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We Breed Lions : Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture. by Westhead, Rick.;
'We Breed Lions' is a hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and shocking incidents of hazing and abuse throughout junior hockey. Rick Westhead lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers; SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Hockey;

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;
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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;

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

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;

Mile high / by Tomforde, Liz,author.;
ZANDERS: Chicago hockey isn't complete without me-- everyone's favorite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night. What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job. But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons or if it's more than that. STEVIE: I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd see it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again ... no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be. Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. he loves his image, but I hate everything about it. Everything but him.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Flight attendants; Hockey players; Man-woman relationships;

Saving Wolfgang / by Craigie, Gregor.;
"In this middle-grade novel, Wolfgang and his mother move in with his grandfather in the wake of his father's death, and Wolfie's new friend Jimmy helps him find solace through hockey. But Wolfgang can't stop wondering why his father's cause of death is such a secret"--
Subjects: Secrecy; Hockey; Grief; Friendship;

Lafleur the legend / by Finn, Steven,1966-author.; Gince, Pierre,author.; Gretzky, Wayne,1961-writer of foreword.; Murray, Pamela(Translator),translator.; translation of:Finn, Steven,1966-Guy Lafleur et nous.English.;
"A celebration of one of the most electric and magnetic hockey players of all time ... the incomparable Guy Lafleur ... in the words of his peers and admirers, from Joe Sakic to Chris Nilan"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Lafleur, Guy, 1951-2022; Hockey players;

Icebreaker : a novel / by Grace, Hannah,author.;
"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. She has a planner that would make most people weep, and a drive that few can match. A competitive figure skater since she was five years old and with a full college scholarship thanks to her place on the Maple Hills skating team, Stassie comes to win. No exceptions. Nathan Hawkins has never had a problem he couldn't solve. As captain of the Maple Hills Titans, he knows the responsibility of keeping the hockey team on the ice rests on his shoulders. But when a misunderstanding results in the two teams sharing a rink, Nate and Stassie find themselves forced together, their two coaches vying for time and attention. Stassie's hatred for hockey players immediately surfaces at the rink. But when Stassie's skating partner faces an uncertain future, Nate looks like her best option to advance in competiton. The pair become stuck together in more ways than one, but it's fine, because Stassie is sure she doesn't like hockey players ... right?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Figure skaters; Hockey players; Man-woman relationships;

The deal / by Kennedy, Elle,author.;
"Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice ... even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him"--Back cover.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Campus fiction.; Sports fiction.; College students; Hockey players; Man-woman relationships;

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