Books with author Mike Leon

All the stats and stories on the star players that make NHL hockey the great game it is. Hockey Now! provides hockey fans with the most up-to-date insider information on key players, every team and all the latest trades. Like the previous editions, the sixth is jam-packed with 140 colorful action photos of star players in the heat of game competition. There are profiles of the top 70 players, including such stars as: Sidney Crosby Alex Ovechkin Chris Pronger Martin Brodeur Miikka Kiprusoff Jarome Iginla Jonathan Toews Patrick Kane Danny Heatly Joe Thornton Mike Green Many of these players are also regular members of their national teams, where so many up-and-coming stars make their names. Hockey Now! features stars from both Eastern Conference and Western Conference teams: the game breakers, the impact players and all the hot, new talent that keeps the NHL in the top ranks of professional sports. Fast-paced, totally up-to-date and strikingly illustrated, Hockey Now! is the ultimate fan's book on the superstars playing the "world's fastest game."

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.

An illustrated celebration of hockey's most exciting decade. For hockey fans, the game was never better than during the 1980's, the decade with the highest scoring in the history of the NHL. The term firewagon hockey refers to the fast and furious type of play during that time. Firewagon Hockey celebrates the stars of that decade with lively text, detailed stats and dramatic photography. Organized by season, the book describes the dramatic highlights: who was in, who was out, and how the game changed. The top five players of each season are featured and profiled. Firewagon Hockey profiles the beginnings of many Hall of Fame careers including: Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux Steve Yzerman Mark Messier Grant Fuhr Paul Coffey Brett Hull. A special section covers the prime of Wayne Gretzky who tore through the record book with unmatched stats. Another section records the exploits of hockey's last dynasties, the New York Islanders and the Edmonton Oilers. This book is abundantly illustrated with photography from the Dennis Miles Collection, Sports Illustrated and the Bruce Bennett Studios. Firewagon Hockey is a nostalgia book for hockey fans wanting to relive the NHL's most glorious decade.

Completely updated and with over 20 new profiles. The NHL is alive and well. In the 2007-2008 season, the league's poster boy, Sidney Crosby, had the winning shootout goal of the inaugural outdoor Winter Classic, the single most attended NHL game in history. The league also recorded its best single-game American television numbers since 1996, and this year's crop of young talent includes a host of genuine franchise players. Record-breaking contracts, bona-fide 50-goal scorers, and league parity have returned the NHL to the top ranks of professional sports. Hockey Now! celebrates this renaissance with 74 profiles of the most dynamic, powerful and influential players. Readers can make the big glove save with Roberto Luongo, Miikka Kiprusoff, Martin Brodeur and Ryan Miller; get crushed to the boards by Chris Pronger, Dion Phaneuf, Ed Jovanovski and Zdeno Chara; and score the winning goal with Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalier, Sidney Crosby and llya Kovalchuk. Fast-paced, totally up-to-date and strikingly illustrated, Hockey Now! is the ultimate fan's book on the superstars playing the world's fastest game.

Completely updated and with over 20 new profiles. The NHL is alive and well. In the 2007-2008 season, the league's poster boy, Sidney Crosby, had the winning shootout goal of the inaugural outdoor Winter Classic, the single most attended NHL game in history. The league also recorded its best single-game American television numbers since 1996, and this year's crop of young talent includes a host of genuine franchise players. Record-breaking contracts, bona-fide 50-goal scorers, and league parity have returned the NHL to the top ranks of professional sports. Hockey Now! celebrates this renaissance with 74 profiles of the most dynamic, powerful and influential players. Readers can make the big glove save with Roberto Luongo, Miikka Kiprusoff, Martin Brodeur and Ryan Miller; get crushed to the boards by Chris Pronger, Dion Phaneuf, Ed Jovanovski and Zdeno Chara; and score the winning goal with Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalier, Sidney Crosby and llya Kovalchuk. Fast-paced, totally up-to-date and strikingly illustrated, Hockey Now! is the ultimate fan's book on the superstars playing the world's fastest game.

The ultimate fan's book on the superstars that make NHL hockey the great game it is. In its seventh edition, Hockey Now! continues to provide fast-pace, totally up-to-date and strikingly illustrated profiles of the best and brightest the NHL has to offer. Like previous editions, the seventh is jam-packed with 140 colorful action photos of star players in the heat of competition. Here are just a few of the 70 NHL stars in Hockey Now! : Steve Stamkos Phil Kessel Jonathan Toews Henrik Lundqvist Tim Thomas Zedno Chara Jason Spezza Evgeni Malkin Henrik Sedin Claude Giroux Shea Weber. Hockey Now! is the most comprehensive guide to the stars of today's fast-paced NHL.

All the stats and stories on the star players that make NHL hockey the great game it is. Hockey Now! provides hockey fans with the most up-to-date insider information on key players, every team and all the latest trades. Like the previous editions, the sixth is jam-packed with 140 colorful action photos of star players in the heat of game competition. There are profiles of the top 70 players, including such stars as: Sidney Crosby Alex Ovechkin Chris Pronger Martin Brodeur Miikka Kiprusoff Jarome Iginla Jonathan Toews Patrick Kane Danny Heatly Joe Thornton Mike Green Many of these players are also regular members of their national teams, where so many up-and-coming stars make their names. Hockey Now! features stars from both Eastern Conference and Western Conference teams: the game breakers, the impact players and all the hot, new talent that keeps the NHL in the top ranks of professional sports. Fast-paced, totally up-to-date and strikingly illustrated, Hockey Now! is the ultimate fan's book on the superstars playing the "world's fastest game." (20000321)