Download or read book Pucks and Sticks and Dirty Tricks written by Robert E. Fennell and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Fennell has taken a euphemistic look at the Great Canadian Game - namely hockey. The story takes place in Saskatchewan where two fictitious teams, the Frontier Aces and the Moose Lake Thunderclouds, battle it out for the symbol of Northern League supremacy, the Manly Cup. With the 'cup' as their objective, the two teams struggle through an arduous seven-game playoff series, filled with tricks, schemes, brawls, and other forms of nonsensical mayhem. Central to the story in the Frontier Aces' goaltender, Stonewall Cody. He is one of the sneakiest, most conniving players ever to strap on a set of pads. His lust for victory is accompanied by a colorful array of characters, both human and animal. Stonewall's attempts to manipulate each game in his team's favor often lead to hilarious results. Never has a rivalry between two teams in any sport been so entertaining and side-splittingly funny.
Download or read book Sasha and Puck and the Cordial Cordial written by Daniel Nayeri and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasha's father sells magic potions, but the potions don’t work. Can Sasha find a way to make the magic happen? When Basil Gentry asks for a cordial cordial, Sasha thinks he wants it for his spoiled sister Sisal. A boarding school headmistress is coming to meet Sisal, but Sisal would rather throw a party for her horse. Can Sasha and Puck convince Sisal to be friendly for one whole day?
Download or read book The Physics of Hockey written by Alain Haché and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002-11-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physicist and amateur hockey player Hache examines some of the physical principles behind the world's most popular winter team sport. Illustrations.
Download or read book Psychiatric Annals written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When Falcons Fly written by David Square and published by Poppy Productions. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hat Trick written by Jo Barney and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mom has just died, is a patch of floating dust on the Columbia slough. We see the world through the eyes of her ex-hockey player son: divorced, depressed, ready to settle in for thirteen more weeks of unemployment checks, beer, and reading his mother’s books, not thinking, if he can help it, about what happened the last time he was on the ice. Along with her library, Mom has also left him her ancient iMac, a yellow Post-it, his name written in orange felt tip pen on it, stuck to its screen. Sam’s sister, helping him clear their mother’s house, assumes her sarcastic older-sister self, tells Sam that Mom is leaving him her brain. Instead, when he opens the file entitled THREE to GET READY, he finds three stories written by his mother, which will change everything.
Download or read book Best of the Bruins written by Jonathan Weeks and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the "Original Six" National Hockey League clubs to survive the Great Depression, the Boston Bruins have a vibrant history. Entering the 2019-2020 campaign, the team ranked fourth all-time, with six Stanley Cup championships. Some of the most gifted players in NHL history have skated for the Bruins over the years. This detailed survey tells the individual stories of the players and coaches, past and present, who have helped make the Bruins perennial contenders for close to a century.
Download or read book Crooked written by Fran Zimniuch and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As long as people have played games, there has been a temptation to win (or intentionally lose) by cheating. Infamous cases throughout the history of sport abound, from the "thrown" 1919 World Series to the recent doping confessions of track star Marion Jones. In this entertaining and informative book, sports historian Fran Zimniuch recalls the notorious scandals that have tainted our most popular sports, concluding that such incidents are often a reflection of the times. Benefiting from personal interviews with many figures either involved in or on the periphery of recent scandals, including BALCO''s Victor Conte, Crooked presents a pageant of infamy as rich as the history of modern sports itself.
Download or read book The Sports Industry s War on Athletes written by Peter Finley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-07-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America, sports are a popular passion, and an astoundingly lucrative business as well. Americans pay out millions of dollars annually for channels and stadiums to bring them closer to their favorite players, and every year, young athletes go to greater lengths to reach those exalted fields of play themselves. Unfortunately, in the quest to offer an ever more compelling product, the sports industry is blind to the manner in which that product is created. Doping, playing through injury, and eating disorders are widespread problems in both professional and college athletics, and speak volumes about the lengths to which people will go in order to make themselves successful. Dirty play, hazing, and cheating are common even at the lowest levels. Most troubling of all, however, are the societal problems created by the sports industry, which include racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. Peter and Laura Finley's comprehensive work confronts the many problems facing athletics today. Using numerous examples (both historical and current), they begin with the issue as they exist at the highest levels and as they are represented in the media. They then go on to look at how the values and models expressed by professionals are adopted and utilized by coaches, parents, and eventually by amateur athletes of all ages. Finally, the Finleys provide recommendations for improving the sports environment in America, suggesting ways we can work to counteract some of these many harmful influences to ensure that sports realize their potential as a positive and rewarding activity.
Download or read book World written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Season in the Red written by and published by FS Publishing. This book was released on with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wrong Man for Her written by Kathryn Shay and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never say "Never again" Nick Logan had a gift for counseling teens who came from violent homes, but his job at the Rockford Crime Victims' Center wasn't easy. Three years ago he and Madelyn Walsh had started out as coworkers and turned into lovers. Until he'd broken their engagement, convinced anyone else would make a better husband. Now Madelyn was "Dr." Walsh and the boss. Their new relationship was about rules—not romance—and she wasn't about to let herself fall for him again. But time had taught Nick a thing or two about love—like not worrying too much about being wrong for her if she was right for him…. GOING BACK What if you discovered that all you ever wanted were the things you left behind?
Download or read book Puck written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Puck written by Sylvia Pierce and published by Two Gnomes Media. This book was released on with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No touching, beautiful. I warned you. Tonight, I’m only using my mouth.” As the NHL’s sexiest, surliest bad boy, Kyle “Henny” Henderson basically wrote the book on awkward morning-afters. But nothing prepares him for the hat trick of waking up naked, hungover, and hard as hell with his face between a luscious pair of breasts he doesn’t recognize… Because those soft, oh-so-lickable curves belong to his completely off-limits best friend. After a devastating breakup, Bex Canfield moved home to Buffalo to put her life back together, not cause another train wreck. But that was before. Before the hockey fight that led to Henny’s suspension that led to the tequila that led to… Oh, God. Bedroom? Trashed. Dignity? Obliterated. Best friend? He’s… wow. Seriously packing. Looks like last night was one to remember, but neither of them has a clue what happened. So maybe they should try it one more time—sober—just to get it out of their systems. Okay, two more. Three tops. Because nothing says train wreck like a wild, uninhibited, toe-curling, wall-banging sexcapade with your oldest friend… Except for maybe falling in love. DOWN TO PUCK is a sexy, steamy, best friends to lovers hockey romance and the second book in the Buffalo Tempest series. If you like red-hot, dirty-mouthed hockey players, smart and sassy women who aren't afraid to put their men against the boards, and a big, hilarious helping of bromance, then you don't want to miss this lineup!
Download or read book Skates Sticks and Men written by Selwyn Kip Farrington and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to providing a history of amateur hockey, the author has included several essays written by star players and coaches about the fundamentals of the sport.
Download or read book Hockey Talk written by Lewis J. Poteet and published by Studio 9 Books & Music. This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Hockey Talk", readers will find all kinds of expressions that come from hockey's history: famous names, famous places, events that have become part of hockey lore, technical terms and jargon.
Download or read book The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives written by Arnie Markoe and published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 2002 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains biographies of active and retired athletes, living or dead, plus media personalities, coaches, and administrators.
