Overview

From the scoring exploits of historic greats like Gordie Howe, Dit Clapper and Joe Malone to hockey heroics ripped from yesterday's headlines-including the wild 2011 Cup final between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks-these quizzes and games will test the knowledge and stoke the passions of hockey fans everywhere. In eight cleverly constructed theme chapters, among them a chapter on swashbuckling Stanley Cup clashes and another on the on-ice drama at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, renowned hockey trivia master Don Weekes takes the reader on a colourful journey through hockey lore. From glorious victories to hilarious interview quotes, the greatest sport on ice is crammed, in all its zany glory, into this terrific trivia collection.

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Author:   Don Weekes
Publisher:   Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group
Imprint:   Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.198kg
ISBN:  

9781926812984

ISBN 10:   1926812980
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   29 November 2012
Recommended Age:   From 10 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

1 Hudson Bay Rules 1 Answers 7 Game 1: Winning Celebrations 18 2 Crimes, Misdemeanors and Misconducts 19 Answers 25 Game 2: Ice Adversaries 36 3 Bank Busters and Penny Pinchers 37 Answers 42 Game 3: The Martin Brodeur Rule 52 4 Twine Shine 53 Answers 58 Game 4: Out of Circulation 67 5 True or False? 68 Answers 72 Game 5: The Fame Game 83 6 "" Iggy!"" 84 Answers 90 Game 6: ""They Communicate Like Dolphins."" 99 7 The Hottest Hands on Ice 100 Answers 105 Game 7: Team Scoring Leaders 114 8 Last Team Standing 115 Answers 121 Solutions to Games 133 Acknowledgements 136

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Don Weekes is an award-winning TV producer for CFCF CTV in Montreal. He has written seventeen books on hockey trivia and unusual NHL records including The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, and his work has been widely used on television, radio, the Internet, and in print. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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