Next to the Ice is an intimate exploration into hockey communities and culture in Canada. With six well—written essays on timely themes, Next to the Ice provides readers with keen insights into key areas of elite and professional hockey including: fan culture, franchise drama, the rise of the hockey enforcer, and the off—ice politics of hockey parents. Three university educators, parents and ex—players bring the reader inside the world of 'rink rats', hockey families, and hard—core fans and collectors of Canada's favourite professional sport. Next to the Ice is a must—have book for hockey enthusiasts, fans, academics, or anyone interested in developing a better understanding of Canada in general.

Cam Cobb teaches in the Faculty of Education and Academic Development at the University of Windsor. His research focuses on such topics as social-justice issues in special education, co-teaching in adult-learning contexts, and narrative pedagogy in the arts.

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Christopher J. Greig is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. His research has been published in international refereed journals such as Educational Review, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, and the Alberta Journal of Educational Research. He is co-editor, with Wayne J. Martino, of Canadian Men and Masculinities: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (2012).

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