{"product_id":"hockey-strong-stories-of-sacrifice-from-inside-the-nhl-paperback","title":"Hockey Strong: Stories of Sacrifice from Inside the NHL - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTodd Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of hockey, one scar at a time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the casual enthusiast and hockey fanatic alike comes a brilliant collection of essays and photographs celebrating the grit and dedication of hockey players who regularly and willingly withstand injury and hardship to play the sport they love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVeteran hockey writer Todd Smith explores a side of the NHL that is rarely seen. Through in-depth player interviews and inside-the-locker-room reportage, \u003ci\u003eHockey Strong\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a behind-the-pads look at the playing in pain ethos that has been woven into the fabric of the game. What separates a hockey player's toughness from other athletes' is the fact that being hockey strong is more than a single performance or bout or game or series. Hockey strong is a way of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuperstars, muckers, snipers, and enforcers alike: the arduous journey of an NHL player is a story of the human body. It is the cracking left fist of the Philadelphia Flyers' Dave Brown and the battering ram right hand of the Detroit Red Wings' Joe Kocur. It is the unbreakable hockey heart of Rob McClanahan during \"The Miracle on Ice\" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. It is the smashed face Kris Draper suffered during the bloody rivalry between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMedical clearance to fight. Midgame root canals. Crushed orbital bones. Beer league determination. Legendary beat-downs. Collapsed lungs that go unreported. Unrelenting pain. Recovery and valor. Players refusing to go out because they owe it all to their brothers in uniform. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes stories from: Shjon Podein, Dave Brown, Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, Joe Kocur, Darren McCarty, Chris Nilan, David Clarkson, Rob McClanahan, Herb Brooks, Jack Carlson, Zach Parise, Charlie Coyle, Rick Tocchet, the Playoffs, and more!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTodd Smith is the director of a landscaping supply yard in south Minneapolis, the author of \u003ci\u003eHockey Strong\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eStories of Sacrifice from Inside the NHL\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cowriter of \u003ci\u003eBrave Enough\u003c\/i\u003e with Olympian Jessie Diggins. He has been a longtime contributing writer for the website of the Minnesota Wild. His work has also appeared in\u003ci\u003e The Rake \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003e Minnesota Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwin Cities METRO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, where he penned a print column and blog covering modern manhood and fatherhood. Smith runs the Donkey Soccer League, a Sunday morning game for assorted nitwits and out-of-shape, middle-aged scalawags in Minneapolis, where Smith lives with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49255683981464,"sku":"9781501157233","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/Ht5CwX1W8s9781501157233.webp?v=1781636205","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/hockey-strong-stories-of-sacrifice-from-inside-the-nhl-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}