num_pages: 309
description: Rich, insightful, and highly engaging, Bruce Dowbiggin’s much-praised examination of the craft of hockey was hailed by critics as an enduring addition to the literature of sports.What makes the best in the hockey business the best? By analyzing forward Steve Yzerman’s superb talent for leadership, defenseman Chris Chelio’s two-way brilliance, goaltender Dominik Hasek’s unrivalled ability to stop the puck, and hockey executive Glen Sather’s gift for construction, shaping, and inspiring a team, Dowbiggin not only illuminates hockey greatness, he also documents the subtle evolution in how the NHL game is played.
language: English
title: Of Ice and Men: The Craft of Hockey
titlecomplete: Of Ice and Men: The Craft of Hockey
genres: Nonfiction, Sports, Hockey
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Macfarlane Walter & Ross