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Series
Beartown volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten...
Author
Series
Beartown volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, hailed as "a writer of astonishing depth [with] the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters" (The Washington Times), a heart-wrenching story of how loyalty, friendship, and love carry a town through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow...
Author
Series
Beartown volume 3
Description
"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
6) Checked
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Description
To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Description
The beaver flood has finally frozen perfect ice, without a bump or a ripple. For the kids in town, it's Christmas in November. They wait, impatiently, for the right moment. Finally, it arrives: the full moon. They huff and puff through logging trails, farms, back roads and tamarack swamps, the powdery snow soaking pant legs and boots, till they see it--their perfect ice, waiting. And the game is on.
9) The game
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xvi, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Description
"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. Ken Dryden, the former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. He gives vivid and affectionate portraits of the characters--Guy Lafleur,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xv, 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Description
For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him: mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Weaving together lives and moments from an extraordinary career, he reflects on the players who inflamed his imagination when he was a kid, the way he himself figured in the dreams of so many who came after; takes us onto the ice and into the dressing...
12) Hockey
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers introduces the basics of hockey and encourages kids to try it. Includes labeled diagram of hockey rink and photo glossary"--
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
106 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Description
Ice hockey fans will pull on their skates and gear up for this Who HQ title about the Stanley Cup Finals--the National Hockey League's championship games. Out of the thirty-two pro hockey teams that compete, only one can call itself the champion and proudly hoist up the Stanley Cup--the oldest sports trophy in the world! From the formation of the leagues and the crowning of the first championship-winning team, to the Rangers' Stanley Cup curse and...
14) Backup goalie
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Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Jamie, the captain and star forward of the Comets hockey team, thinks everything is perfect. His two best friends, Jill and Brett, are amazing players too. The team is bound for the state championship. But when Jill is told she can't play on the boys' team anymore, and Brettt is hurt during a match, everything starts to fall apart. To make matters even worse, Jamie is pulled from his position to fill Brett's place at goal. Can Jamie make the adjustment...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
After years alone in his castle, Vlad is ready to try something new, so he strolls into town to find a hobby. At first none of the activities seem quite right for him. But when he overhears the junior hockey team vowing to crush and destroy their rivals, he's thrilled. It sounds perfect! Vlad immediately falls for the game, but he also quickly realizes that superhuman powers don't mean much in hockey without a mastery of the basics. Can a centuries-old...
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Series
Maple Hills volume 1
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"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means...
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Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
xv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"The Seattle Kraken, the National Hockey League's newest expansion franchise, entered their inaugural season backed by league-wide fanfare -- including selling 10,000 season ticket deposits in 12 minutes. In true Seattle fashion, they would play their games on ice formed from recycled rainwater in front of sold-out crowds at the privately funded, all-electric, Amazon-sponsored Climate Pledge Arena. If an organic union of sports and civic identity...
18) Slap shot
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs up some rough and tough players to help his team win.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xviii, 261 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 cm
Description
"Hockey's Hidden Gods is the incredible true story of the US Paralympic sled hockey team that overcame personal hardships to win gold. The tragic yet ultimately inspiring stories of the individual players, told through original interviews with the author, bring to life this uplifting, deeply moving, and little-known piece of sports history"--
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This program provides some of the most creative hockey drills and techniques used by the some of the best coaches in the world. Ice time management is explored in depth as former professional players Nate and Bo Leslie give their theories as how to run the most efficient practices when ice time is limited. Also covered: stick handling drills, small games, offensive moves, game situations, skating technique, practice organization, overall skill development...
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