Six Degrees of Sidney Crosby: Connecting Hockey Stars

by Shane Frederick

Overview

The best hockey player in the world today is Sidney Crosby. Who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, owned by Mario Lemieux. Whose who was a Canada Cup teammate of Wayne Gretzky. Who broke many impressive records held by Gordie Howe. Who competed against Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Who played for the Montreal Canadiens, as did Howie Morenz, the “Babe Ruth of Hockey." It seems the stars of today are more closely connected to each other and to the pioneers of the game than you might think.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491421437
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Six Degrees of Sports
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	NC1150L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

About the Author

Shane Frederick has been writing about sports since he worked for his high school newspaper in Wisconsin. He currently covers college hockey and other sports for "The Free Press" newspaper in Mankato, Minnesota, and has won awards for his stories from the Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists. He is also the author of several sports books, including "The Best of Everything Football Book" and "The Ultimate Guide to Pro Football Teams". A graduate of the University of St. Thomas, Shane lives in Mankato with his wife, Sara, their three children, Ben, Jack, and Lucy, and their dog, Molly.

Table of Contents

Reminds Me of 4

1 Six Degrees of Sidney Crosby: Superstar Skaters 6

2 Six Degrees of Alex Ovechkin: Shooters and Scorers 12

3 Six Degrees of Erik Karlsson: Blue Line Heroes 18

4 Six Degrees of Martin Brodeur: Brick Walls 24

5 Six Degrees of Jonathan Toews: Captains of the Cup 30

6 Six Degrees of Gabriel Landeskog: Game Changers 36

Six Degrees Trivia 42

Big Connections 44

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Internet Sites 47

Index 48

Interviews

Nearly 50 players past and present included in each book, stats boxes and sidebars, covers emerging, established, and former superstars, deepens young sports fans' understanding of the game, high-interest appeal of sports with a the unique angle, shares of the fun of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon party game, stats and sidebars support main text