Weird Facts about Canadian Hockey
Strange, Wacky & Hilarious Stories
- Publisher
- Editions de la Montagne Verte
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2005
- Category
- Hockey, Trivia, Sports
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780973768121
- Publish Date
- Sep 2005
- List Price
- $9.95 USD
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781897277973
- Publish Date
- Feb 2021
- List Price
- $9.9499999999999993
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Description
Canadian hockey is rife with tales of the odd, the strange, the funny and, occasionally, the disturbing side of the game: * In 1976, Maple Leafs coach Red Kelly installed pyramids in the players' dressing room and under the bench in an attempt to harness ''pyramid power'' * The Cusimano brothers started the tradition of ''octopus hurling'' during the 1952 playoff games * In 1930, Toronto Maple Leafs' general manager Conn Smythe placed a winning bet on a longshot horse to pay the cash-strapped Ottawa Senators for star player Frank ''King'' Clancy * After a hard-fought win in the 1972 NHL playoffs, goaltender Bruce Gamble discovered after the fact that he had suffered a heart attack while minding the net * After winning the Stanley Cup in 1924, the Montreal Canadiens left the precious trophy sitting in the snow by the side of the road! * And many more…
About the author
Award-winning and bestselling author Peter Boer has a background in journalism having served as co-editor and reporter for the St. Albert Gazette. Peter is a graduate of the journalism program at Concordia University in Montreal, and he has a degree in psychology from the University of Alberta. He has a dozen other books to his credit including the bestseller Bush Pilots: Canada’s Wilderness Daredevils, as well as Canadian Spies and Spies in Canada, Canadian Crime Investigations: Hunting Down Serial Killers and Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
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Canadian Hockey Box Set
Includes Greatest Moments in Canadian Hockey, Canadian Hockey Record Breakers, Weird Facts about Canadian Hockey
Canadian Spies and Spies in Canada
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