| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xv, 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"Originally published in Canada by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Canada 2016"--T.p. verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
The first hockey star -- In the beginning -- Tex's Rangers and the Leafs -- The Bruins -- The Hawks -- The Wings -- The original six -- The Stanley Cup -- The Vezina -- The Lady Byng -- The first All-Star Game -- Fire in his eyes -- The forgotten miracle -- The greatest of them all -- Willi O'Ree -- Stand firm -- The second six -- Black, white, and silver -- The St. Louis Blues -- The Minnesota North Stars -- The Oakland Seals -- The Pittsburgh Penguins -- The Philadelphia Flyers -- The World Hockey Association -- The Summit Series -- Inside the miracle -- The 1984 Canada Cup -- The 1987 Canada Cup -- The 1991 Canada Cup -- The 1998 Winter Olympics -- The culture of winning -- Hockey on the island -- Only the good die young -- The last dynasty -- Yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- "I just love to play". |
| Summary |
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.--Provided by publisher. |
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First he rewrote the record book. How Gretzky rewrites the history of hockey. He looks back on the last ninety-nine years and tells-- from his point of view-- about the NHL's most memorable moments. Gretzky weaves in his own memories with the saga of the game that has meant so much to him. |
| Subject |
Gretzky, Wayne, 1961-
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National Hockey League -- Anecdotes.
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Hockey -- History.
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Hockey -- Anecdotes.
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Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Anecdotes.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Day, Kirstie McLellan, collaborator.
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| Added Title |
Ninety-nine |
| ISBN |
9780399575471 (hardcover) : $28.00 |
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0399575472 (hardcover) |
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