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Hockey Towns
At a time when Canada's influence in hockey seems to be slipping, Hockey Towns assures us that the spirit of the game will endure in our communities.
William Boyd takes us on a journey across Canada -- from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to Powell River, British Columbia -- for a look at hockey outside the big cities. Visiting places like Truro, Nova Scotia (where there's a run for the Allan Cup, senior hockey's top prize), Bienfait, Saskatchewan, and Stonewall, Manitoba, Boyd finds the people who care about the game and work to keep it alive. He sits in on junior-league coaching sessions, heated playoff games between rival teams, and the coffee-shop conversations that relive the good old days. Hockey Towns paints a vivid picture of where hockey came from and where it is today, from the enthusiastic kids who practice early Saturday mornings to the former NHL players who keep the spirit alive in their late-night oldtimers' games. What emerges is a heartwarming portrait of our national pastime on a small-town level, where its roots have always been.
William Boyd takes us on a journey across Canada -- from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to Powell River, British Columbia -- for a look at hockey outside the big cities. Visiting places like Truro, Nova Scotia (where there's a run for the Allan Cup, senior hockey's top prize), Bienfait, Saskatchewan, and Stonewall, Manitoba, Boyd finds the people who care about the game and work to keep it alive. He sits in on junior-league coaching sessions, heated playoff games between rival teams, and the coffee-shop conversations that relive the good old days. Hockey Towns paints a vivid picture of where hockey came from and where it is today, from the enthusiastic kids who practice early Saturday mornings to the former NHL players who keep the spirit alive in their late-night oldtimers' games. What emerges is a heartwarming portrait of our national pastime on a small-town level, where its roots have always been.
- GenresHockeySportsNonfiction
336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
About the author
Bill Boyd
2 books1 followerBill Boyd has covered the Olympic Games and the World Hockey Championships for print and television. As a news reporter and editor, he has worked across Canada and abroad.
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August 23, 2020
I initially planned to rate the book two stars because there were some interesting stories but on the whole this book is very negative (everyone is complaining about something but then the next story will be complaint about the other side of that same viewpoint). It doesn’t really embody the spirit of small town hockey and it is not written very cohesively.
February 6, 2013
A very enjoyable read. Never met any of the people within the book, but actually felt a little emotionally attached to some, especially to the few who unfortunately didn't make it to the NHL.
Any hockey fan, Canadian or sports fan will enjoy this.
Any hockey fan, Canadian or sports fan will enjoy this.
January 24, 2013
Really enjoyable read.
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