hockey coaches

"Sometimes a hockey team's best player is on the bench, not the ice. From college to the pros to the Olympics, learn about hockey's legendary leaders. Who has won the most Stanley Cup championships? Which college coach hand-picked a team that made an Olympic miracle happened? Turn these pages to find out!"--Provided by publisher.

"They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between . . . Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries . . .all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans"--Publisher.

Hockey coach Anatoly Tarasov recounts his career and the players he worked with.

The author shares his experiences with hockey and the friends he made along the way, from the Stanley Cup playoffs, to the pitcher's mound at Rogers Centre, with his teammates and other players, and more.

Looks at the live and career of Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive Art Ross.

Discusses the life, career, philosophies, and methods of hockey coach Herb Brooks, who grew up in East St. Paul, Minnesota and played amateur hockey before coaching several Olympic teams, four NHL teams, and various university teams.

NHL. Olympic Hockey. Olympics.

Dramatizes the events of the 1980 Olympic victory of the U.S. hockey team, led by determined coach Herb Brooks, over the much-favored Soviet Union.

Contains over four hundred quotations from players, coaches, owners, and broadcasters of the National Hockey League, from the wise and insightful to the biting and sarcastic. Includes color photographs and index.