Hockey dad : true confessions from a (crazy?) hockey parent
A revealing look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of minor hockey culture Known as TSN's "Hockey Insider," Canada's Bob McKenzie is synonymous with the sport and one of its most respected analysts. In Hockey Dad , McKenzie describes firsthand the joys and heartbreak of raising two sons, with entirely diverging athletic futures.
Print Book, English, c2009
J. Wiley & Sons Canada, Mississauga, Ont., c2009
Biographies
xii, 276 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., col. ports.
9780470159392, 0470159391
1242310242
PROLOGUE. 1: It was always in the (Hockey) Cards. 2: Breaking the Ice: It's Never Too Early. 3: Family Expansion and Our Little Nerd. 4: "I hate Larry Marson" and Dissing Mr. Hockey. 5: Big changes and the Grand Deception. 6: "C'mon, Drop the Damn Puck Already". 7: Crossing the Line; Giving Mike the "Tap". 8: The Straight Poop on Playing Up. 9: It's Fair to Say We're Not Morning People. 10: Breaking the Golden Rule: "Grab Your Sticks". 11: So, That's How You Want to Play the Game, Is It? 12: "I Didn't Realize You Had Only One Son". 13: Was It Commitment or Should I Have Been Committed? 14: Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk: A Coach Is Born. 15: Falling into the Trap, in More Ways Than One. 16: Vengeance Is a Dish Best Served Curved. 17: The Best Reward, Bar None, and Hockey Parents From Hell. 18: The Four-Point Plan: Not as Stupid as I Look. 19: Tough Love and Learning Our Lessons the Hard Way. 20: Of Gun-Shy Dogs and a Crisis of Confidence. 21: No Need for a Coin Toss: 'Twas the Best Year Ever. 22: Rejected: The Parents Always Take It Harder Than the Kid. 23: New-And-Improved Shawn Makes A U-Turn for the Better. 24: Teach Your Children Well On the "Balance" Beam. 25: The Draft Year: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places. 26: Discretion Isn't Always The Better Part of Valor. 27: Making the Big Time: Shawn Steps It Up. 28: Turn out the Lights, the Party is Over. 29: Into The Abyss and The Long, Hard Road Back. 30: On the Comeback Trail; This Is No-Contact Hockey? 31: Major Junior Versus College: Making the Right Call. 32: Bada Bing, Bada Boom: Once a Buzzer, Always a Buzzer. 33: Play Every Game Like It's the Last; It Just Might Be. 34: Crazy Hockey Dad's Magical Mystery Tour. 35: Blowing the Whistle and Doctor, Doctor. 36: You Try Cutting the Grass of a Quality Control Inspector. Epilogue.