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Many legends have laced up skates and now define the sport. Wayne Gretzky's name is all over the record books making it easy for him to be called "The Great One." Glenn Hall, "Mr. Goalie" holds an impressive iron man streak, all without wearing a goalie mask. There is, of course, the most talked about moment in all of hockey the "Miracle on Ice." Hockey: Great Moments, Records, and Facts show the people and events that make the sport great! Aligned...
602) My First Dino-Hockey
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Dino-skates. / Stick and puck. / Dino-helmet. / Lick for luck.
Introduce young readers to the thrill of hockey with Lisa Wheeler's simple rhyming text and Barry Gott's high-energy illustrations. Little fans will cheer as two dinosaur hockey teams square off in this fast-paced board book.
"A great fit for dino fans and future sports fans."-Kirkus Reviews
603) Home Ice Rivals
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Benji Krueger loves playing hockey with his friends at his home on Prairie Lake. But Benji's heart is broken when his parents announce that they're having a baby and the family will have to move. To make matters worse, his older sister, Raina, is a skilled hockey player and loves to embarrass Benji on the ice. When Benji learns about a pond hockey tournament by his house, he rallies his friends to take on his sister's team. Will Benji finally defeat...
604) The Save of My Life
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A riveting look behind the mask of an NHL goalie, “The Save of My Life” offers understanding and hope to anyone living with mental illness.
By the time he was twenty-two years old, goaltender Corey Hirsch had realized his childhood dream of playing in the NHL, won an Olympic medal and drunk from the Stanley Cup. While he excelled on the ice, out of the net Hirsch was plagued by persistent dark thoughts and ceaseless anxiety. On days when he could...
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Did the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team really win the gold medal by beating the Soviet Union in 1980? Do Detroit Red Wings fans really throw octopuses onto the ice at home games? Do hockey players really get to take the Stanley Cup home with them? Get ready to learn the real stories behind these and other great hockey myths and legends!
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Rhonda was one of the founders of organized women's hockey in Canada in the 1980s. As the first salaried female employee working for the OWHA, Rhonda sat as chairwoman of the inaugural Women's National Hockey Championships, directed the first Female Council (the main voice for girls' hockey today), and was the first woman to ever sit on the CAHA (Hockey Canada) Board of Directors.
OFFSIDE details the numerous trials that women like Rhonda had to overcome...
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Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping their elders with chores around the orphanage and reading from the limited selection of books in their library. When the librarian gives Kitoo a copy of Sports Around the World he becomes fascinated by an image of the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. Then one day the fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate...
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Alexandre McKenzie lives in a town on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. Summer finds him riding through the bush on his quad or fishing in an inland lake. In winter he is a promising midget hockey star who often takes refuge at his camp in the woods. But one fall, his stature and talent take a turn for the worse as he plunges into a relationship with a girl whose future appears plagued by tragedy. Alex has to fight his own demons. Like the...
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Après un match de hockey qui s'est soldé par une défaite, un coéquipier remonte le moral de Malcolm en lui confiant que le joueur des Albatros que sa famille héberge attribue ses succès aux toasts au ketchup. Malcolm persuade sa mère de devenir famille d'accueil pour un élève du programme hockey-études. Malcolm grandira donc en ctoyant des joueurs comme Nicolas Raymond, Pierre-Luc Dubois et Marc-Éric Bourque. Ensemble, ils vivent les hauts...
611) The Final Game
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Danny and his friends Petou and Anita live for hockey. So when they are asked to join the Wolves late in the season, they are determined to do their best for the town team. Some of the players, however, start to grumble about the latecomers. Travis, the Wolves' best forward, calls them "the wimps" and makes sure they are ignored on the ice. With the final game of the season looming, Travis is hogging the puck and the Wolves are no longer playing as...
612) Hockey Fun
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Hockey is fun watch, but even more fun to play! Kids can get in the game by learning about the rules of the sport, the equipment needed to play, and the importance of good sportsmanship. Then they can practice a key hockey skill to have even more fun on the ice.
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Is a magical Carey Price bobblehead the key to Elliot's success on the ice?
Eleven-year-old Elliot loves hockey and finally convinces his parents to sign him up. There's just one problem: he can barely skate. But he is determined. He practices every chance he gets and even takes extra lessons. He is still miles behind the rest of his teammates in terms of skills and speed, though. So when the goalie gets injured, Elliot surprises everyone by offering...
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An insider history of the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL draft
A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL teams approach the draft with this knowledge, hoping that luck will be on their side and that their extensive scouting and analysis will pay off.
In On the Clock: Detroit Red Wings, Helene St. James explores the fascinating, rollercoaster history of the Red Wings at the draft, including franchise...
615) H is for Hockey
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The great game of hockey is introduced from A to Z using simple language for the youngest reader. Topics include fans, goalie, ice, and jersey. Detailed artwork brings the game's action to these sturdy, boardbook pages.
616) The Mask
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Fourteen-year-old Logan Grant is the star center for the Westside Wolves bantam hockey team. He has all the skills and all the looks, but he has alienated many of his teammates with his me-first attitude. One night Logan's life is forever changed when a fire sweeps through his house. He survives, but his face and body are badly burned. Too embarrassed to show his deformed face on the ice, Logan believes he'll never play hockey again until he stumbles...
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A chronicle of Minnesota's hockey excellence in the world's top hockey league--the NHL
The years 1960 to 1982 were a watershed moment for Minnesota hockey, and the Land of 10,000 Lakes has enjoyed hockey success ever since. In that time, pioneering homegrown players like Bill Nyrop, Dave Langevin, Reed Larson, Mike Ramsey, Dave Christian, Neal Broten, Paul Holmgren, and Phil Housley established themselves as bona fide stars at the games' highest...
618) Poser
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Twelve-year-old Luke "Spin" Spinelli is sick of fake running, fake laughing and fake pointing. Sure, he once made the cover of Baby Show magazine, but now his secret modeling career is making him miserable. He dreams of using non-whitening toothpaste. He can't wait to stop styling his hair. And he really wants to stop worrying that the school bully will discover he was once the face of Dribbleez Diapers. After all, Spin's just a normal boy looking...
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Just after World War II, the people of McCall, Idaho, found themselves with a problem on their hands. McCall was a lovely resort community in Idaho's backcountry with mountain views, a sparkling lake, and plenty of forests. People rushed to build roads and homes there to enjoy the year-round outdoor activities. It was a beautiful place to live. And not just for humans. For centuries, beavers had made the region their home. But what's good for beavers...
620) Sueurs froides
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«Je me suis fait larguer au pays des ours polaires!» déclare Casimir d'Astous en débarquant sur le tarmac glacé du petit aéroport de Kuujjuaq. D'abord malheureux de ces vacances obligés, il change vite d'idée lorsqu'il rencontre Juani, un adolescent inuit conducteur de traineau à chiens et champion de hockey. L'intrépide et curieux Casimir attire l'aventure. Au cours de son séjour, l'un des chiens de traineau appartenant à la famille de...
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