Summit Series '72: Eight games that put Canada on top of world hockey (Lorimer Recordbooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1552778843 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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somewhat misled when my husband open the book the room reading was for an 8th grader or less but he still enjoyed the illustrations. Packaging was clean and sturdy. shipping was fast.
The hero in this case is hockeyThis book is a well-paced and deceptively informative read and need not restrict itself to those who are reluctant readers. (Lesley Little Resource Links 2011-12-01)"Not only was Summit Series a lesson in Canadian hockey history, it was a lesson in Cold War history. Chambers CM: Canadian Review fo Materials 2011-11-11)" a good introduction for new generations of fans looking to learn about one of hockey's most important events." (Joe Pelletier hockeybookreviews)Rated E - Excellent, enduring, everyone should see it!Lorimer's non-fiction series Recordbooks is designed to help reluctant readers understand history and social issues through the lens of an actual
Writer and former sports reporter RICHARD BRIGNALL lives in Kenora, Ontario. His also a frequent contributor to Cottage Life and Outdoor Canada. . He is the author of several other titles in the Recordbooks series, including Fearless, Big Train, Forever Champions,Big League Dreams, and China Clipper
Canadians believed hockey was"their game." So Canadians were in for a rude awakening when they lost Game One of the 1972 Summit Series to the Soviets. It wasn't until Canadian teams started losing in international tournaments in the mid 1950s that an epic hockey rivalry between Canada and the Soviet Union began. The eight-game tournament quickly became a "war on ice" fuelled bycompeting Cold War ideologies. Hockey fans will enjoy reading about: small-town teams that represented Canada in international tournaments before there was a Team Canada; Father David Bauer and the first National Hockey Team; the birth of Hockey Canada; Canada and the Cold War; Canadian style of play in hockey versus the Russian style of play; and Bobby Clarke's dirty slash on Kharlamov.