Random House New Releases - Sports & Recreation - Hockey

Where Countries Come to Play by Andrew Podnieks

2013-11-19T00:30:00-05:00

Where Countries Come to Play Celebrating the World of Olympic Hockey and the Triple Gold Club
Written by Andrew Podnieks

Hardcover, 240 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Sports & Recreation - History | $35.00 | 978-0-7710-7113-3 (0-7710-7113-2)

  Where Countries Come to Play chronicles each Olympic tournament, from the 1920 Antwerp games to Vancouver in 2010. Illustrated with photographs from the IIHF archives, the book features rare pictures of games and players, as well as memorabilia and artifacts. Each event is retold through a detailed narrative that will offer fans a complete history of Olympic hockey, including amazing stories from both on and off the ice, organizational challenges, bitter battles, player's tales, and spectacular hockey action. The book also contains a prelude to 2014 Sochi and a detailed appendix of Olympic hockey stats.
     As well, Where Countries Come to Play celebrates the IIHF's Triple Gold Club, whose members have each won an Olympic Gold Medal, a Stanley Cup, and a World Championship. For the first time in book form, the elite club's twenty-five members are profiled and the story of their accomplishments told.
     The book will be publsihed in advance of the Sochi Winter Games and is the must-have hockey book for all fans of the game and for anyone that has ever cheered for their nation as they skated out onto the ice.

Where Countries Come to Play by Andrew Podnieks

2013-11-19T00:30:00-05:00

Where Countries Come to Play Celebrating the World of Olympic Hockey and the Triple Gold Club
Written by Andrew Podnieks

eBook, 256 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Sports & Recreation - History | $18.99 | 978-0-7710-7114-0 (0-7710-7114-0)

IIHF 2014 Guide and Record Book by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

2013-11-12T00:30:00-05:00

IIHF 2014 Guide and Record Book
Written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

Trade Paperback, 608 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $32.95 | 978-0-7710-4639-1 (0-7710-4639-1)

The 2014 IIHF Guide and Record Book is the official and only complete source of information for international hockey. It covers all top-level events from the Olympics to World Championships to junior events, from men's hockey to women's hockey, from 1920 to the present seasons. At 640 pages, it contains the scores and standings for every international game and event ever contested; the statistics for every player, coach, and on-ice official in IIHF competition history; and the results and histories of every nation that has ever participated in an IIHF event. Full of information on every aspect of the international game, this is the one and only source fans will need if they are interested in the World Junior Championship, Team Canada, or any other aspect of the international game.

99 by Roy MacGregor

2013-11-05T00:30:00-05:00

99 Gretzky: His Game, His Story
Written by Al Strachan
Foreword by Roy MacGregor

Hardcover, 304 pages | FENN-M&S | Biography & Autobiography - Sports; Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $29.95 | 978-0-7710-8329-7 (0-7710-8329-7)

Whether wearing his Edmonton oil-drop, the black and silver colours of L.A., or the famous Rangers sweater from New York, all hockey fans agree that Wayne Gretzky was the best hockey player of all time. His point totals, his puck control, and the manner in which he conducted himself both on and off the ice reflected the very best of the game.
You can't talk about Gretzky without talking about his records and achievements: 50 goals in just 39 games, 9 Hart Trophies, 10 Art Ross Trophies, 4 Stanley Cups, 215 points in a single season, and, of course, retiring with 2856 points. Each record is a remarkable achievement by the game's most remarkable player, and each will be broken down in this book.
Published with Wayne Gretzky's approval and written with his cooperation, this is the Gretzky biography that his fans have so anxiously awaited. Veteran sports journalist Al Strachan has enjoyed an extremely close friendship with Gretzky for well over 25 years, and during this time Strachan has reported on every aspect of his professional career. The two have spent thousands of hours talking about the game and such details as Wayne's move to L.A., managing the 2002 Canadian Olympic team and coaching in Phoenix. Their close friendship has offered each man the opportunity to discuss the game that they both love, and in this book Strachan takes readers on a most remarkable journey and details the life of Wayne Gretzky like it has never been told.

Coach by Rosie DiManno

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

Coach The Pat Burns Story
Written by Rosie DiManno

Trade Paperback, 288 pages | Anchor Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Sports; Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $17.95 | 978-0-385-67638-0 (0-385-67638-7)

Pat Burns was one of the great NHL coaches. He worked with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, and seemed always to enjoy instant success. He capped his extraordinary career by coaching the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup victory in 2003. Cancer--his third bout--finally claimed him in 2010, aged 58.

Rosie DiManno, who knew Burns well, has written a revealing, exhilarating and heartfelt account of his life: his childhood as a fatherless, solitary male surrounded by many women, his years as a police officer, his glorious coaching career and his long and characteristically valiant ending.

Coach is both the first major biography of Burns and one that, with its revelations, personal insights and riveting prose, is--like the man himself--sure to be both controversial and hard to beat. Rosie DiManno knew, liked and admired Burns, and in the writing of this book has interviewed many, many people from every stage of his life. She is not blind to his less endearing qualities, but seeks to explain them.

DiManno reveals a man of contradictions--gruff and crude, bullying and sentimental, and easily wounded. She shows, moreover, a man of hockey. The Burns who rode motorcycles, dressed like a cowboy, and sweet-talked the ladies was, says DiManno, a self-creation. His one indisputable, true talent was for coaching hockey. He was a pure coach.

DiManno tells a compelling story and helps us to understand a complex man, one who gave little of himself to the public and yet whose funeral was a spectacle. How did that happen? Who was Pat Burns? Rosie DiManno, who witnessed much of the story, has the answers.

Dropping the Gloves by Wayne Gretzky

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

Dropping the Gloves Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey
Written by Barry Melrose and Roger Vaughan
Foreword by Wayne Gretzky

Trade Paperback, 256 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $17.95 | 978-0-7710-5696-3 (0-7710-5696-6)

     Barry Melrose's life is hockey. From the time he was old enought to skate, he knew it's what he was meant to do. Growing up in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, he was one of a generation of future NHLers that included Wendel Clark, Bernie Federko, and the Kocur brothers. He fought his way through the Canadian minor league system, eventually getting drafted by the Montreal Canadiens.
     But Melrose chose instead to play for the WHA's Cincinnati Stingers, beginning a professional career that saw him sent up and down, between the big leagues and the minors, before ending his playing career as a player coach in the AHL. As a coach, he saw success at every level, winning a Memorial Cup, a Calder Cup, and reaching the Stanley Cup Final as coach of the LA Kings.
     Dropping the Gloves shares Barry's years of experience. He explains the psychology of the game, the inner workings of the locker room, and how many different elements are required to create a winnning team.Told in the same plain-spoken style that has made him ESPN's best-known hockey commentator, Dropping the Gloves is a fantastic compendium of hockey knowledge.

The Goal of My Life by Ron Ellis

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

The Goal of My Life A Memoir
Written by Paul Henderson and Roger Lajoie
Foreword by Ron Ellis

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | FENN-M&S | Biography & Autobiography - Sports; Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $19.95 | 978-0-7710-3915-7 (0-7710-3915-8)

"The Goal" was only one moment of many that made up a hockey career that lasted twenty years -- and a life that has gone far beyond.
     Paul grew up in the small town of Lucknow, Ontario, and played hockey from a young age. He started his professional career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1962, where he played with future Hall of Famers Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, and Ted Lindsay. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the end of the decade, and it was there that his career took off, culminating with an invitation to the Summit Series.
     In the years following, the most famous hockey player in Canada left the NHL for the rebel WHA, playing with the Birmingham Bulls in the United States. It was in Birmingham that Paul developed and deepened his spirituality -- a quest that had begun in Toronto and would define his life after hockey. He founded The Leadership Group, where he serves as a mentor to other men trying to maintain a spiritual life in and out of sports.
     In The Goal of My Life, Henderson shares a story that cannot be defined by one goal, but by the many goals that he has set for himself throughout his life, both in hockey and beyond.

Best Practices by Bruce Dowbiggin

2013-10-22T00:30:00-05:00

Best Practices The Vancouver Canucks Pursuit of Hockey Excellence
Written by Bruce Dowbiggin

Hardcover, 304 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $29.95 | 978-0-7710-2951-6 (0-7710-2951-9)

Players consider the Vancouver Canucks to be one of the best teams to play for in the NHL. By creating a player-friendly environment, Vancouver GM Mike Gillis had been able to acquire top-tier talent at less than market value. In Best Practices, sportswriter Bruce Dowbiggin explains how owners and management have teamed up to make the Canucks one of the most desirable locations in the NHL, and how that player-first attitude has led to success on the ice.
From their new, state-of-the-art dressing room, personal nutritionists, skills experts, sleep specialists, and world-class medical team, Gillis has hired the best team of off-ice personnel in the league. As well, a team-first philosophy, focused on community involvement and mutual respect for everyone on the team, has made the Canucks one of the most welcoming teams in the league. Gillis's focus on the minutiae, the small details that make for happy players, has led to on-ice success and caused other teams to take notice and adopt some of the Canuck's philosophy as their own.
With consecutive President Trophy wins, a Stanley Cup final appearance, and some of the league's biggest talent, the Canucks Way has proven to be a philosophy that will continue to bring success to the Canucks for years to come.

Best Practices by Bruce Dowbiggin

2013-10-22T00:30:00-05:00

Best Practices The Vancouver Canucks Pursuit of Hockey Excellence
Written by Bruce Dowbiggin

eBook, 304 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $15.99 | 978-0-7710-2952-3 (0-7710-2952-7)

99 by Roy MacGregor

2013-10-22T00:30:00-05:00

99 Gretzky: His Game, His Story
Written by Al Strachan
Foreword by Roy MacGregor

eBook, 304 pages | FENN-M&S | Biography & Autobiography - Sports; Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $ | 978-0-7710-8325-9 (0-7710-8325-4)

Number Four Bobby Orr by Sports Illustrated

2013-10-15T00:30:00-05:00

Number Four Bobby Orr
Written by Sports Illustrated

Trade Paperback, 288 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $22.95 | 978-0-7710-7925-2 (0-7710-7925-7)

Starting with his jump from the Oshawa Generals to the NHL's Boston Bruins, Sports Illustrated began in-depth coverage of the career of Bobby Orr, a player who remains, over thirty years after his retirement, one of the greatest hockey players of all time.
Orr completely changed the way hockey was played, taking it from a game of grinding defence to a rushing, high-scoring affair. Along the way, Orr set scoring records, won individual awards, and led his Bruins to two Stanley Cups before a bad knee began costing him games. He tried two major comebacks in the late seventies, showing a perseverance and dedication unmatched in the game, but ultimately was forced into an early retirement at the age of thirty.
Number Four, Bobby Orr brings together the stories and photographs behind the career. The media-shy Orr rarely opened up to reporters, hiding his charitable works and his loyalty to his friends and teammates and letting his play speak for itself. This anthology brings together all SI's reporting on Orr, from the 1960s to his new career as a player agent in the 2000s, to form a comprehensive biography of one of the greats of the game.

Number Four Bobby Orr by Sports Illustrated

2013-10-15T00:30:00-05:00

Number Four Bobby Orr
Written by Sports Illustrated

eBook, 288 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $17.99 | 978-0-7710-7926-9 (0-7710-7926-5)

From the Trade Paperback edition.

We Are the Players by NHLPA

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

We Are the Players The NHLPA Class of 2012/2013
Written by NHLPA

eBook, 400 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $ | 978-0-7710-5115-9 (0-7710-5115-8)

The National Hockey League Players Association is made up of over 700 active NHL players. This impressive list of talent includes the celebrated ranks of Ovechkin, Crosby and Toews. Not all NHL players are household names, and yet their contribution to the sport and their team is as important. To make it to the NHL means that you have incredible talent, skill, and dedication. The NHLPA is, by design, an elite and exclusive club. To be a member, you must be an active NHL player and of course, you must have therefore persevered the many years and levels of junior hockey and been selected in the NHL Entry Draft. This book contains every player to make it to this elite level for the 2012-13 NHL season.

The NHL by D'Arcy Jenish

2013-10-01T00:30:00-05:00

The NHL A Century of Trials and Triumphs
Written by D'Arcy Jenish

Hardcover, 364 pages | Doubleday Canada | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Sports & Recreation - History | $29.95 | 978-0-385-67146-0 (0-385-67146-6)

The National Hockey League -- born in a Montreal hotel room on November 26, 1917 -- has much to celebrate as it approaches its centenary. Millions of fans from Montreal to Miami and Edmonton to Anaheim attend NHL games leach year, millions more watch on TV and the league pays its best players multi-million annual salaries.
Over the course of its first century, the NHL's fortunes have ebbed and flowed. It has experienced setbacks and triumphs and innumerable crises. The league has awarded many franchises only to see some of them falter, fail and fold. The board of governors - which has included rich eccentrics and at least one future convict - has sometimes been fractured by men who loathed each other. How on earth has the NHL survived? The answer lies in the remarkable fact that it has had only five presidents and one commissioner. Two of these chiefs were stop-gaps. For the balance of league's ninety-plus years, four men have shaped and guided its fortunes and controlled the tough, hard-nosed, sometimes unruly owners who constituted the board of governors.
This is the story of two perpetual struggles -- the one on the ice and the one going on behind the scenes to keep the whole enterprise afloat. D'Arcy Jenish was granted unprecedented access to previously unpublished league files, including revelatory minutes of board meetings, and conducted dozens of hours of interviews with league executives, including commissioner Gary Bettman and former president John Ziegler, as well as well as owners, coaches, general managers and player representatives. He now reveals for the first time the true story behind some of the most significant events of the contemporary era.
This is a definitive, revelatory chonicle that no serious hockey fan will want to be without.

The NHL by D'Arcy Jenish

2013-10-01T00:30:00-05:00

The NHL A Century of Trials and Triumphs
Written by D'Arcy Jenish

eBook | Doubleday Canada | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Sports & Recreation - History | $15.99 | 978-0-385-67147-7 (0-385-67147-4)

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 East Division by Andrew Podnieks

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 East Division
Written by NHL and Andrew Podnieks

Trade Paperback, 160 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $19.99 | 978-0-7710-5133-3 (0-7710-5133-6)

To win the Stanley Cup is the childhood dream of millions of young hockey players. It is the ultimate goal and it is the most recognized and sought-after trophy in all of sport. There isn't a player that hasn't dreamed of hoisting Lord Stanley's coveted Cup high over his head in celebration, or seeing his name engraved on its silver rings.

Now in its fourth year of publication, the annual Stanley Cup Championship book has quickly become the most sought after of all celebratory hockey keepsakes. It captures every exciting moment from the winning team's post-season play in exacting detail, with incredible photography, game stories, and all the stats a fan could dream of. Yet, the book is more than just a recap of the playoffs; it also provides a history of the team, personal biographies of each current player, and details from the regular season, including a look back at training camp, memorable trades, executive decisions, milestone achievements, the greatest goals, miraculous comebacks, injuries and more. The book will be crammed with loads of stunning full-colour photographs and packed with player and team stats. It is truly a must-have collectible keepsake for any Stanley Cup fan and will be the definitive guide and tribute to the team that did what 29 others couldn't do -- hoist the Stanley Cup in victory.

The 2013 Stanley Cup Championship book will go to press within hours of the final Cup presentation and appear in retail stores just a few short days later.

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 West Division by Andrew Podnieks

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 West Division
Written by NHL and Andrew Podnieks

Trade Paperback, 160 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $19.99 | 978-0-7710-5135-7 (0-7710-5135-2)

Next Goal Wins! by Liam Maguire

2012-11-20T00:30:00-05:00

Next Goal Wins! The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia
Written by Liam Maguire

eBook, 224 pages | Random House Canada | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Games - Trivia; Sports & Recreation - History | $13.99 | 978-0-307-36341-1 (0-307-36341-4)

Fun, always surprising and a hockey lover's treasure chest of the little-known facts that shaped the game, you cannot Google the stuff that Liam Maguire shares in this entertaining little book. About 30% updated, revised and renewed from Liam’s 2001 trivia collection, What's the Score?, First Goal Wins! includes a foreword by Wayne Gretzky. Liam has scoured the depths of the NHL archives and stats to put together many of these questions and answers, which you can't get from just looking up your favourite player on Wikipedia. What sets his take on hockey trivia apart from the many pretenders out there is the magical connections he builds between the numbers, the players and the game's history. Besides the straight goods, you always get the ultimate "And did you know...?"

Next Goal Wins! by Liam Maguire

2012-11-20T00:30:00-05:00

Next Goal Wins! The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia
Written by Liam Maguire

Trade Paperback, 240 pages | Random House Canada | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Games - Trivia; Sports & Recreation - History | $19.50 | 978-0-307-36340-4 (0-307-36340-6)

IIHF 2013 Guide and Record Book by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

2012-11-13T00:30:00-05:00

IIHF 2013 Guide and Record Book
Written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

Trade Paperback, 608 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $32.99 | 978-0-7710-4574-5 (0-7710-4574-3)

The 2013 IIHF Guide and Record Book is the official and only complete source of information for international hockey. It covers all top-level events from the Olympics to World Championships to junior events, from men's hockey to women's hockey, from 1920 to the past and present seasons. At 640 pages, it contains the scores and standings for every international game and event ever contested, the statistics for every player, coach, and on-ice official in IIHF competition history, and the results and histories of every nation that has ever participated in an IIHF event. Full of information on every aspect of the international game, this is the one and only source fans will need if they are interested in the World Junior Championship, Team Canada, or any other aspect of the international game.

Random House New Releases - Sports & Recreation - Hockey

Where Countries Come to Play by Andrew Podnieks

Where Countries Come to Play Celebrating the World of Olympic Hockey and the Triple Gold ClubWritten by Andrew Podnieks

Where Countries Come to Play by Andrew Podnieks

Where Countries Come to Play Celebrating the World of Olympic Hockey and the Triple Gold ClubWritten by Andrew Podnieks

IIHF 2014 Guide and Record Book by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

IIHF 2014 Guide and Record Book Written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

99 by Roy MacGregor

99 Gretzky: His Game, His StoryWritten by Al Strachan Foreword by Roy MacGregor

Coach by Rosie DiManno

Coach The Pat Burns StoryWritten by Rosie DiManno

Dropping the Gloves by Wayne Gretzky

Dropping the Gloves Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional HockeyWritten by Barry Melrose and Roger Vaughan Foreword by Wayne Gretzky

The Goal of My Life by Ron Ellis

The Goal of My Life A MemoirWritten by Paul Henderson and Roger Lajoie Foreword by Ron Ellis

Best Practices by Bruce Dowbiggin

Best Practices The Vancouver Canucks Pursuit of Hockey ExcellenceWritten by Bruce Dowbiggin

Best Practices by Bruce Dowbiggin

Best Practices The Vancouver Canucks Pursuit of Hockey ExcellenceWritten by Bruce Dowbiggin

99 by Roy MacGregor

99 Gretzky: His Game, His StoryWritten by Al Strachan Foreword by Roy MacGregor

Number Four Bobby Orr by Sports Illustrated

Number Four Bobby Orr Written by Sports Illustrated

Number Four Bobby Orr by Sports Illustrated

Number Four Bobby Orr Written by Sports Illustrated

We Are the Players by NHLPA

We Are the Players The NHLPA Class of 2012/2013Written by NHLPA

The NHL by D'Arcy Jenish

The NHL A Century of Trials and TriumphsWritten by D'Arcy Jenish

The NHL by D'Arcy Jenish

The NHL A Century of Trials and TriumphsWritten by D'Arcy Jenish

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 East Division by Andrew Podnieks

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 East Division Written by NHL and Andrew Podnieks

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 West Division by Andrew Podnieks

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 West Division Written by NHL and Andrew Podnieks

Next Goal Wins! by Liam Maguire

Next Goal Wins! The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey TriviaWritten by Liam Maguire

Next Goal Wins! by Liam Maguire

Next Goal Wins! The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey TriviaWritten by Liam Maguire

IIHF 2013 Guide and Record Book by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

IIHF 2013 Guide and Record Book Written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

Where Countries Come to Play Celebrating the World of Olympic Hockey and the Triple Gold Club
Written by Andrew Podnieks

Where Countries Come to Play Celebrating the World of Olympic Hockey and the Triple Gold Club
Written by Andrew Podnieks

IIHF 2014 Guide and Record Book
Written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)

99 Gretzky: His Game, His Story
Written by Al Strachan
Foreword by Roy MacGregor

Coach The Pat Burns Story
Written by Rosie DiManno

Dropping the Gloves Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey
Written by Barry Melrose and Roger Vaughan
Foreword by Wayne Gretzky

The Goal of My Life A Memoir
Written by Paul Henderson and Roger Lajoie
Foreword by Ron Ellis

Best Practices The Vancouver Canucks Pursuit of Hockey Excellence
Written by Bruce Dowbiggin

Best Practices The Vancouver Canucks Pursuit of Hockey Excellence
Written by Bruce Dowbiggin

99 Gretzky: His Game, His Story
Written by Al Strachan
Foreword by Roy MacGregor

Number Four Bobby Orr
Written by Sports Illustrated

Number Four Bobby Orr
Written by Sports Illustrated

We Are the Players The NHLPA Class of 2012/2013
Written by NHLPA

The NHL A Century of Trials and Triumphs
Written by D'Arcy Jenish

The NHL A Century of Trials and Triumphs
Written by D'Arcy Jenish

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 East Division
Written by NHL and Andrew Podnieks

Stanley Cup Championship Book 2013 West Division
Written by NHL and Andrew Podnieks

Next Goal Wins! The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia
Written by Liam Maguire

Next Goal Wins! The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia
Written by Liam Maguire

IIHF 2013 Guide and Record Book
Written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)