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Words on Ice: A Collection of Hockey Stories,Used
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Product DescriptionA young boy dreams of hockey glory. A teenager explores his budding talent and revels in his first poignant victory. A professional goalie relies on a mysteriously powerful face mask that somehow improves his game. A small town pits itself against a neighbouring village in an allout, noholdsbarred contest of hometown solidarity. A middleaged woman discovers more about herself through womens recreational hockey.In this anthology of hockey proseboth fiction and nonfiction twentytwo literary masters offer their insights on what makes hockey 'the best game you can name.' With selections from such bestselling authors as Roch Carrier, Peter Gzowksi, Morley Callaghan, Mordecai Richler, Don Gutteridge and George Plimpton, Words on Ice is an outstanding contribution to any hockey lovers bookshelf.About the AuthorMichael P.J. Kennedy has been teaching at the postsecondary level in Ottawa, Montreal, Regina and Saskatoon since 1972. He has a doctorate in Canadian literature and extensive experience as a freelance sports writer, including ten years writing a weekly college sports column for the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. He has combined his knowledge and experience with an ongoing interest in hockey to create a unique class entitled 'Reading Culture: Hockey in Canadian Literature,' which he teaches at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. The author of numerous newspaper and journal articles that range in subject from Canadian fiction to Inuit literature to electric streetcar heritage to hockey, Kennedy currently teaches literature at the University of Saskatchewan and Canadian literature and communication arts at the Kelsey Campus of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology.
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