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Certified beauties : more of hockey's greatest untold stories / James Duthie ; with a foreword by Sidney Crosby.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443474702 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xv, 303 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Collins, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | National Hockey League > Anecdotes. Hockey players > Anecdotes. Hockey > Anecdotes. |
| Genre: | Sports writing. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 796.962 Dut | 31681010440774 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- HARPERCOLL
With its unpredictability, brutality, and camaraderie, hockey is full of great stories. And great characters. Certified Beauties is a new collection of the most compelling, hilarious, and heartwarming inside hockey storiesâthe ones that the players tell each other. Grab a seat with TSNâs James Duthie as hockeyâs finest relive the highs, the lows, and heartwarming, hilarious moments on and off the ice including:
·      How Brady and Matthew Tkachuk both pulled pranks on teammates that almost went horribly wrong
·      The night a stunned beer league team had to face Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
·      The friendship of Darryl Sittler and Borje Salming and the remarkable story of Salming's final visit to Toronto
·      When Sarah Nurse became a superstar during the chaos of Covid-19
·      How a team of Canadian âmisfitsâ turned disaster to gold in Riga
·      When Kevin Bieksa got a big break at the worst possible time
·      How Darcy Hordichuk captured an alligator and left it on Roberto Luongo's front porch
With a foreword by Sidney Crosby and a special chapter remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, Certified Beauties is essential reading for every hockey fan.
