That's Not Hockey!

That's Not Hockey!
Author: Andrée Poulin
Publisher: Annick Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 177321053X

The legendary goalie who revolutionized the game of hockey Young Jacques Plante’s way of playing hockey may look different from everyone else’s. Instead of a puck, he uses a tennis ball, and his shin pads are made out of potato sacks and wooden slats. But that’s not going to stop him. He loves the game. Jacques is drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in his mid-twenties. Fans love the unstoppable goalie as he leads his team to one victory after another. But there’s a price to pay: pucks to the face result in a broken jaw, broken cheekbones, multiple stitches, and even a skull fracture. One day, Jacques has had enough. He goes on the ice wearing a fiberglass mask. The coach orders him to take it off. Finally, at a game against the Rangers, when yet another puck hits Jacques square in the face, he puts his foot down. He will not continue to play unless he’s allowed to wear a mask. Young hockey fans will enjoy this story of Jacques Plante, whose determination and love of the game brought about a revolutionary change to how it is played.

That's Hockey

That's Hockey
Author: David Bouchard
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781551433486

Etienne introduces his city cousin to real hockey, street hockey that is.

Game Misconduct

Game Misconduct
Author: Evan F. Moore
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1641256850

A bracing call to arms for hockey fans, players, and coaches everywhere Those who have been lured by the the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice, by the incomparable speed, split-second decisions, and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world. It's all-consuming and exhilarating, boasting its own language and complex morality code. Yet in another light, that tight community can turn insular; the values of teamwork and humility can manifest as collective silence in the face of abuse and discrimination, issues which have been brought to the forefront of the sport as many share their stories for the first time. In Game Misconduct, reporters Evan Moore and Jashvina Shah reveal hockey's toxic undercurrent which has permeated the sport throughout the junior, college, and professional levels. They address the topic with a level of passion that comes from being rabid hockey fans themselves, and from experiencing its exclusivity first-hand. With a sensitive yet incisive approach, this necessary book lays bare the issues of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, bullying, sexism, and violence on and off the ice. Readers will learn about notable players and activists fighting for transformation as well as those beyond the spotlight who are nonetheless deeply affected by hockey's culture of inaction.Both a reckoning and a roadmap, Game Misconduct is an essential read for modern hockey fans, showing the truth of the sport's past and present while offering the tools to fight for a better future.

Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey

Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey
Author: Ngozi Ukazu
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250224039

Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking (anything that hinders the player with possession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). And then, there is Jack—his very attractive but moody captain. A collection of the first half, freshmen and sophomore year, of the megapopular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: #Hockey is the first book of a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life. This book includes updated art and a hilarious, curated selection of Bitty's beloved tweets. This is perfect for fans of the hit series Heartstopper!

Eddie Shore and that Old-Time Hockey

Eddie Shore and that Old-Time Hockey
Author: C. Michael Hiam
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2010-10-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0771041306

Eddie Shore was the Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb of hockey, a brilliant player with an unmatched temper. Emerging from the Canadian prairie to become a member of the Boston Bruins in 1926, the man from Saskatchewan invaded every circuit in the NHL like a runaway locomotive on a downgrade. Hostile fans turned out in droves with a wish to see him killed, but in Boston he could do no wrong. During his twenty-year professional career, the controversial Shore personified "that old time hockey" like no other, playing the game with complete disregard for his own safety. Shore was one of the most penalized men in the NHL, and also a perennial member of its All Star Team. A dedicated athlete, Shore won the Hart Trophy for the league’s most valuable player four times — a record for a defenseman not since matched — and led Boston to two Stanley Cups in 1929 and 1939. In 1933, Shore was the instigator of hockey’s most infamous event, the tragic "Ace Bailey Incident," and during his subsequent sixteen-game suspension the fans chanted, "We want Shore!" After retiring from the NHL in 1940, Shore’s passion for the game remained undiminished, and as owner and tyrant of the AHL Springfield Indians, he won championship after championship. This is an action-packed and full-throated celebration of the "mighty Eddie Shore" — and also of the sport of hockey as it was gloriously played in a bygone age.

Replay: A Hockey Romance

Replay: A Hockey Romance
Author: Kim Findlay
Publisher: Runaway Romance Individual
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2024-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9990455147

Josh I’m not the brightest guy. I did well in hockey but not in class. So it’s not surprising that my mom and Katie’s parents convinced me to break up with her back in high school. I thought I was doing the right thing, but when I run into her five years later, she lets me know just how badly I messed up. Things are different now. I’m an established hockey player on the Toronto Blaze, not a draft hopeful, and I have my teammates to help me figure out how to win Katie back. I’ve learned how to fight to get what I want now. And that’s Katie. But when trade rumors start, I might be sidelined before I can convince her that this time, she’s my goal. Katie Josh broke my heart in high school when he ended a two-year relationship by text. Since then I’ve put my education first, and I’m now working on my master’s in math in Toronto. What are the odds I’d run into the guy again in a city of millions? I’m angry with him, but when I find out what our parents did, I’m angrier with them. I agree to be friends, like we were before we started dating. Until those pesky feelings arise, and despite how ordinary I am, he’s pushing for more. I had my life planned out, and I don’t know if getting involved with Josh again will be a mistake that derails my future, or the key to getting everything I want. With school struggles and trade rumors and family disapproval, what’s the right solution to this problem?

Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff

Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff
Author: Don Cherry
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2009-04-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0307371824

#1 National Bestseller Don Cherry has been named a National Hockey League Coach of the Year with a winning percentage of over .600 and also received Coach of the Year honours in the American Hockey League. His comments on Hockey Night in Canada’s "Coach's Corner" routinely make headlines as they entertain, educate, and often upset some fans throughout North America. He may be controversial, but no one can deny the popularity he enjoys; popularity that was reflected in his top 10 ranking in the competition to determine "The Greatest Canadian." Now from Grapes himself comes the book that hockey fans of all ages have been waiting for. Written with veteran sports journalist Al Strachan, here are Don Cherry's favourite stories from his career in hockey. And you can imagine the stories he has to tell.

Midnight Hockey

Midnight Hockey
Author: Bill Gaston
Publisher: Anchor Canada
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2010-05-28
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0385672535

From Giller-nominated author Bill Gaston, proof not only that hockey players can read, but that some of them can even write. Midnight Hockey tells the story of Gaston’s final season, as he contemplates hanging up his skates, and looks back on the sport that has meant so much to him. Sometimes lewd and hilarious, sometimes (though not as often) reflective, Midnight Hockey is a portrait of Canada’s fastest-growing athletic phenomenon: beer-league and oldtimers’ hockey. Gaston spills the beans about the rules of the game (written and unwritten), weird beer, team names, and road-trip sex, illustrated with stories of Gaston’s life in the game, from the outdoor rinks of Winnipeg, through junior hockey, varsity, the professional leagues of Europe, to the late-night games and road-trip shenanigans of beer-league. For all those thousands of guys who drive to the rink late on a snowy night, who know the euphoria of a beer after the game, who think of how good they used to be, who grow nostalgic over a whiff from an unwashed hockey bag – and for anyone who has had to live with such a person – Midnight Hockey is laugh-out-loud funny, true-to-life, and ultimately thoughtful.

Hockey Talk

Hockey Talk
Author: A. L. Wegwerth
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1666346926

Put on your bucket, pick up your twig, and put the biscuit in the basket! Learn the lingo of the coolest game on earth in Hockey Talk. Created with Sports Illustrated Kids, this nonfiction book presents the secret language of hockey players. Explore the origin of these words and phrases--from five-hole to face wash--and discover how collegiate and NHL players use them on and off the ice. With action-packed photos and rapid-fire text, hockey fans will be cheering for more!