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The longest shot : how Larry Kwong changed the face of hockey / by Soon, Chad.; Chiang, George(Actor); Qi, Amy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This illustrated nonfiction book for middle grade readers tells the story of how Larry Kwong became the first player of Asian descent in the NHL."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Kwong, Larry, 1923-2018,; Hockey players; Chinese Canadian hockey players;

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;

Maple Leafs top 100 : Toronto's greatest players of all time / by Leonetti, Mike,1958-; Iaboni, John.;
Subjects: Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Hockey players;
© c2007., Raincoast Books,

The McDavid effect : Connor McDavid and the new hope for hockey / by Klinkenberg, Marty,author.;
"Step into the streets, arenas, coffee shops, and offices of Edmonton, and witness how the arrival of a teenage hockey phenomenon is changing the city's fortunes."--
Subjects: Biographies.; McDavid, Connor, 1997-; Edmonton Oilers (Hockey team); Hockey players; Hockey;

We are your Leafs : the Toronto Maple Leafs book of greats / by Ulmer, Michael,1959-author.;
Subjects: Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team); Hockey players;

The awesome game : one man's incredible, globe-crushing hockey odyssey / by Hill, Dave,1974-author.;
"One man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports: Why is hockey so incredibly awesome? Dave Hill--author, actor, rock musician and stand-up comedian--is a truly outstanding American. For one thing, he's part Canadian (an advantage he explored in his previous book Parking the Moose). For another, and maybe this has something to do with his Canadian heritage, he's a totally obsessive fan of hockey. That makes him a minority within a minority: apparently only five percent of the US population admit to liking hockey more than any other sport. In his latest opus, Dave--who's from Cleveland, which hasn't had an NHL team since 1978--tackles this hockey conundrum with full force, drilling down into what makes hockey so damn important in so many parts of the world, despite the average American not recognizing the sport's preeminent greatness. His search for the very soul of hockey has taken him across the globe, from Poland to LA to Kenya, and brought him into contact with many of the sport's great and good."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Hill, Dave, 1974-; Hockey fans; Hockey players; Hockey; Hockey;

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.;

Who is Wayne Gretzky? / by Herman, Gail,1959-; Hammond, Ted.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.An illustrated biography of hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky, known as the Great One.LSC
Subjects: Gretzky, Wayne, 1961-; Hockey players;

Bobby Orr and the hand-me-down skates / by Orr, Bobby,1948-; Kootstra, Kara,1982-; Phelan, Jennifer.;
LSC
Subjects: Orr, Bobby, 1948-; Hockey players; Skates;

Rookie move / by Bowen, Sarina.;
LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Hockey players; Man-woman relationships;

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