Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win
Minneapolis sportswriter Rosengren, a lifelong hockey devotee whose "mother sewed breezers for [his] G.I. Joes" but who never played varsity, aims "to tell the story of hockey in Minnesota" by chronicling "a team that would animate the state's hockey culture"--the Jefferson High School Jaguars of Bloomington, coached by "the winningest hockey coach in the state," Tom Saterdalen. Granted unlimited access to the team in its 2000-01 season, Rosengren attended "every team meeting, practice, and game" and became intimately involved with the team, its members' parents, and its fans. Despite some disturbing incidents, such as discovering that some players were taking banned performance-enhancing substances, Rosengren found that the Jaguars' "quest revealed the beauty and goodness of the game" even as it "exposed issues troubling to youth sports." Kind of aSeason on the Brinkfor hockey, Rosengren's portrait of this highly rated team of teenagers--first ranked nationally among high-school hockey teams--its travails, and its accomplishments is not to be missed.Mike TribbyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.