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Entering the 1978-79 season, the Boston Bruins had been one of the
best teams in the National Hockey League for more than a decade-but
they could not shake the infuriating jinx the Montreal Canadiens
held over them in postseason play. Against all odds, the Canadiens
had ousted the Bruins in 13 consecutive playoff series dating back
to the 1940s. In 1979, the Bruin veterans and their passionate fans
wanted one more shot at their nemeses after coming up short in both
the 1977 and 1978 Stanley Cup finals. Colorful but embattled coach
Don Cherry's coterie of lovable, selfless, hard-working,
team-oriented players got their desired chance in the semifinal
round. The underdog Bruins battled the Habs in seven heart-stopping
games, and sweet victory seemed within their grasp-only to have it
snatched from them in the cruelest fashion imaginable: an untimely
penalty for too many men on the ice in the dying minutes of Game
#7. This book looks back at the Boston Bruins' 1978-79 season from
Opening Night at Boston Garden to the catastrophic conclusion seven
months later at the Montreal Forum. It is prefaced by the history
of the Bruins' frustrating playoff jinx versus the Canadiens that
dated back to 1930, the tribulations and events that marked
Boston's 1978-79 regular season, and a recap of the team's
quarterfinal playoff victory over Pittsburgh. Along with detailed
accounts of all seven of the Boston-Montreal semifinal games, it
also contains a post-mortem of what caused the infamous bench
penalty and provides glimpses of all the Bruin personnel who made
that season so memorable and heartbreaking.
From coast to coast, hockey is played, watched, loved, and
detested, but it means something different in Quebec. Although much
of English Canada believes that hockey is a fanatically followed
social unifier in the French-speaking province, in reality it has
always been politicized, divided, and troubled by religion, class,
gender, and language. In The Same but Different, writers from
inside and outside Quebec assess the game's history and culture in
the province from the nineteenth century to the present. This
volume surveys the past and present uses of hockey and how it has
been represented in literature, drama, television, and
autobiography. While the legendary Montreal Canadiens loom
throughout the book's chapters, the collection also discusses
Quebecers' favourite sport beyond the team's shadow. Employing a
broad range of approaches including study of gender, memory, and
culture, the authors examine how hockey has become a lightning rod
for discussions about Quebecois identity. Hockey reveals much about
Quebec and its relationship with the rest of Canada. The Same but
Different brings new insights into the celebrated game as a site
for community engagement, social conflict, and national expression.
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 McKnight takes forty-two of the game's most gifted
play-by-play broadcasters-including ten 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 book is 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.
Mike Babcock is the only hockey coach in the history of the game to
lead teams to victory in the Stanley Cup, the World Championship,
and the Olympic Games. Currently head coach for the Detroit Red
Wings, he is arguably the best coach in the game today. In this
book, against the dramatic backdrop of the Canadian men's gold
medal victory in Vancouver, Babcock provides an inspiring roadmap
for achieving goals and fulfilling dreams. This is not just a book
about hockey but a book about life, rooted in Babcock's "Leave No
Doubt" credo. Written by Babcock and his longtime friend Rick
Larsen, the credo hung on Team Canada's dressing-room wall during
their historic run to Olympic gold. It provides a compelling
framework for excelling in life. Illuminated by revealing stories
about overcoming doubt, "owning pressure," and making a difference,
"Leave No Doubt" is based on a firm belief in everyday commitment
and a step by step approach to being "better than good enough." The
words originally written for Canada's Olympic gold medal hockey
team - leave no doubt, every day counts, our determination will
define us - inspire an approach to succeeding in life that is
relevant to people of all interests and ambitions. Athlete or not,
each of us will find valuable guidance in this succinct primer from
one of the most respected leaders in sports.
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3D Eishockey 2 in 1 Taktikboard und Trainingsbuch
- Taktikbuch fur Trainer, Spielstrategie, Training, Gewinnstrategie, 3D Eishockeyfeld, Technik, UEbungen, Sportverein, Spielzuge, Trainer, Coach, Coaching Anweisungen, Taktik
(German, Paperback)
Theo Von Taane
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R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Eishockey 2 in 1 Taktikboard und Trainingsbuch
- Taktikbuch fur Trainer, Spielstrategie, Training, Gewinnstrategie, 3D Eishockeyfeld, Technik, UEbungen, Sportverein, Spielzuge, Trainer, Coach, Coaching Anweisungen, Taktik
(German, Paperback)
Theo Von Taane
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R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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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 McKnight takes 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 book is 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.
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