Books with title Hockey

Are you interested in ice hockey? Then this is the book for you! Discover some of the most fascinating and unusual facts about the sport. This book reveals record winning and losing streaks, why there was a rain of rats in the Stanley cup finals, highest scoring games, greatest male and female players, and more! Themed boxes, captions and labels make the text in this book easy to read and absorb. The engaging design will draw readers in and keep them hooked.

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.

Fully updated with 20 new players. Hockey Now! has the lowdown on the highest-flying stars of the National Hockey League such as Todd Bertuzzi, Jose Theodore, Saku Koivu, Olli Jokinen, and Michael Peca. Leonetti has updated profiles of hockey's favorite stars including Patrick Roy, Brett Hull, Teemu Selanne, Alexei Yashin, and Jaromir Jagr. With more than 70 player profiles, Hockey Now! is a must-read reference about: The Masked Marvels The very best modern goaltenders The Rear Guard Stay-at-home defensive specialists The Blue Line Attack Leaders of the rush past the blue line The Power Forwards Big, powerful, fast, and talented The Playmakers The quarterbacks of hockey The Snipers Fast and elusive scorers with deadly accurate shots The Hitmen Dominators of the enforcer team The Young Guns The up-and-coming superstars Fast-paced, up-to-date and strikingly illustrated, Hockey Now! is an exciting look at the personalities playing the world's fastest game.

What better way to introduce your child to the entertaining, action-packed world of hockey than through a new series of books aimed at the youngest of hockey fans? Published through the combined efforts of the NHL, the NHLPA and Fenn/Tundra, My First NHL Books introduce preschool readers to the essential early concepts of learning through the fun and entertaining themes of hockey. Count players, s...