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Download or read book Canucks Legends written by Jeff Rud and published by Raincoast Book Dist Limited. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third instalment in the spectacular Legends Series celebrates Western Canada's first NHL franchise, the Vancouver Canucks. Full of glorious photos and engaging stories, Canucks Legends chronicles the first four decades of the franchise--from a young expansion team, to the Canucks' current place among hockey's elite, on the verge of bringing the first Stanley Cup to Vancouver. The Canucks come to life through 75 player profiles--Orland Kurtenbach, Stan Smyl, Richard Brodeur, Cam Neely, Trevor Linden, Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and many others--and over 300 historic and contemporary photos. With guest essays by journalists Archie McDonald, Tony Gallagher, Iain MacIntyre and Kevin Woodley, this book is a must-have for every Canucks fan and hockey historian.
Book Synopsis Vancouver Canucks by : Justin Beddall
Download or read book Vancouver Canucks written by Justin Beddall and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canucks left-winger Geoff Courtnall knew the scouting report on Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Vernon. High, glove side. The Canucks filed into the visitors' dressing room at the Calgary Saddledome after the third period of game five of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs. The players knew if they didn't score a goal in overtime, their season was finished. Courtnall took a few seconds to visualize a goal his former teammate, Wayne Gretzky, had scored against Vernon during the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs. Shorthanded, Gretzky had skated down the left wing. With Vernon high in the crease to challenge him, he had blasted a slapshot high over the goaltender's glove-hand shoulder. During the intermission, Courtnall walked out of the dressing room into the corridor where he could light a propane torch to doctor his stick. He put a massive - maybe even illegal - curve on his Easton. If he could get a shot during the overtime period, he was going to shoot high on Vernon. Eight minutes into the first overtime period, Courtnall got the opportunity he had prepared his stick for. As he hopped over the boards to replace Greg Adams on a line change, Courtnall skated opportunistically down the left wing. A Canucks defenceman broke up a play at the Canucks blueline. The puck bounced fortuitously between a Calgary defenceman's legs and onto the streaking Courtnall's stick. Courtnall cruised down towards the Calgary net and wired a slapshot from the top of the face-off circle...
Download or read book Ice Storm written by Bruce Dowbiggin and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Vancouver Canucks from their rise to the top of the NHL to their downfall after riots took place in 2011 when the team lost to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup finals.
Download or read book Opportunity Knox written by Jack Knox and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious collection of Jack Knox's best-loved humour columns. In this side-splitting follow-up to the bestseller Hard Knox: Musings from the Edge of Canada, Jack Knox presents his best writing, marking his twenty-year anniversary as a humour columnist at the Victoria Times Colonist, the newspaper that made him a household name. Revisiting his most—and least!—popular columns, Knox weighs the potential benefits of a marijuana-like drug that reduces anxiety in rats; reports on the “Bush Boys,” a pair of brothers who emerged from the forest near Vernon with a dubious story about being raised in the wilderness (they were actually from suburban California); and muses over fictional characters such as Barbie, Ken, Harry Potter, and Archie growing up and facing the grim realities of life. He also includes a hilarious collection of “nastygrams” (a.k.a. hate mail) that he’s received over the past two decades. Opportunity Knox goes to show that humour comes when you least expect it. From politics to weather, sports to entertainment, Knox finds the bizarre in everyday life and the ordinary in what should by all accounts be bizarre.
Download or read book Alphonso Davies written by Farhan Devji and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built on years of interviews with friends, family, teachers, coaches, and teammates, the first biography of Alphonso Davies, the new face of Canadian men’s soccer Arguably the most famous Canadian athlete on the planet, Alphonso Davies has been the subject of global attention after bursting onto the scene as a 15-year-old soccer sensation. Since then, he’s landed a multimillion dollar deal with German giant FC Bayern Munich and helped Canada reach the men's World Cup for the first time in 36 years. Based on years of original reporting and extensive interviews with his friends, family members, teachers, coaches, teammates, and others from his inner circle, Alphonso Davies: A New Hope paints a complete portrait of the soccer star. The first biography about “Phonzie” covers every angle of his life and career — from the harsh realities of growing up in a refugee camp amidst the Liberian civil war, to the unique challenges of starting a new life in a foreign country, twice, to his trailblazing path as a Canadian megastar in the world’s most popular sport. Bringing together intimate details and never-before-told stories, author Farhan Devji pulls back the curtain on a person and player who has captured the hearts of a nation and become a shining light for refugees everywhere.
Book Synopsis Manufacturing the Muse by : Dennis G. Waring
Download or read book Manufacturing the Muse written by Dennis G. Waring and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-29 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a 19th century instrument helped to shape New World culture.
Download or read book Vancouver Canucks written by Ramey Temple and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that the Vancouver Canucks were added to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1970? The Canucks were already established as a minor league hockey team with a large fan following by the time they were chosen in the second NHL expansion. Discover more about this remarkable team in Vancouver Canucks, an Inside the NHL book.
Download or read book A Thrilling Ride written by Bev Wake and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Thrilling Ride invites fans to relive the greatest moments of the Canucks’ most celebrated season and historic achievements, and takes them on a journey through the entire 2010-2011 season, from the opening-night introduction of the Canucks Ring of Honour to the emotional ceremony to retire former captain Markus Naslund’s jersey, and from the President’s Trophy victory through all four rounds of the play-offs, including the Canucks’ redemptive victory over archrivals the Chicago Blackhawks, to the final and formidable face-off against the Boston Bruins. The book is also a tribute to Canuck Nation—the enthusiastic and devoted fans who celebrated each victorious moment and suffered through each painful setback. A Thrilling Ride is dedicated to these passionate fans who—with faces painted and towels in hand, some in green spandex body suits—cheered relentlessly, long after the final buzzer. Fans who—after hooligans and upstarts attempted to destroy their city—showed up in the morning to restore order to the streets.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing by : Linda E. Swayne
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing written by Linda E. Swayne and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 1960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-volume set introduces, on the management side, principles and procedures of economics, budgeting and finance; leadership; governance; communication; business law and ethics; and human resources practices; all in the sports context. On the marketing side this reference resource explores two broad streams: marketing of sport and of sport-related products (promoting a particular team or selling team- and sport-related merchandise, for example), and using sports as a platform for marketing non-sports products, such as celebrity endorsements of a particular brand of watch or the corporate sponsorship of a tennis tournament. Together, these four volumes offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the state of sports management and marketing today, providing an invaluable print or online resource for student researchers.
Book Synopsis Hoosier Folk Legends by : Ronald L. Baker
Download or read book Hoosier Folk Legends written by Ronald L. Baker and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1984-08-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spine-tingling and funny, Hoosier Folk Legends is a collection of over 300 legends gathered throughout tthe state of Indiana. Ronald L. Baker includes ghost stories, stories of the evil eye, and stories of bloodstopping. He relates legends of Jesse James, Al Capone, and John Dillinger and tells the sad story of the ghost of Diana of the Dunes. Hoosier Folk Legends explains the derivation of the names of Hobart, Jasper, Loogootee, and the Shake Rag School. Also included are a number of legends that did not originate in Indiana but are widely circulated in the Hoosier state, such as "The Baby-Sitter and the Phone Call," "Hook Man," and "The Vanishing Hitchhiker.'' Hoosier Folk Legends demonstrates the persistence and vitality of oral folk traditions. It is a book for students of folklore and anyone interested in old-time yarns
Book Synopsis The Vancouver Canucks by : Stephen Drake
Download or read book The Vancouver Canucks written by Stephen Drake and published by OverTime Books. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1945, the Vancouver Canucks were formed as part of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. In 1970, the team finally joined the NHL. Ever since, the team has had a proud history in the league, and Vancouver fans eagerly cheer their hometown boys on, hoping for playoff glory. Read the exciting history and thrilling stories of this great Canadian team: The Canucks initially tried to join the NHL in the 1967 expansion but were blocked by the Detroit Red Wings' Bruce Norris and the Toronto Maple Leafs' Stafford Smythe After the team's 1994 Stanley Cup finals loss to the New York Rangers, fans rioted in the streets of downtown Vancouver, causing damage estimated at $1.1 million dollars The team's longstanding history of problems in nets has led to the nickname Goalie Graveyard, coined by Brian Burke In 2004, Canucks player Todd Bertuzzi became the target of fan anger after he attacked Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore in retribution for an earlier incident between Moore and Canucks captain Markus N�slund In 2006, the club began a major rebuilding effort in hopes of finally bringing home their long-awaited first Stanley Cup The team has come close to hockey's biggest prize several times, but Lord Stanley's Mug still eludes the Vancouver franchiseAnd much more...
Book Synopsis American Myths and Legends by : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Download or read book American Myths and Legends written by Charles Montgomery Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Season to Remember by : Grant Kerr
Download or read book A Season to Remember written by Grant Kerr and published by Harbour Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Okay, they didn't quite win the Stanley Cup, but the Vancouver Canucks still made their fortieth season in the NHL one to remember for years to come. After spending much of those four decades racking up a record of futility matched by few other sports franchises, the Canucks came closer to hockey supremacy than any Canadian team in eighteen years and their regular season was still the best in the NHL--and the best ever in franchise history. And let's not forget the Sedin twins' amazing feat of becoming the first brothers to win back-to-back scoring titles in NHL history. That still leaves a lot for Canucks fans to celebrate, once the disappointment of losing Game Seven to the Boston Bruins wears off. Part of the problem with the 2010-11 Canucks was that they were just so darn good. Unlike the two previous Canucks teams that battled for the Stanley Cup in 1982 and 1994, this team was not an underdog punching above its weight. This team had been fingered to win it all by experts before the season started and seemed to justify its heady buildup by winning the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best team during the regular season. It was expected to win the cup, and when it didn't, the disappointment was sharper than on previous trips to the final. But once the ice fog clears, the fortieth season will be recognized for the wonderful thing it was. How did the team's new management turn the NHL's long-time doormat into a champion? How good was that regular season, really? Are the Sedins for real, or are they just fair-weather skaters who will always disappear when the going gets tough? And what about Roberto Luongo--saviour or albatross? The team came so close--what bad breaks might have been avoided, what adjustments could have been made, what decisions--like playing backup goalie Cory Schneider in the final series--might have made the difference? These are the kinds of questions that are best answered by a real expert, and Grant Kerr is a very rare kind of hockey expert--both a professional coach and a veteran hockey writer. His blow-by-blow insights into the Canucks' greatest season will entertain and satisfy every hockey fan and make A Season to Remember a must-have for every hockey library.
Book Synopsis Flying Canucks III by : Peter Pigott
Download or read book Flying Canucks III written by Peter Pigott and published by Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Pub.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of twelve gravity-defying Canadian aviators are presented in this volume, the third in a series by the aviation writer Peter Pigott.
Book Synopsis The Best of the Vancouver Canucks by : Will Graves
Download or read book The Best of the Vancouver Canucks written by Will Graves and published by Press Box Books. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canucks at 40 written by Greg Douglas and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate look, with rare photos and exciting anecdotes, at the Vancouver Canucks' first four colorful decades Few hockey teams have fans as loyal as the Vancouver Canucks, an expansion team that made it's debut in 1970. With unprecedented access to the team's photo archives and commentary from players and coaches, this one-of-a-kind commemorative album, authorized by the Canucks and licensed by the NHL, gives fans an intimate look at Vancouver's favorite sons. Written by two veteran sports writers with contributions from hockey insiders, this book documents much of the team's rich history, including magic moments from the past, star players and coaches, and the club's biggest goals. Includes more than 250 full-color photos, some never before seen Reveals the history of the franchise with a look at luminaries such as Roberto Luongo and Trevor Linden and great goal scorers from Stan Smyl to Markus Naslund Offering a candid and behind-the-scenes look at one of hockey's most popular franchises, Canucks at 40 is a treasured keepsake that devoted fans will love.
Book Synopsis New York State Folktales, Legends and Ballads by : Harold William Thompson
Download or read book New York State Folktales, Legends and Ballads written by Harold William Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
