Product Description

Completely revised, with 20 new profiles.

Hockey Now provides the hockey fan with the latest information on the highest-flying stars of the National Hockey League, including Jaromir Jagr, Martin Brodeur, Jarome Iginla, Peter Forsberg, Bryan McCabe, Chris Pronger, Jason Spezza and llya Kovalchuk. Mike Leonetti also profiles the rising new talents of the game, including Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Eric Staal and Dion Phaneuf.

Featuring 70 action-packed profiles, Hockey Now is the insider's bible on:

• Masked Marvels -- the very best goaltenders
• Rear Guards -- the defensemen who clean up their own end of the ice
• Blueline Attack -- the high-flying defensemen who so often lead the attack
• Power Forwards -- the fast and talented shotmakers
• Playmakers -- the quarterbacks of hockey
• Snipers -- the quick, elusive players with deadly accurate shots
• Hitmen -- the bad guys of hockey who dominate with a big check
• Young Guns -- the up-and-coming superstars.

Fast-paced and up-to-date with striking action photographs, Hockey Now is the best book on the superstars playing the world's fastest game.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1008243 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 173 pages

Amazon.ca
As much as golf or baseball, hockey is bound to its traditions and history. Grand stories of the "Original Six," unending bus rides across the frozen Prairies, and "lacing 'em up" after disfiguring facial lacerations are as much a part of the game as the sticks and pucks. In For the Love of Hockey, Chris McDonell has compiled the personal stories of 91 of the game's greatest talents. From vintage photos to Gordie Howe explaining how he acquired his first pair of skates, this book is special. Highlights? Try these: a photo of a young Ray Bourque; Ted Lindsay telling of his struggle in starting the player's association; Sergei Federov's tale of childhood hockey in Russia; "Boom Boom" Geoffrion recalling his introducing the slap shot to the NHL; a photo of Lanny McDonald and his massive red moustache. There are gems scattered generously throughout this book, and the spirit of old time hockey is alive and well within these pages. -- S. Duda

From Booklist
Now that hockey greats Wayne Gretsky and Mario Lemieux have retired from the game, who will follow in their footsteps? Leonetti sets out to answer this question by chronicling the professional careers of some 70 current players, spanning various positions within all the teams. Featuring photographer Dan Hamilton's action shots and formatted with the brightness and gloss of a magazine, this book will be interesting reading for hockey fans, especially those who religiously follow the game and are already fairly familiar with the players. Helen Rosenberg

Review
Action photographs, fast-paced text and the brightness and gloss of a magazine, this is the who's who of current hockey. (North Bay Nugget 20070113)

[Review of earlier edition:] Action shots... the brightness and gloss of a magazine... interesting reading for hockey fans. (Helen Rosenberg Booklist 20050115)

[Review of earlier edition:] Mike Leonetti is one of our favorite hockey writers. (Rick Boulton Hockey Talk )

[Review of earlier edition:] This is fascinating reading for hockey fans and faithful followers of the world's fastest game. (North Bay Public Library staff North Bay Nugget )