Chasing the dream
Subtitle: life in the American Hockey League
By: Ted Starkey
Publisher: ECW
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781770412989
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Hockey; Hockey players; Joueurs de hockey; American Hockey League; Ligue américaine de hockey
Other titles: Life in the AHL; Life in the American Hockey League
Description: Go on the road with the best hockey players not in the NHL Chasing the Dream goes behind the scenes with seven AHL teams. Find out how players' dreams of lacing up their skates in the NHL motivate them through long bus rides and games where they're constantly gunning for a precious spot in the majors. Learn about the game from coaches, alumni, and broadcasters, as well as AHL president Dave Andrews, who reveals how the AHL is becoming an even more important tool for NHL teams in the salary-cap era.
Notes: "Author of Red rising"--Cover.

Issued also in electronic formats.
Table of contents: title: The slap shot legacy; title: The Syracuse crunch; title: The business; title: The Hershey Bears; title: The lifers; title: On the road; title: The Chicago Wolves; title: Auditions for all; title: The Toronto Marlies; title: Fighting's fading role; title: Bridgeport Sound Tigers; title: Lehigh Valley Phantoms; title: The Calder Cup; title: Rochester Americans; title: The future.