Sports & Recreation, Hockey
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Visionary
The Ernie Gare Story by John Korobanik
It’s not surprising if you’ve never heard of Ernie Gare; the man behind innovations that paved the way for many Canadians to pursue their athletic dreams without sacrificing education cared more about the future of the athletes and the sports...
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The Viking Cup
International Hockey : A Small College Town Scores Big Time by LeRoy Johnson
How does a small college in a rural Alberta city of just over 12,000 people become host to the finest hockey players in the world? Now a part of the University of Alberta, Camrose Lutheran College was challenged to compete against larger city...
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Hockey Players' Personality
Contribution to Team Performance by M. Gordon Hunter
A great deal of research has been done on the quantitative indicators used in hockey player evaluation, but for the most part, the analysis of qualitative factors has been elusive. Until this book. Hockey Players' Personality Contribution to Team...
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Over-Time
The untold and surprising story of the Rebels, One of Canada's longest-lasting amateur, adult hockey teams by Bob Falconi
In today's sport's world, the modern day athlete has attained rock-star status. To those who are legends and well deserving of their status, we give accolades. All too often however, we hear about those who cheat, use illegal drugs or disrespect...
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Hockey Doc
Stories on Fifty Years of Medical Care to the Montreal Canadiens by Dr David S Mulder and Dr Douglas G Kinnear
The Western Division of the Montreal General Hospital was so close to the Forum that Montréal Canadiens players could put on skate guards and walk to the hospital’s emergency room. This was not a coincidence and established proximity as a...
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More Than a Game
What Minor, Junior, and University Hockey Taught Me About Life by Nathan Chiarlitti
Every year, hundreds of thousands of young players take to the ice, dreaming of a career in hockey, yet, only a few make it to the big leagues. A successful hockey career shouldn’t be defined by championships won, records broken, or contracts...
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Hockey
My Door to Europe by Denis Gibbons
Hockey My Door to Europe details the author’s personal - sometimes harrowing - experiences covering international hockey, especially behind the Iron Curtain, including the start of youth hockey exchanges between Canada and communist countries....
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Offside by a Mile
Confessions of a Hockey Mom by Astra Groskaufmanis
When four-year-old Conner starts pleading for hockey skates, his mother’s dreamy fantasies of après ski’s toasty fires, charming chalets, and chilled chardonnay rapidly evaporate. Soon, Astra reluctantly raises the white flag to the culture of...
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Love and Fury
by Sal Reevers
The bush league scouts thought Barnaby could develop into a professional enforcer. His father liked the idea of his son punching his way to big bucks in the NHL and sent him to apprentice in a faraway city. There Barnaby’s coach wanted him to do...
