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Call me Indian : from the trauma of residential school to becoming the NHL's first treaty Indigenous player / by Sasakamoose, Fred,1933-author.; Masters, Meg,author.;
"Trailblazer. Residential school survivor. First Indigenous player in the NHL. All of these descriptions are true--but none of them tell the whole story. Fred Sasakamoose suffered abuse in a residential school for a decade before becoming one of 125 players in the most elite hockey league in the world--and has been heralded as the first Canadian Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL. He made his debut with the 1954 Chicago Black Hawks on Hockey Night in Canada and taught Foster Hewitt how to correctly pronounce his name. Sasakamoose played against such legends as Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, and Maurice Richard. After twelve games, he returned home. When people tell Sasakamoose's story, this is usually where they end it. They say he left the NHL after only a dozen games to return to the family and culture that the Canadian government had ripped away from him. That returning to his family and home was more important to him than an NHL career. But there was much more to his decision than that. Understanding Sasakamoose's decision to return home means grappling with the dislocation of generations of Indigenous Canadians. Having been uprooted once, Sasakamoose could not endure it again. It was not homesickness; a man who spent his childhood as "property" of the government could not tolerate the uncertainty and powerlessness of being a team's property. Fred's choice to leave the NHL was never as clear-cut as reporters have suggested. And his story was far from over. He continued to play for another decade in leagues around Western Canada. He became a band councillor, served as Chief, and formed athletic programs for kids. He paved a way for youth to find solace and meaning in sports for generations to come. This isn't just a hockey story; Sasakamoose's groundbreaking memoir intersects Canadian history and Indigenous politics, and follows his journey to reclaim pride in an identity that had previously been used against him."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Sasakamoose, Fred, 1933-; Hockey players; Native hockey players; Cree; First Nations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boy on ice : the life and death of Derek Boogaard / by Branch, John(Sports reporter);
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Boogaard, Derek, 1982-2011.; Hockey players; Violence in sports.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Game face / by Green, Shari,1963-;
Thirteen-year-old Jonah is determined to prove that anxiety won't stop him from succeeding as his hockey team's goalie.
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Sports fiction.; Teenagers; Hockey players; Anxiety;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Bobby Orr and the hand-me-down skates / by Orr, Bobby,1948-; Kootstra, Kara,1982-; Phelan, Jennifer.;
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Subjects: Orr, Bobby, 1948-; Hockey players; Skates;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Down and back : on alcohol, family, and a life in hockey / by Bourne, Justin,author.;
"For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential, Down and Back tells broadcaster Justin Bourne's story of following his Hall-of-Fame father into the NHL, only to also follow him into rehab. When Justin Bourne's father stole back the Stanley Cup ring he'd given his son as a graduation present, the younger man was forced to call into question just about everything he thought he knew about two of the most important things in his life: hockey, and his father. Bob Bourne had been a star--an NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated "Athlete of the Year," a Stanley Cup champion. He was everything a son wants to emulate. And Justin did follow in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islanders' training camp--the same team his father had played for. Though an injury brought to an end his dream of winning a Cup, Bourne found a way to stay in the game. His blog caught the eye of both The Athletic and the Toronto Maple Leafs, and soon he was both coaching and writing professionally. But at the same time, Justin was following his father's footsteps down a darker path. Though he hadn't had his first drink until he was 18, by 30 he was in rehab--his impressive career in the game in peril of being cut short. In an act of brutal self-honesty--which may not have been possible had his father not shown him the consequences of lying--Bourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him. That honesty is the backbone of Playing Hurt. It is a frank and sometimes harsh appraisal of the game and of the man in his family who played it: the violence and danger, the booze and drugs, the consequences of fame for the young men who are not prepared for it. But it is also an honest look at what is redeeming about the game, through the eyes of someone who grew up in NHL dressing rooms, who has skated on NHL ice as both a player and a coach, who lives and breathes the game--and who inherited it from a man he can understand only through the game."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Bourne, Justin; Bourne, Justin.; Fathers and sons; Hockey coaches; Hockey players; Recovering alcoholics; Sportscasters; Sportswriters;
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NHL 14 [electronic resource]. by EA Sports (Firm); Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Unlock the highest level of hockey aggression, speed and skill. NHL 14 brings together the best technology from EA Sports to deliver the most authentic hockey experience ever. Deliver hits with the cutting-edge NHL Collision Physics, built from FIFA's revolutionary Player Impact Engine. Drop the gloves with the new Enforcer Engine, powered by EA Sports Fight Night technology. Dangle defenders with new One-Touch Dekes and experience a new level of speed and control with the second season of critically-acclaimed True Performance Skating. Huge hits, real fights, and unbelievable speed and skill. This is NHL hockey at its greatest, powered by a generation of EA Sports innovation.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (mild violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 3 console ; HDTV 720p ; Playstation Network compatible ; 2-12 player online multiplayer (2-6 co-op) with voice (broadband internet connection required).
Subjects: National Hockey League; Computer games.; Hockey; NHL 14 (Game); Playstation 3 (Video game console); Video games.;
© c2013., Sony Computer Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The ice chips and the magical rink / by MacGregor, Roy,1948-; MacGregor, Kerry.; Smith, Kim,1986-;
If you could travel through time, who would you want to meet? Lucas Finnigan eats, sleeps and breathes hockey. With his friends Edge, Swift and Crunch, Lucas plays on his hometown<U+2019>s rink, dreaming of the day when he knows he<U+2019>ll make the NHL. But lately money has been tight at home, and, after a major growth spurt, Lucas is forced to wear hand-me-down gear that doesn<U+2019>t quite fit right. Now he<U+2019>s not sure he<U+2019>ll ever make it to the Hall of Fame like his hockey heroes. And that<U+2019>s not the only problem. With the community arena<U+2019>s chiller on the fritz, and replacement parts too tough to come by, it looks like Lucas and his friends may be doomed to a season on a plastic rink<U+2014>or worse, no hockey at all! But with a magical discovery, and some help from one of hockey's greatest players (who was a kid once, too!), their final skate might turn into their first great adventure.LSC
Subjects: Hockey stories.; Hockey teams; Time travel; Magic;
© 2018., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Ice Chips and the stolen cup / by MacGregor, Roy,1948-; MacGregor, Kerry,1976-; Smith, Kim,1986-;
The Ice Chips have time travel down to a science . . . almost. After Ekamjeet "Edge" Singh misses out on their most recent adventure, he convinces his teammates to take another leap through time. But when their magic goes haywire, a hero from the past finds her way onto the Chips' hometown rink--and leaves behind a very important trophy! It's up to the Ice Chips to return the famous award to its rightful home, before all of hockey history changes forever. It won't be easy, but if they can get the cup back where it belongs, they might just have the chance to win it for themselves.LSC
Subjects: Hockey stories.; Hockey teams; Time travel; Magic;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Rookie move / by Bowen, Sarina.;
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Subjects: Love stories.; Hockey players; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dreamer : my life on the edge / by Kadri, Nazem,author.; Robson, Dan,author.;
An outspoken, inspirational memoir from a charismatic athlete in the spotlight, 'Dreamer' is the moving story of the Nazem Kadri, the first Muslim hockey player to win the Stanley Cup, and the impossible dreams he made a reality. Originally from London, ON, Kadri divides his time between Toronto, ON, and Calgary, AB, where he plays for the Calgary Flames.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Kadri, Nazem.; Hockey players; Muslim athletes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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