Lidstrom, Nicklas
Summary: "Nicklas Lidstrom is nothing short of a Hockeytown deity, and his number 5 hangs high in Detroit as a symbol of leadership, longevity, and unparalleled defensive talent. The beloved Red Wings captain opens up about his life and career for the first time in the English language in this authorized biography which spans the Hall of Famer's entire NHL journey. Nicklas Lidstrom: Captain Fantastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LIDSTROM, NICKLAS LIDCustance, Craig
Summary: They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between. It's all in the job description for an NHL head coach. In Behind the Bench, ESPN's Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries—names like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.96 CUSFrederick, Shane.
Summary: "Introduces readers to the most dynamic pro hockey stars of today and yesterday, including notable statistics and records"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.96 FREGoldstein, Margaret J.
Summary: A biography of St. Louis Blues hockey star Brett Hull.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 1992
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HULL GOLScheiner, Ethan
Summary: At the height of the Cold War, a group of small-town men led their Czechoslovakian hockey team against the powerful Soviet team. At the same time, they inspired their nation's resistance to a Soviet invasion, finding a way to fight back against the authoritarian forces seeking to crush their society. At the heart of this story is the Holík family, who loved hockey and desired freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.9620 SCHOrr, Bobby
Summary: "One of the greatest sports figures of all time breaks his silence in a memoir as unique as the man himself. He has never written a memoir, authorized a biography, or talked to journalists about his past, but now he is finally ready to tell his story. Bobby Orr is often referred to as the greatest ever to play the game of hockey. From 1966 through the mid-seventies, he could change a game...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ORR, BOBBY ORRLeMarque, Eric
Summary: In this first-person account, former Olympian Eric LeMarque recounts a harrowing tale of survival--of eight days in the frozen wilderness, of losing his legs to frostbite, and coming face-to-face with death. But Eric's ordeal on the mountain was only part of his struggle for survival--as he reveals, with startling candor, an even more harrowing and inspiring tale of fame and addiction, healing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEMARQUE, ERIC LEMGretzky, Wayne
Summary: For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him: mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Weaving together lives and moments from an extraordinary career, he reflects on the players who inflamed his imagination when he was a kid, the way he himself figured in the dreams of so many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRETZKY, WAYNE GREHerman, Gail
Summary: Profiles the life and accomplishments of the Canadian hockey player, from his youth in Brantford, Ontario to his Stanley Cup championships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET GRETZKYMcKinley, Michael
Summary: Explores the history of hockey from the late nineteenth century through the early twenty-first century, discussing how the sport has changed, public opinion of the game, and famous figures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McClelland & Stewart 2006
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.962 MCKBryant, Howard
Summary: "Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson's does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he's scored more runs than any player ever. "If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers," the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HENDERSON, RICKEY BRYHunter, Doug
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.962 HUNMacSkimming, Roy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOWE, GORDIE MACSchabner, Dean.
Summary: A biography of Sergei Fedorov, the Russian hockey star who helped the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 1997 and 1998.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB FEDOROV SCHBuckley, James
Summary: "While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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Summary: "Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC ALIRusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLEruzione, Mike
Summary: "On the fortieth anniversary of the historic 'Miracle on Ice,' Mike Eruzione--the captain of the 1980 U.S Men's Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal--recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollings Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ERUZIONE, MIKE ERUBranch, John
Summary: The "death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a ... work of narrative nonfiction, ... reporter John Branch tells the ... story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.96 BRABylsma, Dan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.962 BYLChelios, Chris.
Summary: "From being inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013, to serving in an executive role on the Detroit Red Wings, and signing on to become an NHL analyst for Fox Sports 1, Chris Chelios has proven himself to be a man of many talents and here he tells his story. Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1981, Chelios enjoyed a long career in the NHL, playing for 26 seasons for the Canadiens as well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHELIOS, CHRIS CHEHowe, Mark
Summary: "Mark Howe emerged from the shadow cast by his iconic father Gordie to achieve greatness. In this autobiography, he vividly describes his unparalleled experiences. A U.S. Olympic silver medalist at age 16, and a member of the Memorial Cup champion Toronto Marlboros, Howe went on to play seven seasons alongside his father, Gordie, and brother, Marty, for the WHA's two-time champion Houston Aeros...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2013