num_pages: 248
description: Provides vivid, captivating portraits of 8 former hockey stars &amp; their families, &amp; stories of their triumphs &amp; struggles now that they have broken away from life on the ice. Includes Johnny Bower, Yvan Cournoyer, John Ferguson, Randy Gregg, Reggie Leach, Eric Nesterenko, Bobby Smith, &amp; Tiger Williams. Some have happily left the game behind, while others still chase after the transcendental thrill that hockey gave them. Wilkins draws penetrating observations from these men -- &amp; their wives -- on their lives in the NHL &amp; on what it is that continues to drive them. Heroes in their day, they remain larger than life. Photos.
language: English
title: Breakaway: Hockey and the Years Beyond
titlecomplete: Breakaway: Hockey and the Years Beyond
ratings_count: 3
publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd