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- Fighting back : the Chris Nilan story / by Nilan, Chris,author.;
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- Subjects: Nilan, Chris.; Boston Bruins (Hockey team); Montreal Canadiens (Hockey team); New York Rangers (Hockey team); Hockey players; Recovering addicts;
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- Leafs 365 : daily stories from the ice / by Commito, Mike,author.;
"Now you can cheer for the Toronto Maple Leafs every day of the year, even when they're out of the NHL playoffs. Get your hockey fix every day of the year with Leafs 365. From the franchise's early beginning as the Arenas and the St. Patricks to Auston Matthews scoring 60 goals in 2022, Leafs 365 will remind you why you still cheer for the blue and white year after year. Even if you don't root for the Toronto Maple Leafs, there are plenty of stories in this book that you can use to torment the Toronto fans in your life, like the trade that sent Tuukka Rask to the Boston Bruins (Commito is still not over that one). Even when the Leafs aren't playing, you can relive some of the greatest moments in franchise history with Leafs 365."-- Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; National Hockey League; National Hockey League; Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Hockey players; Hockey players; Hockey; Hockey;
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- Willie : the game-changing story of the NHL's first black player / by O'Ree, Willie,1935-author.; McKinley, Michael,1961-author.; Iginla, Jarome,1977-writer of foreword.;
"An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight for them. In 1958, Willie O'Ree was a lot like any other player toiling in the minors, waiting for his chance to play in the best hockey league in the world. He'd grown up playing in small towns, working his way up the complicated hierarchy of junior and minor leagues, losing teeth and dropping the gloves along the way. He was good. Good enough to have been signed by the Boston Bruins, good enough to have been invited to training camp twice. In a six-team league, that meant he was one of the best players in the world. Just not quite good enough to play in the NHL. Until January 18 of that year. The call came, and Willie O'Ree was told he'd be suiting up against the Montreal Canadians. The next morning, he opened the paper to see if his name showed up in the box score. Instead, he found it on the front page, in the headline. Without even realizing it, Willie O'Ree had broken hockey's colour barrier, just as his hero, Jackie Robinson, had done for baseball. In 2018, O'Ree was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in recognition not only of that legacy, but of the way he has built on it in the decades since. He has been, for twenty years now, an NHL Executive. As Director of Youth Development, O'Ree has helped the NHL Diversity program expose more than 40,000 boys and girls of diverse backgrounds to unique hockey experiences. Over the past decade, O'Ree has traveled thousands of miles across North America helping to establish 39 local grassroots hockey programs, all geared towards serving economically disadvantaged youth. While advocating strongly that "Hockey is for Everyone," O'Ree stresses the importance of essential life skills, education, and the core values of hockey: commitment, perseverance, and teamwork."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; O'Ree, Willie, 1935-; Hockey players; Black Canadian hockey players;
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