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Eamonn O'Keefe

"Many of today's footballers live their lives like Hollywood film stars. The story of Eamonn O'Keefe's life could be the script of a Hollywood film but there would be only one problem-nobody would believe it was a true story! I can assure you it is. You couldn't make it up if you tried!" -Howard Wilkinson, Ex-England Manager and current Chairman of the League Managers Association. - "I first met Eamonn when we played together for the Republic of Ireland. His football exploits around the world were common knowledge within football circles-but were not well-documented publicly. It should be a great read!-Good luck with it, Eamonn." - Frank Stapleton, former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland International player. "I grew up in Blackley, North Manchester in England, in a family of nine. There was Gran, Mam, Dad and six children. Fifty years later, I am unsure how we all managed to fit into the three-bedroom house where we lived. I recall the struggles - and the...

Ed Willes

"The Rebel League" celebrates the good, the bad, and the ugly of the fabled WHA. It is filled with hilarious anecdotes, behind the scenes dealing, and simply great hockey. It tells the story of Bobby Hull's astonishing million-dollar signing, which helped launch the league, and how he lost his toupee in an on-ice scrap.It explains how a team of naked Birmingham Bulls ended up in an arena concourse spoiling for a brawl. How the Oilers had to smuggle fugitive forward Frankie "Seldom" Beaton out of their dressing room in an equipment bag. And how Mark Howe sometimes forgot not to yell "Dad!" when he called for his teammate father, Gordie, to pass. There's the making of Slap Shot, that classic of modern cinema, and the making of the virtuoso line of Hull, Anders Hedberg, and Ulf Nilsson. It began as the moneymaking scheme of two California lawyers. They didn't know much about hockey, but they sure knew how to shake things up. The upstart WHA introduced to the world 27 new hockey...

Martin C. Harris

The British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, which currently holds 93 members, was started in 1948 by the weekly newspaper Ice Hockey World. Each year, a committee of hockey journalists considers potential new inductees, the criterion being that an individual must have rendered "outstanding service to British ice hockey." This book celebrates the achievements of all these players with photographs and short biographies.

Blake Sebring

Over 55 seasons, the Fort Wayne Komets have been one of the greatest franchises in North American minor league sports. Throughout their existence, they have experienced uncounted unique stories dealing with players, teams, fans and other characters, such as: - The coach who said winning was better than sex; - The fan favorite who was traded for two dryers; - The player who rode his horse to practice; - The player who earned more than $1 million in the minors; - The equipment manager who saved the season; - The player who wrote a poem to the fans; - The best friends who fought each other; - The reason Wayne Gretzky came to wear No. 99; - The player who got a kiss during a game; - The final fate of Brett Hull's Stanley Cup puck; - The Tom Petty song that helped in a championship; - The opposing team that needed an exorcism These stories and many more are inside "Tales of the Komets".

James Beckett

Beckett Hockey Card Price Guide and Alphabetical Checklist.

Scott Morrison

Compiling interviews with fifty great NHL players, and following up on the success of the bestselling "Hockey Night in Canada: By the Numbers", comes "Hockey Night in Canada: My Greatest Day". Veteran sportswriter and analyst Scott Morrison has culled stories from top hockey players, asking them one simple question: what has been the greatest day in your hockey career? Everything from a significant victory - the collection includes Stanley Cup winners - to the first moment a player strapped on a pair of skates are included, and the stories are testament to the love of this wonderful sport. Includes full-color photographs throughout.

After nearly half a century, the Stanley Cup again belongs to Chicago. The Blackhawks brought it home for themselves and their fans - both long-suffering and those who jumped on board during a remarkable resurgence that began just three seasons ago - when they defeated the Flyers 4-3 in overtime in Game 6. And fans can now bring all their memories of the Blackhawks' run home in Hawkeytown: Chicago Blackhawks' Run for the 2010 Stanley Cup. Filled with full-color images and stories about the championship season, Hawkeytown is a must-have for fans who have finally seen the Hawks' 49-year championship drought come to an end.

John Goldner

The hockey has a language unique to the game that has developed over the past hundred years. The patter of play-by-play and colour commentators shapes how the fans understand and relate to the game. Hockey Talk introduces young readers – both seasoned hockey enthusiasts and novices alike – to the unique terminology of hockey with over 150 terms, clear explanations, an illustrated cast of characters, and sidebars of fun facts. Short profiles of ten influential commentators, including Don Cherry, Danny Gallivan, Foster Hewitt, and Mike Lange, highlight their contributions to the language of this great winter sport.

Todd Denault

This game wasn't about money, points, or trophies. Instead it was played for pride, both personal and national. It was a confrontation twenty years in the making and it marked a turning point in the history of hockey. On December 31, 1975, the Montreal Canadiens, the most successful franchise in the NHL, hosted the touring Central Red Army, the dominant team in the Soviet Union. For three hours millions of people in both Canada and the Soviet Union were glued to their television sets. What transpired that evening was a game that surpassed all the hype and was subsequently referred to as "the greatest game ever played." Held at the height of the Cold War, this remarkable contest transcended sports and took on serious cultural, sociological, and political overtones. And while the final result was a 3-3 tie, no one who saw the game was left disappointed. This exhibition of skill was hockey at its finest, and it set the bar for what was to follow as the sport began its global...

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