Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy?) Hockey Parent

A revealing look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of minor hockey culture Known as TSN's "Hockey Insider," Canada's Bob McKenzie is synonymous with the sport and one of its most respected analysts. In Hockey Dad, McKenzie describes firsthand the joys and heartbreak of raising two sons, with entirely diverging athletic futures. He details their separate paths, describing Michael, a 22-year-old playing NCAA hockey on scholarship, and Shawn, now 19, whose competitive minor hockey life was cut short at age 14 because of multiple concussions. Their deeply personal stories, and the trials and tribulations of a father creating futures for them, offer readers a compelling look into the world and culture of minor hockey.

Includes funny anecdotes, debates on numerous hockey issues, and personal reflections on the game and its culture

With an unwavering look at his own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the entire system of minor hockey in Canada, Hockey Dad is an honest, irreverent and sometimes moving look at a sporting culture that is not so much a recreation as it is a way of life.

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Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy?) Hockey Parent

A revealing look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of minor hockey culture Known as TSN's "Hockey Insider," Canada's Bob McKenzie is synonymous with the sport and one of its most respected analysts. In Hockey Dad, McKenzie describes firsthand the joys and heartbreak of raising two sons, with entirely diverging athletic futures. He details their separate paths, describing Michael, a 22-year-old playing NCAA hockey on scholarship, and Shawn, now 19, whose competitive minor hockey life was cut short at age 14 because of multiple concussions. Their deeply personal stories, and the trials and tribulations of a father creating futures for them, offer readers a compelling look into the world and culture of minor hockey.

Includes funny anecdotes, debates on numerous hockey issues, and personal reflections on the game and its culture

With an unwavering look at his own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the entire system of minor hockey in Canada, Hockey Dad is an honest, irreverent and sometimes moving look at a sporting culture that is not so much a recreation as it is a way of life.

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Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy?) Hockey Parent

Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy?) Hockey Parent

by Bob McKenzie
Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy?) Hockey Parent

Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy?) Hockey Parent

by Bob McKenzie

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A revealing look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of minor hockey culture Known as TSN's "Hockey Insider," Canada's Bob McKenzie is synonymous with the sport and one of its most respected analysts. In Hockey Dad, McKenzie describes firsthand the joys and heartbreak of raising two sons, with entirely diverging athletic futures. He details their separate paths, describing Michael, a 22-year-old playing NCAA hockey on scholarship, and Shawn, now 19, whose competitive minor hockey life was cut short at age 14 because of multiple concussions. Their deeply personal stories, and the trials and tribulations of a father creating futures for them, offer readers a compelling look into the world and culture of minor hockey.

Includes funny anecdotes, debates on numerous hockey issues, and personal reflections on the game and its culture

With an unwavering look at his own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the entire system of minor hockey in Canada, Hockey Dad is an honest, irreverent and sometimes moving look at a sporting culture that is not so much a recreation as it is a way of life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781443427326
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Publication date: 07/23/2013
Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

BOB MCKENZIE is the original Hockey Insider: the foremost hockey media personality in the world. With a Twitter following in excess of 900,000 and growing daily—number one in the hockey community—there is no more respected media voice in the game worldwide. McKenzie breaks news and provides insight and commentary for TSN's multitude of platforms and is an expert in everything from the NHL to the draft to the World Junior Hockey Championships and beyond. An analyst for NBC Sports, he also appears regularly on radio in all major hockey markets in Canada and on satellite radio across North America. Bob McKenzie is the name hockey fans and all those involved in the game have come to trust like no other.

Twitter: @TSNBobMcKenzie

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