Kids and Teen Blog
Canadian Hockey Books
by monique t
News + Sports / November 01, 2006
Are you a hockey fan?
Canucks Legends: Vancouver Hockey Heroes by Jeff Rud, with an introduction by Trevor Linden.
Canucks Legends chronicles the first four decades of the franchise--from a young expansion team to the Canucks' current place among hockey's elite. The Canucks come to life through 75 player profiles--Orland Kurtenbach, Stan Smyl, Richard Brodeur, Cam Neely, Trevor Linden, Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and many others--and over 300 historic and contemporary photos. If you are a Canucks fan, this is the book for you.
Maple Leaf Legends and Canadien Legends are also available.
A Hero Named Howe by Mike Leonetti and illustrated by Greg Banning.
A Hero Named Howe is the latest in Raincoast's Hockey Heroes series for kids, age 5+.
Charlie is a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, and his hero is the great Gordie Howe. Although he plays in his neighbourhood hockey league, Charlie is concerned that he doesn't play as well as his teammates. Inspired by a book written by Howe, Charlie considers other ways to be involved in hockey. A chance meeting with broadcaster Foster Hewitt, famous for exclaiming “He Shoots! He Scores!,” convinces Charlie to try play-by-play announcing.
