The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told [Paperback]

anadian sports book. Top book written solely by an athlete. University of Toronto Review: One of The Top 100 English-Canadian Books of the 20 th Century . Finally, hockey's rabid fans have an anthology of their own, a showcase of writing as dynamic and diverse as the fastest sport itself.The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told is an anthology of classic tales from the locker room, behind the benches, in the buses, and of course, on the ice itself. Youll hear Mike Richter talk about seeing the ice, tag along with Peter Gzowski as he tries to decode the magic that was Wayne Gretzky, follow Red Fisher on a last visit to the legendary Toe Blake, and hear from the players who made the Miracle on Ice happen at the 1980 Olympics.The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told is an anthology of classic tales from the locker room, behind the benches, in the buses, and of course, on the ice itself. Youll hear Mike Richter talk about seeing the ice, tag along with Peter Gzowski as he tries to decode the magic that was Wayne Gretzky, follow Red Fisher on a last visit to the legendary Toe Blake, and hear from the players who made the Miracle on Ice happen at the 1980 Olympics.Bryant Urstadt has written about hockey for ESPN The Magazine and Details, and he has also written for Harpers, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with his wife and two children.The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told is an anthology of classic tales from the locker room, behind the benches, in the buses, and of course, on the ice itself. Youll hear Mike Richter talk about seeing the ice, tag along with Peter Gzowski as he tries to decode the magic that was Wayne Gretzky, follow Red Fisher on a last visit to the legendary Toe Blake, and hear from the players who made the Miracle on Ice happen at the 1980 Olympics.Contributors include:E. M. Swift, Alec Wilkinson, George Plimpton, Peter Gzowski, Dave Bidini, Jeff Greenfield, Gare Joyce, William Faulkner, Red Fisher, Guy Lawsonl£Â