The Goaltenders’ Union
Hockey’s Greatest Puckstoppers, Acrobats, and Flakes
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2014
- Category
- Hockey, Sociology of Sports, History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770411494
- Publish Date
- Sep 2014
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781770905849
- Publish Date
- Sep 2014
- List Price
- $14.99
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Description
In hockey, goalies have always been a contradiction — solitary men in a team game, the last line of defence and the stalwarts expected to save the day after any and every miscue and collapse from his teammates. It’s no wonder that anyone who played the position has had his sanity questioned; yet some of the biggest innovations in the game have come from its puckstoppers. In The Goaltenders’ Union, Greg Oliver and Richard Kamchen talk to more than 60 keepers of yesterday and today, finding common threads to their stories, and in dozens of interviews about them with other coaches and players. From Gilles “Gratoony the Loony” Gratton, who refused to play because the moon was out of alignment with Jupiter, to Jonathan Quick, the athletically gifted master keeper of today’s game, the book is an entertaining and enlightening peek behind the mask.
About the authors
A writer, editor, and stay-at-home dad, Greg Oliver has written extensively about hockey and professional wrestling. Recent books include Blue Lines, Goal Lines, & Bottom Lines; Don’t Call Me Goon; The Goaltenders’ Union; Written in Blue & White; and Duck with the Puck. A member of the Society for International Hockey Research, Greg lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and son. Learn more at OliverBooks.ca. Jim Gregory is a vice-president with the NHL and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
Editorial Reviews
“The authors provide an entertaining account of goaltender personalities, the mental toughness required, and valuable insight into the careers of the best before, during and after their stints in the National Hockey League. Along the way, readers will learn about the influence television had on the introduction of the two-goalie system and many other interesting facts.” — PublishersWeekly.com
Other titles by
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Tales of a Baseball Lifer
The Woman Who Would Be King
The MADUSA Story
Mat Memories
My Wild Life in Pro Wrestling, Country Music, and with the Mets
Gratoony the Loony
The Wild, Unpredictable Life of Gilles Gratton
Gratoony the Loony
The Wild, Unpredictable Life of Gilles Gratton
Father Bauer and the Great Experiment
The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey
Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines
Hockey Contracts and Historical Documents from the Collection of Allan Stitt
Written in Blue and White
The Toronto Maple Leafs Contracts and Historical Documents from the Collection of Allan Stitt
Don’t Call Me Goon
Hockey’s Greatest Enforcers, Gunslingers, and Bad Boys
