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99 : stories of the game / Wayne Gretzky, with Kirstie McLellan Day.
For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him: mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Weaving together lives and moments from an extraordinary career, he reflects on the players who inflamed his imagination when he was a kid, the way he himself figured in the dreams of so many who came after; takes us onto the ice and into the dressing rooms to meet the friends who stood by him and the rivals who spurred him to greater heights; shows us some of the famous moments in hockey history through the eyes of someone who regularly made that history. Warm, direct, and revelatory, it is a book that gives us number 99, the man and the player, like never before.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735232648 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xv, 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Penguin, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Viking hardcover by Penguin Canada, 2016"--T.p. verso. Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Gretzky, Wayne, 1961- Hockey players > Canada > Biography. Hockey > History. Hockey > Anecdotes. |
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| Kimberley Public Library | 796.962 GRE (Text) | 35137000158625 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Boissevain-Morton Library | 796.962/64/Gretsky (Text) | 36266000282314 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Bren Del Win Centennial Library | 796.962/64 (Text) | 36320000335075 | Adult nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 796.962 Gre (Text) | 35198000615857 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Chetwynd Public Library | 796.962 GRE (Text) | 35222000953215 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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| Fraser Lake Public Library | 796.96 MCL (Text) | 35195000266392 | Upper Floor - Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Penguin Putnam
One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside the game as few others can.
No one has been as close to the game as Wayne Gretzky. When he first laced up skates in the NHL, he changed the league. And by the time he had hung up his skates, he had re-written the record book.
There can be no doubt what he means to the game. What we haven't seen is what the game means to him.
For the first time, Wayne Gretzky will tell us about the NHL's great moments from his point of view. We will meet the people who inspired him and motivated him. We'll read the stories of the players who ignited his imagination, just as Gretzky himself inspired the dreams of so many young players and fans.
Seen through the eyes of the player whose name has come to stand for greatness in the game of hockey, 99: Stories of the Game brings to life the NHL's glorious past, from its fierce early battles on natural ice, through its mythical golden era, when the Howes and Richards, Hulls and Orrs defined greatness, through the unforgettable dynasties in Montreal, New York, and of course, Edmonton, through to the present day.
Written with all the insight of someone who knows what it feels like when your lungs burn at the end of a long shift, and the pain of bruises at the end of a long playoff series, who knows what it feels like to fall short against a bitter rival, and also the incomparable feeling of lifting the Stanley Cup over your head, 99: Stories of the Game doesn't just tell the history of the NHL's 99 years. It relives them. - Random House, Inc.
One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside the game as few others can.
No one has been as close to the game as Wayne Gretzky. When he first laced up skates in the NHL, he changed the league. And by the time he had hung up his skates, he had re-written the record book.
There can be no doubt what he means to the game. What we haven't seen is what the game means to him.
For the first time, Wayne Gretzky will tell us about the NHL's great moments from his point of view. We will meet the people who inspired him and motivated him. We'll read the stories of the players who ignited his imagination, just as Gretzky himself inspired the dreams of so many young players and fans.
Seen through the eyes of the player whose name has come to stand for greatness in the game of hockey, 99: Stories of the Game brings to life the NHL's glorious past, from its fierce early battles on natural ice, through its mythical golden era, when the Howes and Richards, Hulls and Orrs defined greatness, through the unforgettable dynasties in Montreal, New York, and of course, Edmonton, through to the present day.
Written with all the insight of someone who knows what it feels like when your lungs burn at the end of a long shift, and the pain of bruises at the end of a long playoff series, who knows what it feels like to fall short against a bitter rival, and also the incomparable feeling of lifting the Stanley Cup over your head, 99: Stories of the Game doesn't just tell the history of the NHL's 99 years. It relives them.
