Hockey Hall Of Fame True Stories

The Hockey Hall of Fame is full of the best to ever hit the ice. But the path to hockey greatness is not all jaw-dropping saves and game-winning goals. In Hockey Hall of Fame True Stories, hockey historian and writer Eric Zweig shares exciting tales and trivia even the most dedicated puck head might not know. This book is overflowing with behind the scenes yarns of some of history's greatest scoring sprees and winning seasons, as well as thrilling accounts of the off-ice curiosities, tragedies and heroics. Just a few of the stories featured in this fully illustrated volume are: the Guy Lafleur kidnapping plot the gambling scandals of Harry Cameron and Babe Pratt Newsy Lalonde's heroic home rescue the 1972 Montreal Canadien's motel fire the time Cy Denneny fell down a well. Hockey Hall of Fame True Stories is for the fans who want to take a deeper look at the lives of the players they idolize. You know the stars, the scores, and the stats. But do you know the stories?

A hockey jersey is the handsome exterior of a rugged game. Hockey is full of colorful personalities, but hockey's most colorful symbols, by far, are its jerseys. Some are garish, same are subdued and some are even beautiful, but the best are what most fans would consider "classic." In Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys, the best and most interesting jerseys in the Hall's collection -- as well as the all-time sentimental favorites -- have been put on display for your enjoyment. Paired with stories about the players who wore them, the teams and leagues they represented and the tournaments they were made for, the jerseys featured in Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys come to life, just as they did when worn by the heroes we've all come to love: Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Cammi Granato, Joe Sakic, Vladislav Tretiak, Ray Bourque, Maurice Richard, Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr. But author Steve Milton also provides fascinating stories about little-known players and teams, such as: Bill Hutton and the 1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers and John Coward and the 1936 gold-medal winning Great Britain Olympic squad. This new edition features new stories that even a veteran hockey fanatic might have missed, including: The 1980-81 Phoenix Roadrunners jersey in which Bruce Boudreau scored his 500th professional point The 1924-25 Victoria Cougars sweater worn by Frank Frederickson as Victoria became the last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup The jersey Billy Bridges wore while leading Canada to the gold in the 2006 Paralympic Games. Each jersey in this collection is one of a kind -- battered and bruised, ripped and torn, stitched and stained -- and every one has its own story.

The updated and expanded edition of Hockey Hall of Fame Heroes now features 126 Hall of Famers and 45 of today's greatest stars -- and each and every one of them shines! Hockey Hall of Fame Heroes is brought to life with great color photography, eye-popping illustrations, Hockey Hall of Fame artifacts and fascinating information on the slickest goal scorers, best defensemen and greatest goalies to ever lace them up and hit the ice. Some of the players featured include: Scorers: Wayne Gretzky Sidney Crosby Connor McDavid Maurice Richard Pavel Bure Mike Bossy Steven Stamkos Gordie Howe Bobby Hull Patrick Kane Alex Ovechkin And many more... Defenders: Bobby Orr Brian Leetch Chris Pronger Shea Weber Zdeno Chara Scott Niedermayer Dion Phaneuf Nicklas Lidstrom Raymond Bourque Victor Hedman And many more... Goalies: Jacques Plante Dominik Hasek Martin Brodeur Patrick Roy Vladislav Tretiak Henrik Lundvist Marc-Andre Fleury Ed Belfour Roberto Luongo Andrei Vasilevsky Kim St-Pierre And many more... Hockey Hall of Fame Heroes is a real page-turner that will have reluctant young readers and hockey fans of all ages clamoring for more.

This large format, pictorial book explores the history of North American ice hockey. Includes rare classic photographs from The Hockey Hall of Fame, private collections, and noted NHL photographers. A companion to the five-part television documentary series of the same name.

Legends of Hockey: The Official Book of the Hockey Hall of Fame explores the rich history of North American ice hockey through the heroic people who have played and enriched the game, and made it a part of us - exciting our passions and fueling our imaginations for over a century. This gorgeous, large-format pictorial book, created as a companion to the five-part television documentary series of the same name, and to complement the best-selling book Hockey Hall of Fame Legends: The Official Book, Legends of Hockey will take you on a visual journey through the history of ice hockey in North America. Hockey great Bobby Hull sets the tone in his foreword, and in specially commissioned interviews with renowned hockey writers Jim Coleman, Trent Frayne, Gare Joyce and Jim Taylor, honoured members of the Hockey Hall of Fame - Jean Beliveau, Johnny Bower, Red Horner, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, Teeder Kennedy, Brad Park and Red Story - tell their own stories.

Nominated in the nonfiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award) Brian McFarlane, one of hockey’s best known and most respected historians, has gathered stories from the very first organized game of hockey, to the Olympic gold-medal face-off between Canada and the US at the 2002 Olympics. Whether through a story of courage – such as Mario Lemieux’s comeback from cancer – or through a story of the ridiculous – such as the notorious flying hot dog – Real Stories from the Rink presents tales about men’s and women’s hockey that cover players of every position, as well as coaches. It also includes the kind of statistics and records that are dear to every hockey fan.