The Kontinentalnaya Hokkeynaya Liga (KHL), founded in 2008, has
quickly established itself as the second best league in the world,
behind only the National Hockey League.
Bernd Bruckler spent two seasons playing for Torpedo Nizhny
Novogorod, and a season with Sibir Novosibirsk in Siberia. In his
memoir, he tells us what it's like to be an import player in
Russia, and the challenges he faced with the language, the culture,
and the game.
He tells stories about life at the "baza," a training base, and
how they'd have to spend big parts of the season away from their
families. (Unless they sneak out). His driver was also his buddy
and a bodyguard. There's the travel, with hours upon hours on
planes that are often antiquated, and there are the teammates, the
doctors, the pills, the training camps, the saunas, and the money,
oh, the money.
"What an awesome book. If you're a hockey fan, you will love
it."
- Thomas Vanek, New York Islanders
"This is Russia... offers a fascinating first-person look at life
in the KHL for a foreigner."
- Chris Johnston, Sportsnet, Canada
"It's been a long time since I have thoroughly enjoyed a book so
much."
- Michael Lorber, sports journalist, Kleine Zeitung, Austria
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