Hockey

When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to find world-class players who could turn things around more quickly were conscripted servants behind the Iron Curtain....

They were the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered perhaps the greatest sports moment of the 20th century....

In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books....

Discussing topics such as what to look for when a hockey team goes on the power play and why playing center might be the most grueling job in sports, Take Your Eye Off the Puck tells fans how to get the most out of watching their favorite sport. 

In Behind the Bench, Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and conversations with some of the game's most notable luminaries - names like Mike Babcock and Claude Julien - all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans....

The legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells his complete story for the first time, sharing the lessons about leadership and teamwork that defined his career, in this “inspirational memoir that transcends sports”....

Mike Eruzione - the captain of the 1980 US Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, who scored of the winning goal - recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal....

An award-winning writer sets the record straight on hockey's forgotten golden boy - Bobby Hull....

The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through....

The John Scott story is the ultimate underdog narrative in sports, when Scott went from a joke All-Star fan-voted nominee to scoring two goals and winning the All-Star Game's MVP title....

One of the most compelling figures ever to lace on a pair of skates, Carl Brewer was a gifted skater and stickhandler, renowned for his ability to control the pace of a game and goad opponents into costly errors....

Fred Sasakamoose, torn from his home at the age of seven, endured the horrors of residential school for a decade before becoming one of 120 players in the most elite hockey league in the world....

Controversial hockey star Sean Avery's no-holds-barred memoir of high living and bad behavior in the NHL....

How a movie about minor league hockey became a box office hit-and an international cult classic....

This pragmatic and positive book is a game-changing guide and valuable resource for anyone interested in high-performance hockey, as well as a valuable tool for self-development....

A powerful memoir from an NHL heavyweight champion who moved from the dressing room to the courtroom....

In 1986, he became the first college-educated hockey player ever selected first overall in the NHL entry draft. He won a Stanley Cup in Edmonton four years later. But since then, his life has taken a tragic turn, largely due to the untreated brain injuries he suffered as a player....

Join a ragtag group of misfits from Dawson City as they scrap to become the 1905 Stanley Cup champions and cement hockey as Canada's national pastime....

Steve Dangle’s incredible odyssey, from self-starting Leafs lover to sports-media star....

Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favorite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments - especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons - in this warts-and-all history of the NHL....

Learn more about the high powered, fast-paced game of professional hockey....

A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series....

A refreshing memoir of battles and self-belief from one of the NHL's most revered enforcers....

Tasked with finding common ground and building friendships between the world's two largest countries and arctic neighbors, a young Canadian diplomat finds himself on his first overseas assignment in Moscow, the Soviet capital....

Ken Dryden tells the riveting story of one player's life, examines the intersection between science and sport, and expertly documents the progression of the game of hockey....