{"product_id":"my-wild-hockey-life-defection-1980s-with-the-maple-leafs-and-surviving-a-liver-transplant-paperback","title":"My Wild Hockey Life: Defection, 1980s with the Maple Leafs and Surviving a Liver Transplant - 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\u003eMiro Frycer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLubos Brabec\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Oakland\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaving lived a pretty wild and crazy life, hockey pro Miro Frycer faced death at 40. Now, after two transplants, he tells his fascinating story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA defector from communist Czechoslovakia, Frycer spent eight seasons in the NHL and played for the Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. He was one of the most popular Leafs in the 1980s-partly because of his on-ice performances (he played in an NHL All-Star Game and was the highest-scoring Leaf in the 1985-86 season), partly because of his off-ice escapades, such as his personal war with hard-nosed coach John Brophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his typical sense of humor, he tells a story about the beautiful and ugly times with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Harold Ballard era and remembers famous teammates Peter Stastny, Borje Salming, Steve Yzerman and Mark Messier. As always, he is outspoken and straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast but not least, \u003cem\u003eMy Wild Hockey Life\u003c\/em\u003e includes Miro's recollection of his serious problems with alcohol in later years, as well as his new life after his liver transplant in 1999 and a recent kidney transplant in 2018. \"A lot of the guys are dead already. Teammates, linemates ... and I'm still here after two transplants. I'm still fighting,\" he said at the time of publishing the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter battling a series of health problems, Miro Frycer died in April 2021 at 61.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49183010816152,"sku":"9788027038558","price":36.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ZUFyM1BQVHFpUHFNY0xaNk96Nm54dz09.webp?v=1780260780","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/my-wild-hockey-life-defection-1980s-with-the-maple-leafs-and-surviving-a-liver-transplant-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}