Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Winter Sports - Hockey

Published Under the Garamond Imprint

Hockey Night in Canada will appeal to all readers interested in the wider implications of sport in our society. The authors look at the roots of the modern game. They discuss such elements as the everyday working world of professional hockey, hockey in small communities, violence in professional and minor leagues, and issues of Canadian identity. The book examines the profound changes and pressures on hockey within a growing global marketplace for commercial spectacle.

Maybe you're past your prime and a pro hockey career isn't likely. That doesn't mean it's too late to hit the ice. Hockey for Weekend Warriors is the consummate guide whether you're itching to lace them up for the first time since you were a peewee or your experience is limited to watching on television.

Acclaimed author and pro shop owner, Scott Noble offers great advice to would be hockey players in this book. Included within are a comprehensive guide to equipment selection, where to find a game and tips on playing and how to avoid the gaffes most rookies make. All of this is wrapped...

As the saying goes, "Don't believe everything you hear, and only half of what you get in writing."

This book is a zany look back at the resurgence of the men that wear the Indian Head on their chest, a resurgence that began in the 07/08 season. In this book you'll discover;

...Why President Obama desperately needs to watch a hockey...

Some of hockey's fiercest and most passionate players and fans can be found among Canada's First Nations populations, including NHL greats Jordin Tootoo, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Gino Odjick. At first glance the importance of hockey to the country's Aboriginal peoples may seem to indicate assimilation into mainstream society, but Michael A. Robidoux reveals that the game is played and understood very differently in this cultural context. Rather than capitulating to the Euro-Canadian construct of sport, First Nations hockey has become an important site for expressing rich local knowledge and...