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1) NHL 24
Publisher
Microsoft Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
With all-exciting gameplay features NHL 24 will bring authentic on-ice action to life. Experience the rush and fatigue of high-pressure games with the Exhaust Engine, get unparalleled player command with Vision Passing and Total Control Skill Moves, and change the momentum with Physics-Based Contact.
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Do you love ice hockey and want to become a team leader? Do you want to learn how to play better and inspire others to do the same? Do you want to discover the secrets of successful ice hockey team leaders?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. Ice Hockey Team Leader: How to Play and Become a Leader is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to master the skills and techniques of ice hockey, and develop the qualities...
4) Line Changes
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Twelve-year-old Sam Parker has dealt with a lot over the past two seasons of hockey -- a concussion, a bully, and a divorce. He has overcome all of those challenges, not to mention keeping his grades up at school. Plus he and his best friend Jill have discovered they have feelings for each other. Things are going well for him. Then, his divorced parents both start dating again, which is weird and makes him a little angry for reasons he can't entirely...
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A fascinating and immersive chronicle of hockey's original maskless warriors More than 400 stitches decorated Terry Sawchuk's face during his 16 years as a goaltender in the National Hockey League, the result of high-speed collisions and slapshots that whizzed directly at his skull. All in a day's work for an elite goalie of his era. Before facemasks became standard equipment in the 1960s and '70s, men like Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, and Jacques Plante-the...
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Known for being one of the world's most popular sport, The Little Hockey Poetry Book includes unique poems representing Hockey topics associated with the lovable game, making it the perfect gift for the Hockey lover. Creating a poetry book about Hockey can be a unique way of exploring the game. Poetry can give a fresh perspective and bring an imaginative approach to understanding and appreciating the game of Hockey. Moreover, it can bridge the gap...
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"VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG"
This complete narrative of "VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG" is informative and emotive with stories never told, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the history of hockey in Las Vegas. The evolution of hockey led to the NHL granting Las Vegas its first Big Four sports franchise. The sport grew from a few avid players forming a team in the mob-built International Ice Palace, to the first time pro players suited...
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Like the group of players who stunned the world by upsetting the mighty Soviet Union in the iconic "Miracle Game" at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1980, few gave the Team USA women much of a chance to beat the Canadians in the inaugural women's tournament in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. After all, Canada's women had dominated their game for decades, winning every major international tournament until then. But when the Gold Medal game had ended,...
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One man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports: Why is hockey so incredibly awesome? Dave Hill- author, actor, rock musician and stand-up comedian- is a truly outstanding American. For one thing, he's part Canadian (an advantage he explored in his previous book Parking the Moose). For another, and maybe this has something to do with his Canadian heritage, he's a totally obsessive fan of hockey. That makes him a minority...
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In Hockey: A Guide for Players and Fans, young readers will learn about one of the world's most exciting sports. Readers will find easy-to-read explanations of ice hockey's beginnings, basic rules and strategies, and how they can suit up and get on the ice. This book features colorful photos, fun facts, and informative sidebars, and future hockey stars will take in every page until they're ready to put on skates and grab a hockey stick!
13) Wayne Gretzky
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This book dives deep into the life and career of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. The book also includes a table of contents, a map of where each athlete's biggest accomplishments took place, a list of each athlete's accolades, additional resource links, a glossary, and an index. This Press Box Books title is aligned to a reading level of grades 3-4 and an interest level of grades 3-7.
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It was almost the first day of winter, and PK still has no skates to wear.
This time, PK waited impatiently for one more week before his skates arrived in the mail.
With a knock, knock, knock on the door, the mailman delivered the skates in a box. PK couldn't wait to open it . . .
Little PK Subban loves watching hockey on TV with his father, and he can't wait to finally go out and skate-just like his hockey heroes! With his mother's help, PK orders...
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Laurence Bilodeau adore le hockey. Elle en mange ! Cette année, elle souhaite tellement faire partie de l'équipe A, dans la catégorie M11. Cependant, sur la patinoire comme en dehors, tout ne se passe pas toujours comme prévu... D'autant plus que son crush est le meilleur joueur de la ligue ! Dès qu'il lui adresse la parole, elle en perd tous ses moyens.
Saura-t-elle se démarquer lors du camp de sélection ? Arrivera-t-elle à faire sa marque...
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The author of Cold War shoots and scores with the only full-length biography to cover the entire playing career of the Red Wings' superstar.
Before Gretzky, before Russians played in the National Hockey League, before multimillion-dollar salaries, there was Gordie Howe: the greatest star ever to play hockey. This richly illustrated, thoroughly researched and completely unauthorized biography takes readers behind the sports icon to reveal a man who...
19) Tough Guys
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There is only one sport, outside of actual combat disciplines, where two participants can square off in old fashioned, bare-knuckle pugilism without facing swift ejection. Hockey has long held a place for two willing combatants, and it has been said that "no one goes for popcorn during a fight." Fans know what to expect on the ice from players with nicknames like Knuckles, The Grim Reaper, The Bruise Brothers, or The Hammer. Yet off the ice, the men...
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Go behind the scenes with the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL draft A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL teams approach the draft with this knowledge, hoping that luck will be on their side and that their extensive scouting and analysis will pay off. In On the Clock: Vancouver Canucks, Daniel Wagner explores the fascinating, rollercoaster history of the Canucks at the draft, including tales...
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