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The Game |  | Author: Ken Dryden
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Format: Deluxe Edition
Media: Paperback
Edition: 20
Pages: 312
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470835842
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.96264092
EAN: 9780470835845
ASIN: 0470835842
Publication Date: January 24, 2005
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Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 10 Sports Books of All Time, The Game is a reflective and thought-provoking look at a life in hockey. Intelligent and insightful, former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ken Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. He gives us vivid and affectionate portraits of the characters â Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, and coach Scotty Bowman among them â that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. But beyond that, Dryden reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game of hockey and an incredible personal memoir. This commemorative edition marks the 20th anniversary of The Game's original publication. It includes black and white photography from the Hockey Hall of Fame and a new chapter from the author. Take a journey to the heart and soul of the game with this timeless hockey classic.
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Told by someone who was there August 8, 2010
Steev
This is a reflective, philosophical, and articulate account of a glory period in the life of one of the greatest teams in the history of the sport, and it's told not by a sports writer but by one of the people at the heart of the action, in his own words, no ghost-writer. Oddly, he doesn't describe it that way; he makes being the starting goaltender of this best of teams of its time seem almost ordinary. It's his reality, to mull over and make decisions about, not least of which being how long to continue. While anyone can probably understand that it's better to quit while you're winning than to become an embarrassing has-been, it's no small thing to walk away from such a career while you're still winning Stanley Cups. As other reviewers have said, Dryden humanizes not only himself but his teammates, and gives portraits of other hockey teams and towns and audiences. So seldom do you get such a thoughtful first-hand account of great sport, The Game is a treasure for fans of hockey, athleticism, and human achievement.
 Booooooooring March 23, 2010
Streetcred (San Francisco)
I have no idea what people like about this book. I'm a huge hockey fan. I grew up in Montreal in the '70s -- I LOVE the Canadiens - especially of that era. But this book is powerfully bland. Stupendously vanilla. Ostentatiously uninteresting. I agree with the reviewer Zeiler -- I wanted to like this book. But, I don't care that Dryden felt "liberated" roaming the streets of the Village in New York, or that Dough Riseborough was a truly "nice" guy. Ugh. If you want a great sports book, read Jim Bouton's "Ball Four". At least it opened your eyes to the underbelly of baseball. Dryden is a lawyer and it's written like a lawyer would write -- there's nothing here anyone would object to, so he had no fear of being sued!
 One of the best sports books ever written January 24, 2010
Timothy Wisham
I also would put it on a list of best book written, period. The author not only relates his own career in its last season but intersperses with it extraordinary observations about hockey, sports and life in general. This is a must read for any sports fan let alone any hockey fan.
A great book, and not just about The Game January 13, 2010
Varga Richárd (Budapest, Hungary)
I just finished reading this book, and to put it in one word: it is great.
Being a hockey fan, it was very interesting to learn more about one of the greatest teams in history: the 70s Montreal Canadiens.
However, its true strength is not this, but how it presents the history of hockey, the evolution of the game, the impact new rules had on it. I think it also gives a good picture of a pro player's life in the 70s.
Dryden has a great style, he has a very deep knowledge of the game and its history, and he writes in a very readable style. I can only recommend it to everyone interested in hockey.
 Total Agreement with reviewer Zeiler. November 2, 2009
counterviews (Madison, AL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like reviewer Zeiler, I too tried hard to like this book, but cannot. After struggling thru 180 pages I had to put it away. The rambling wordiness drove me crazy and ran an otherwise good topic into the ground. The short impressions of Houle, Robinson, Shutt, Lafleur and others were the best parts, the rest tedium. I've read "Home Game", a joint effort of Ken Dryden and Roy MacGregor and you can definitely tell when author Dryden has the podium. The style is very evident. Those who think this might be the greatest sport book ever, take a look at Jack Falla's "Home Ice" and "Open Ice" or Brian Kennedy's "Growing Up Hockey". The measure of a great author is the ability to effectively convey ideas in the fewest words, each word seemingly selected for that purpose. This describes Jack Falla and Brian Kennedy. Not so author Dryden.
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