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1 online resource (xiii, 251 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
In Stan Fischler's latest hockey classic, Behind the Net, Fischler includes a collection of short, zany (but true!) tales that have taken place over more than a half century of hockey-watching. An easy read for fans of all ages with photos to accompany the anecdotes, this book offers a unique perspective into the NHL from one of today's most prolific hockey writers. Different from the typical NHL game stories, this book details everything, from the hilarious to the absurd. Fischler details the time that:Bill Mosienko scored three goals in 21 secondsRene Fernand Gauthier accepted a challenge to shoot the puck in the oceanSam LoPresti faced 83 shots on goal in one gameAnd 98 more unique stories!So lace up your skates and hit the ice with Behind the Net, a comprehensive collection sure to entertain any hockey fan, regardless of team allegiances. |
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Cover; Halftitle; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; I Hockey History; 1. TORONTO'S "DREADED "THREE-GOAL LEAD; 2. THE SECOND-LONGEST GAME; 3. HOW HOCKEY'S FIRST MAJOR STRIKE LED TO NEWYORK GETTING ITS FIRST NHL TEAM; 4. THE NHL'S MOST INCREDIBLE FIGHT; 5. THE BOOTLEGGER AND THE BODYCHECKERS; 6. THE NIGHT THE RANGERS GOT TALKED OUT OF A PLAYOFF BERTH; 7. HOCKEY'S AMAZING BROTHER ACTS; 8. THE OTHER OLYMPIC MIRACLE, IN 1960; 9. A BROTHERLY BROADCASTING TRIFECTA; 10. HOW UNCLE SAM BEAT JOHNNY CANUCK TO PRO HOCKEY; 11. THE "PERFECT" GOALIE IS A HOAX. |
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12. how to become a trainer by walking down the street13. why joining a union once was dangerous for hockey players; 14. how a detroit fan turned a live octopus into a winning team's symbol; 15. babe ruth, buck and frank boucher; 16. the other stanley cup; 17. the richard riot; 18. first goalie to use a water bottle; 19. how the elephants beat the rangers-three in a row; 20. how the rangers teased gordie howe off the team; 21. world hockey association-the little league that could, almost; 22. the strange travels of the stanley cup; 23. how the ducks created an nhl team on long island. |
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24. HOW A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK SAVED THE ISLANDERS FRANCHISE25. SANTA'S FAVORITE HOCKEY TEAM; II Colorful Characters; 26. THE SWEET ALL-AMERICA "DOCTOR" TURNS SOUR GOON; 27. HOW AN NHL PLAYER CREATED A NEW RULE; 28. HOW TO TURN SUPERSTITIONS INTO A WIN; 29. THE GAYE STEWART KISS IN THE GARDEN; 30. PETTY CASH; 31. HOW LYNN PATRICK REGAINED A ROSTER SPOT WHEN HIS FATHER, THE G.M., SAID NO; 32. HOW A BULLET BECOMES A CORKSCREW IN ONE EASY LESSON; 33. TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY; 34. FROM THE PENALTY BOX TO THE PULPIT; 35. HAP DAY AND WALTER PRATT. |
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36. HOW CHING JOHNSON WAS UN-AMERICAN TO THE AMERICANS37. THE HOCKEY PLAYER WHO SERVED AS THE TEAM CLOWN; 38. THE HOCKEY-INTENSE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY; 39. HOCKEY ORGANISTS ARE PART OF THE FUN; 40. MARCEL PRONOVOST-THE MOST EMBROIDERED MAN IN HOCKEY; 41. THE MOST TRAVELED STICKHANDLER; III Unlikely Heroes; 42. A ONE-EYED REFEREE BECOMES A HALL OF FAMER; 43. RED BERENSON-FROM OBSCURITY TO STARDOM IN ONE EASY SIX-GOAL GAME; 44. BILL STEWART-BASEBALL UMPIRE BECOMES BLACKHAWKS COACH; AND WINS A CUP; 45. MALIK ENDS NHL'S LONGEST SHOOTOUT. |
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46. COYOTES PLUCK AMATEUR GOALIE TO SERVE AS BACKUP AFTER ILYA BRYZGALOV FALLS ILL47. HOW A BUSHER WON THE LONGEST PLAYOFF GAME; 48. THE TOTALLY IMPROBABLE DEVILS 1988 PLAYOFF RUN; 49. THE MYSTERY NHL CAMEO APPEARANCE OF LARRY KWONG; 50. THERE IS A TAVERN-AND A GOALIE-IN THE TOWN(Alfie Moore); 51. MIRACLE MYLES; 52. HOW ONE OF HOCKEY'S GREATEST STARS WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD; 53. JOE MILLER-A JOKE BOOK AND A GOALIE; 54. THE MOST TOTALLY IMPROBABLE TWO-GOALIE ROTATION; 55. HOW THE SKINNIEST GUY BECAME A TOP SCORER; 56. PUNCH IMLACH'S IMPROBABLE PLAYOFF CRUSADE. |
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Hockey -- Anecdotes.
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Hockey -- Anecdotes.
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Hockey.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Hockey.
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Hockey. (OCoLC)fst00958540
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fischler, Stan. Behind the net 9781613214145 (DLC) 2013031014 (OCoLC)855858233 |
| ISBN |
9781613216118 (electronic bk.) |
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1613216114 (electronic bk.) |
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