The Days Canada Stood Still: Canada vs USSR 1972

MORRISON, SCOTT

McGraw-Hill/Ryerson

Catch 22: My Battles, in Hockey and Life

Was one of the most unheralded captains of the Toronto Maple Leafs also one of the greatest players in the history of hockey's most popular team? In telling his story of turmoil in Toronto's Ballard years (and with Don Cherry's Mississauga Ice Dogs), growing up in an environment filled with alcohol and alcoholism, and his own struggles and battles, Rick Vaive finally sets the record straight.

Sports & Outdoors

Vaive, Rick

Biographies

Random House Canada

NATIONAL BESTSELLER\nRick Vaive sets the record straight as he tells his story of turmoil in Toronto's Ballard years (and with Don Cherry's Mississauga Ice Dogs), growing up in an environment filled with alcohol and alcoholism, and his own struggles and battles.\nIn the storied history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, no player scored fifty goals in a season until Rick Vaive in 1981-82--and he did it three years in a row. So why isn't his number 22 hanging from the rafters of the Leafs' rink and his name as revered in Leafs lore as more recent stars like Gilmour, Sundin and Clark?\nYou could blame it on a team that lost far more than it won. You could blame Harold Ballard and his erratic ownership. You could blame the fans, the media... but Rick Vaive doesn't blame anybody. Sometimes, life just doesn't go your way. Growing up in a household plagued by alcoholism, the gifted young hockey player took shelter in the company of his grandmother and a blind and severely disabled uncle. Rick learned quickly that there are more valuable things in life than hockey. Even after his promising coaching career stopped dead when it ran into Don Cherry in Mississauga--one of the worst seasons in Ontario junior hockey history--he still doesn't point fingers. Life is too sweet for regrets, but learning that lesson can be one hell of a ride.

Vintage Canada

Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench

Biographies & Memoirs

Keenan, Mike

Arts & Literature

For the NHL's 100th season, a fan-friendly, argument starter of a book, compiling the 100 most impactful moments in league history. From ostentatious scoring totals to unstoppable teams destined for championships, the NHL boasts a history of greatness. But as die-hard fans well know, greatness isn't the whole story. In this image-rich, licenced celebration of the NHL's past and present, veteran hockey journalist Scott Morrison mines a century of NHL hockey to find the game's 100 most important moments. From Bobby Orr's 1969-70 trophy haul, to Detroit coach Scotty Bowman's unprecedented icing of five Russians at once on the Red Wings' way to their first of several Stanley Cups, the Stastny brothers' defection, and Roger Neilson reviewing a game on VHS, these moments weren't always the photogenic peaks of athletic glory that graced the morning news, but each of them changed the game.

100 Years, 100 Moments: A Centennial of NHL Hockey

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

MCCLELLAND STEWART

Presenting 15 famous cases from Fresno, California, set in the first part of the 20th century, a long-time detective in the sheriff's office introduces key figures such as a bootlegger, an unfortunate local dubbed Alligator Jack, and a perpetrator known as the Fig Garden Fiend. Featuring local landmarks such as Mussel Slough--the setting for Frank Norris's ""The Octopus--""and offering additional commentary that compares these sensational past cases to current high-profile criminal cases. A consideration of the changing face of crime, this history reveals a modern upswing in child abuse, multiple murders, and kidnapping cases and highlights the extended nature of the current legal process as compared to the open-and-shut character of the early 1900s.

Murder in the Garden: Famous Crimes of Early Fresno County

History

Americas

Craven Street Books

Plans For Your Good: A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness

Leaders & Notable People

Thomas Nelson

From his humble beginnings in Brantford, Ontario to a truly illustrious career as the most prolific goal scorer in NHL history, Wayne Gretzky is undoubtedly the greatest player the game has ever seen. From Edmonton to Hollywood to St. Louis to Broadway, he helped his teams win four Stanley Cup championships and three Canada Cup tournaments. This new volume, Wayne Gretzky: the Great Goodby, is a tribute to his legacy, and this collectable book will provide readers with a keepsake to remember not only his tremendous career but his thoughtfulness, his humble nature and his compassion. Illustrated throughout with 90 full-color photographs and 10 black &amp; white.

Wayne Gretzky: The Great Goodby

Hockey

Key Porter Books

Hockey, like most sports, is a game of numbers?team stats, player stats, standings and, of course, the sweater numbers. To hockey fans, numbers such as 4, 29 or 99 all speak for themselves. The numbers?like the players who wore them?have become icons. But what happens when two or more great players have worn the same number? Who was the best? Is Gordie Howe the quintessential number 9, or does the honour belong to Maurice Richard, Bobby Hull? And what about number 29? Ken Dryden or Felix Potvin? In Hockey Night in Canada: By the Numbers, veteran hockey analyst and sportswriter Scott Morrison surveys the field and offers his own recommendations. Featuring statistics, facts, contributions from other Hockey Night in Canada personalities, and full-colour photography throughout, this book is sure to spark a lively debate.

Hockey Night In Canada: By The Numbers, From 00 to 99

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.

Hockey Night in Canada: My Greatest Day: 50 People, 50 Great Moments

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