chapters from the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Chapters from provincial junior A leagues include British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and the Maritimes. Some of the contributors for this book wrote their own chapters. Others preferred to be interviewed. In all cases, the final version of each chapter was approved by the contributor. The chapters include many descriptions of broadcasters experiences. They describe their early experiences with hockey. Some played, while others listened on the radio, watched on TV, or attended games. The stories include how they became involved as play-by-play broadcasters and who were direct or indirect mentors. Each broadcaster recounts their memories of the first game they called. They also describe some of the notable players, coaches, and color commentators. Where possible, there are even some bus stories. Each chapter concludes with a comment about what the experience of broadcasting play-by-play has meant to each individual.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578950405

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Voices of the NHL by Anonim Pdf

For generations, hockey fans across the NHL have tuned into radio and television broadcasts to follow their favorite teams. And along the way, the fan bases have developed an affinity for the broadcasters responsible for providing the Play-by-Play and Color Commentary for their team's games.Some broadcasters have been in their roles so long they've become synonymous with their team. They become the soundtrack for fans new and old.For the first time ever, current broadcasters from all 31 active National Hockey League teams, plus several of the major networks, have had their biographies and stories gathered together into one book to give fans insight into their upbringing; their paths towards becoming broadcasters; their own favorite players growing up; the favorite games of their careers; some untold stories from what happens away from the rink; how some of their signature calls have been developed and more.Author Matthew Blittner made sure no stone was left unturned as he interviewed at least one current (as of the 2020-21 NHL season) broadcaster from each of the active 31 franchises as well as from three of the major networks that cover the National Hockey League. The focus is on the broadcasters' lives and stories. From Rick Ball in Calgary to Don La Greca in New York to Paul Woods in Detroit and everywhere in between, there are a total of 52 different broadcasters you will hear from in Voices of The NHL.

Author : Evan F. Moore,Jashvina Shah,Renee Hess
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781637273456

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Game Misconduct by Evan F. Moore,Jashvina Shah,Renee Hess Pdf

Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice, by the incomparable speed, split-second decisions, and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world. It's all-consuming and exhilarating, boasting its own language and complex morality code. Yet in another light, that tight community can turn insular; the values of teamwork and humility can manifest as collective silence in the face of abuse and discrimination, issues which have been brought to the forefront of the sport as many share their stories for the first time. In Game Misconduct, reporters Evan Moore and Jashvina Shah reveal hockey's toxic undercurrent which has permeated the sport throughout the junior, college, and professional levels. They address the topic with a level of passion that comes from being rabid hockey fans themselves, and from experiencing its exclusivity first-hand. With a sensitive yet incisive approach, this necessary book lays bare the issues of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, bullying, sexism, and violence on and off the ice. Readers will learn about notable players and activists fighting for transformation as well as those beyond the spotlight who are nonetheless deeply affected by hockey's culture of inaction. Both a reckoning and a roadmap, Game Misconduct is an essential read for modern hockey fans, showing the truth of the sport's past and present while offering the tools to fight for a better future.

Author : Bob McKenzie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780470159392

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Hockey Dad by Bob McKenzie Pdf

A revealing look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of minor hockey culture Known as TSN's "Hockey Insider," Canada's Bob McKenzie is synonymous with the sport and one of its most respected analysts. In Hockey Dad, McKenzie describes firsthand the joys and heartbreak of raising two sons, with entirely diverging athletic futures. He details their separate paths, describing Michael, a 22-year-old playing NCAA hockey on scholarship, and Shawn, now 19, whose competitive minor hockey life was cut short at age 14 because of multiple concussions. Their deeply personal stories, and the trials and tribulations of a father creating futures for them, offer readers a compelling look into the world and culture of minor hockey. Includes funny anecdotes, debates on numerous hockey issues, and personal reflections on the game and its culture With an unwavering look at his own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the entire system of minor hockey in Canada, Hockey Dad is an honest, irreverent and sometimes moving look at a sporting culture that is not so much a recreation as it is a way of life.

Author : Scott Morrison
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781982154318

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1972 by Scott Morrison Pdf

#1 BESTSELLER The legacy of the greatest hockey series ever played, fifty years later, with stories from the players that shed new light on those incredible games and times. “Cournoyer has it on that wing. Here’s a shot. Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell. Here’s another shot. Right in front...they score! Henderson has scored for Canada!” These immortal words, spoken to hockey fans around the world by the legendary broadcaster Foster Hewitt, capture the historic final-seconds goal scored by Paul Henderson that won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. Hockey fans know the moment well, but the story of those amazing eight games has never been fully told—until now. The series was the first of its kind, and one of the most dramatic sporting showdowns in history. With the Soviets dominating international hockey, this series was meant to settle the debate, once and for all, of who owned the game. It was Canada’s best against the Soviets for the first time. And in the shadow of the Cold War, this was about more than eight games of hockey. Expectations were high as the series began. This was supposed to be easy for Team Canada, but after the disappointing first four games on home ice with only one win, victory seemed out of reach. With the final four games in Moscow, Canada got a rare glimpse behind the iron curtain as the team, as well as three thousand raucous fans, arrived in the USSR. Amid the culture shock and strained relations, what followed was a tug-of-war battle that lasted to the dying seconds of game 8. Now, five decades after this historic event, it’s time to reflect on the greatest hockey series ever played. Veteran journalist and hockey analyst Scott Morrison uses a storyteller’s voice to reveal what it meant to hockey then, and what it means now. Filled with the memories of the players and others involved with the series, he shows how it changed the game, and challenged a nation’s sense of identity and place in the world.

Author : Danson Mutinda,Eric Walters
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459823631

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Hockey Night in Kenya by Danson Mutinda,Eric Walters Pdf

★ “This simple story of discovery, sport, and friendship is filled with likable characters and innocently joyful moments...Delightful.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping their elders with chores around the orphanage and reading from the limited selection of books in their library. When the librarian gives Kitoo a copy of Sports Around the World he becomes fascinated by an image of the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. Then one day the fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate and dreams of one day playing hockey like the men in his book. But you can’t play ice hockey in Kenya, can you?

Author : David Booth
Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781551381473

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Even Hockey Players Read by David Booth Pdf

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Author : Stan Fischler,Shirley Fischler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Hockey
ISBN : 007551639X

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Heroes & History by Stan Fischler,Shirley Fischler Pdf

Author : Jeremy Allingham
Publisher : arsenal pulp press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781551527727

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Major Misconduct by Jeremy Allingham Pdf

Every night in hockey arenas across Canada and the United States, modern-day gladiators drop their gloves and exchange bare-fisted blows to the bloodthirsty roars of the paying public. Tens of millions of people a year, including children, watch and cheer on the fighters. Some players are paid handsomely; others barely a living wage. But either way, these fighters are lauded, valued, and considered to be essential to the game. That is, until their playing days are over. Hockey enforcers spend their lives fighting on ice to protect their teammates and entertain their fans, but when their playing days are over, who’s left to fight for them? Major Misconduct scrutinizes a highly dangerous and controversial cultural practice. The book dives deep into the lives of three former hockey fighters who, years after their playing days ended, are still struggling with the pain and suffering that comes from bare-knuckle boxing on ice. All of these men believe they may be living with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. They may have had their shot at pro hockey glory, but none of them is rich or famous, and the game has left them with injuries and trauma. They have experienced estrangement, mental health issues, addiction, and brushes with the law. And they’ve stared death in the face. The debate surrounding fighting in hockey is hotly contested on both sides. This daring and revelatory book explores the lives of those who bare-knuckle boxed on ice for a living and investigates the human cost we’re willing to tolerate in the name of hockey fighting.

Author : Helen Antoniou
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780773553118

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Back to Beer...and Hockey by Helen Antoniou Pdf

To most Canadians, the Molson name is part of the very fabric of Canada. Since 1786, when John Molson founded his first brewery in Montreal, it has become synonymous with beer, hockey, and philanthropy. Few realize, however, how close the family came in recent years to losing control of the enterprise. Back to Beer...and Hockey offers intimate details of the life and work of Eric Molson, who not only saved the company, but positioned it to thrive as a global brewery into the twenty-first century. With unprecedented access to the Molson family, Helen Antoniou traces Eric Molson's evolution from a young brewmaster captivated by the chemistry of beer-making to chairman of Molson. Quiet by nature, he had to confront big egos, navigate complex boardroom politics, and even battle a disruptive cousin who tried to push him out of the way. Antoniou's carefully researched account details how the introverted Eric overcame his aversion to conflict to take the company from a failing conglomerate back to its core business of beer, eventually turning it into one of the world's leading brewers. Today, he has passed the torch to his sons, the seventh generation, but his steadfast vision prevails. An absorbing account of one man's struggle at the helm of an international brewing giant, Back to Beer...and Hockey shows how Eric Molson's guiding principles influenced the future of Molson – both the enterprise and the family.

Author : Vollman, Rob
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781770909236

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Hockey Abstract Presents... Stat Shot by Vollman, Rob Pdf

Making advanced stats simple, practical, and fun for hockey fans Advanced stats give hockeyÍs powerbrokers an edge, and now fans can get in on the action. Stat Shot is a fun and informative guide hockey fans can use to understand and enjoy what analytics says about team building, a playerÍs junior numbers, measuring faceoff success, recording save percentage, the most one-sided trades in history, and everything you ever wanted to know about shot-based metrics. Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, Stat Shot can be used to test the validity of conventional wisdom, and to gain insight into what teams are doing behind the scenes „ or maybe what they should be doing. Whether looking for a reference for leading-edge research and hard-to-find statistical data, or for passionate and engaging storytelling, Stat Shot belongs on every serious hockey fanÍs bookshelf.

Author : Dave King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798598455975

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Ice Bags and Loose Pucks by Dave King Pdf

This is a book written by well known hockey coach, Dave King. The book is about how the game has evolved over the years and provides written descriptions of tactics used in the game today. It's written in a style that should allow parents, coaches, athletes and fans to gain a greater understanding of the game. Endorsed by two time Gold Medal winning Olympic hockey coach and Stanley Cup winner Mike Babcock, Barry Trotz, Stanley Cup winning coach and Dave Tippett, currently one of the NHL's most successful coaches, they describe the book as having colorful anecdotes, years of wisdom and an incredible grasp of present day coaching. Mike Babcock says, "Dave's experience's provided him with an unbelievable education that he went on to share with many coaches and players improving the way the game was coached and played". Dave Tippett says, "Dave is one of the smartest, most experienced coaches to ever coach the game. I have not met a smarter hockey coach or a better mentor for coaches worldwide".

Author : Stompin' Tom Connors
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781771641906

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The Hockey Song by Stompin' Tom Connors Pdf

As Stompin’ Tom Connors sings, “It’s the good old hockey game, the best game you can name.” And in this charmingly illustrated book for all ages, the classic song played at hockey games around the world is imagined as a shinny game on an outdoor rink in the middle of the city that starts with two players and soon grows to include the whole community. “The puck is in! The hometown wins! The good ol’ hockey game.”