Long Shot: How the Winnipeg Falcons won the first Olympic hockey gold

by Eric Zweig

Overview

The sons of Icelandic immigrants and friends since boyhood, the Winnipeg Falcons were a superbly talented team of just eight players who brought home Canada's first Olympic gold medal in hockey in 1920. But before they became world champions, the Falcons endured years of prejudice on and off the ice.

Author and renowned hockey historian Eric Zweig brings to life the fascinating story of the little team that wouldn't quit.

Fry Reading Level - 4.6

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781552779118
Publisher:	James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date:	06/27/2012
Series:	Lorimer Recordbooks Series , #11
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1
File size:	993 KB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

ERIC ZWEIG has written about sports and sports history for many major publications, including the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. He has also been a writer/producer with CBC Radio Sports and TSN SportsRadio, and written several popular books about hockey for both adults and children. He lives in Owen Sound, Ontario, with his family.

Table of Contents

Contents

1. Hockey Night in 1896

2. Icelanders in Winnipeg

3. From the Backyard to the Big Time

4. Struggling to a Title

5. Your Country Needs You

6. Falcons Were Meant to Fly

7. Same Old Problems at Home

8. Another League of Their Own

9. The Battle of Manitoba

10. Bigger Battles Ahead

11. Overseas Again

12. The Olympic Games

13. Going for the Gold

14. Life After the Olympics

15. Falcons Forever

Glossary

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About the Author

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