Growing Up Hockey, Brian Kennedy
Growing Up Hockey, Brian Kennedy
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Growing Up Hockey
The Life and Times of Everyone Who Ever Loved the Game

Author: Brian Kennedy

Narrator: Dan Condie

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 03/30/2021

Synopsis

”If only an honest book can live, as Emerson said, then Growing Up Hockey is immortal. It’s the story of everyone who plays or cares about the game. It’s warm reading for a cold night. Or any night.” — Jack Falla, author of Home Ice Many of us grew up scoring a thousand glorious NHL goals in our minds, and on our streets and corner rinks. We won the Stanley Cup over and over in our imaginations. What happened to those childhood heroics? We packed them in a box with our hockey cards and forgot them. Growing Up Hockey uses the heartwarming and comical exploits of a house-league third-liner to prompt us to re-live our memories of hockey glory. It shows that for those who love it, the game is never far away. Bobby Hull, Frank Mahovlich, Wayne Gretzky they’re all here. But equally large are the neighbourhood rink bullies, the Pee Wee league super-starts and the obsessed NHL aficionados. Together, they create a hockey myth as grand as ever existed and as unique as each of us.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on November 26, 2022

I enjoyed this book. Good take on what hockey means in Canada from a well told life story of the impact hockey has on our Canadian lives … no matter where we live. I never lost the bug… still have my gear at 56 and I have been spreading the love of the game as a coach for the last 18 years teaching a......more

Goodreads review by Jim on November 06, 2023

"Growing Up Hockey" is about a little boy, this one a real-life hockey player named Brian Kennedy. If you enjoyed "A Christmas Story" and love hockey, you'll be glad to know that reading Kennedy's account of his love affair with hockey is like listening to Ralphie Parker talk about his obsession for......more

Goodreads review by Fritzov on August 14, 2021

I am not from Canada and i have never played Ice hockey, hey i can't even stand on a pair of skates. But i did grew up following hockey, not on TV as it wasn't possible but on the radio. I liked this book.......more

Goodreads review by James on March 07, 2012

This was a very quick read. It was a throughly enjoyable book to read. I wish at some point Brian Kennedy actually played in the NHL. Eventhough he wasn't the greatest player, I believe he would have been just because of his heart and soul. Sometimes, I think that is what is missing from today's gam......more

Goodreads review by Dallas on March 01, 2012

Very worth the time to read. For anyone who loves the game and grew up watching Hockey Night in Canada when it consisted of the few original teams.......more

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