The Big Book of Ice Hockey - (Sports Trivia) by Bill O'Neill & Ryan Black (Paperback)

About the Book

The Big Book of Ice Hockey is an entertaining, instructive and interesting Trivia & Facts book about the Ice Hockey. Whether you're a long-time fan of ice hockey, or if you're just looking for answers to troublesome trivia questions in your latest game of Trivial Pursuit, this book is for you.

Book Synopsis

The Great Book of Ice Hockey is a must for anyone who loves sports trivia. The book is a compendium of interesting facts and sport stories about the great game of ice hockey, with information about the early days before the National Hockey League (NHL) all the way to the stars of today. There are random facts about leagues, rules, coaches, players, and inside stories about the early days of the game.

The answers to hundreds of trivia questions lie in these pages. Learn about foreign leagues, junior hockey, and superstars like Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, and of course "The Great One," Wayne Gretzky. You can find interesting facts about the builders of the game, including Maurice "Rocket" Richard and Coach Jack Adams, both of whom have NHL trophies named in their honor. You will meet scoring leaders, winning coaches, amazing goalies and ice hockey royalty.

Whether you're a long-time fan of ice hockey, or if you're just looking for answers to troublesome trivia questions in your latest game of Trivial Pursuit, "The Great Book of Ice Hockey" is the book for you. Presented in a clear and engaging manner, this collection of sports trivia will give fans of ice hockey a new and entertaining set of random facts to liven up a boring day or fill the time during intermission.

Review Quotes

"I really enjoyed this book. Even though I'm far from a hockey novice, I learned quite a bit that I didn't know about the history of the game, as well as interesting aspects of the equipment. This book is well written, and the authors do a great job of bringing the game to life through fascinating player and coach stories. The book expands beyond the NHL by discussing hockey leagues in other countries, as well as women and minorities throughout hockey history. Very entertaining." by D. Buxman

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"If you're just getting interested in hockey, and you're beginning to watch it on TV listen to it on the radio, this is a good starter book to have. It tells you a brief history, let you know about the rules, explains the international scope of the game, and tells you many of the greatest players to play in North America.

The book is very informative, written well and fun to read." by Marty

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"Where I come from Hockey is the biggest sport so I just had to get this one. It did not let me down! Great book full of hockey trivia and interesting stories from the players, NHL, KHL and even SHL! I strongly recommend this read for hocky lovers." by Josefin johansson

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"A very comprehensive book on the history of hockey. It was interesting to know of all the leagues and divisions. Most interesting was the short biographies of the NHL legends!" by David Wachob

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