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 CUSBackman, Fredrik
Summary: As a big hockey match approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks between the communities of Beartown and Hed pile up, leading to the death of a local resident. The people of both towns are forced to wonder if the game they love can ever return to something simple and honest.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC BACFrederick, 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 FREBackman, Fredrik
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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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 SCHAllen, Kevin
Summary: "An oral history of the Detroit Red Wings, one of the most popular franchises in the NHL The most outstanding voices of the Detroit Red Wings hockey tradition come together in this decade-by-decade collection of more than 40 stories. Wings fans will relish the intimate stories told by Steve Yzerman, Niklas Lindstrom, Ted Lindsay, and other figures they have come to cherish. One phrase, one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.96 ALLHicks, Faith Erin
Summary: It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HICCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC HICOrr, 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 GRETZKYMartin, Emmett
Summary: "Hockey is a swift, fun game that anyone can learn. The concept is simple: put more pucks in the net than the other team. But it takes a whole team to make that happen. This fast-paced book explains the positions on a hockey team, including goalie, forwards, and defenders. It gives insights into the skills and athleticism that makes a player stand out. Action-packed photographs and in-depth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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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 MCKSummary: A feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. The film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RED1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RED
Kahn, Roger.
Summary: "In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate secondhand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other writer can produce, including revelatory material he'd buried in his notebooks in the '40s and '50s, back when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 KAHBryant, 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 BRYSummary: "All-new NHL threes mode. Fast-paced, high scoring, 3-on-3 action. Perform highlight-reel moves with all new creative dekes. Complete stick control with the new defensive skill stick. Create and draft your very own 32nd NHL team"--Container.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Video Games, Call number: GAME XBOXONE NHLHunter, 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 HUNGave, Keith.
Summary: Picking up where the international best-selling book The Russian Five left off, Vlad the Impaler will have readers alternately laughing--and in tears--with dozens more memorable, untold stories and anecdotes from the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship season in 1997, 25 years ago. The book includes a foreword by Hall of Fame defenseman Slava Fetisov, along with lengthy excerpts from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teufelsberg Productions 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.962 GAVScott, John
Summary: The John Scott story is the ultimate underdog narrative in sports. In 2016, in the twilight of his career, Scott went from a joke All-Star fan-voted nominee to scoring two goals and winning the All-Star Game's MVP title. This is his heartwarming story about an average Joe who became a sports superhero overnight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SCOTT SCOMacSkimming, Roy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 1994