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For the Love of Hockey: Hockey Stars' Personal Stories | 
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| Creators: John Davidson, Chris Mcdonell
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $10.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 425904
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1552096068
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.9620922
EAN: 9781552096062
ASIN: 1552096068
Publication Date: November 10, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: NEW Book with very minor shelf wear to the corners....200 page oversize softcover with hundreds of color photos.........ships fast....satisfaction guaranteed
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"My mom gave a couple of dollars to a woman who was in desperate need of milk for her family. In return, the woman gave my mom a gunnysack full of things, including a pair of skates. My sister Edna grabbed one and I got the other. We went outside and push-glided around an ice pond. When Edna got cold and took her skate off, I put it on my other foot." So begins the story of one of the greatest--and toughest--men to ever play the game of ice hockey, Gordie Howe. Or try Bobby Hull: "We won the Stanley Cup in 1961 when I was 22 years old... but I never did drink out of the Stanley Cup. As the festivities began, I started drinking beer out of the owner's son Mike Wirtz's dirty old felt hat. I got sick as a dog and had to go to bed instead of celebrating that night." For the Love of Hockey collects the personal stories of 91 of the game's greatest players, stars such as Rocket Richard, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, and Mario Lemieux. With big, full-color action shots and the words of the players themselves, this is a heartfelt tribute to the most talented practitioners of a fast and furious sport.
Product Description
NHL stars and legends reveal key moments of their careers. The greatest hockey players of all time share their most vivid memories of the game they love. These stories and anecdotes are essentially joyful, occasionally heart-breaking, and always heartfelt. Their reminiscences include: - Dramatic overtime goals
- Record-breaking games
- Team camaraderie
- Devastating trades
- Career-ending injuries.
Thrilling color photographs enhance the personal stories of players from such hockey legends as: - Rocket Richard
- Gordie Howe
- Jean Beliveau
- Bobby Orr
- Wayne Gretzky.
The book also includes the hottest players of today such as: - Steve Yzerman
- Mario Lemieux
- Jeremy Roenick.
Told in the players' own words, these stories are infused with the same skill, spirit, character and determination that carried each of these men to the heights of the National Hockey League and made hockey one of the most popular sports in the world. As hockey attracts more fans of all ages, so will For the Love of Hockey.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent transaction March 23, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was very pleased, item was as described and it made my husband very happy when I gave it to him!
Thank you
 Perfect for your guy's "reading room" January 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great book for us hockey fans. The stories are short and interesting. Notable players from the history of hockey as well as current players are featured. Let's face it, we want to know everything about our favorite players, some of these stories are surprising.
In their own words October 17, 2000
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
This book is necessary for all true hockey fans. The book tells the stories of some of the great stars of the game from today and yesterday. The best part of the book is that it is written in their own words.
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