The Salt Lake Loonie

Looking for a short, fun book that has more sports than just hockey in it?

Brothers Brett and Jesse Matlock offer a general sports book with plenty of hockey content in it called The Salt Lake Loonie: And Other Stories Every Sports Fan Should Know. Dwight Allot makes the book even more fun with his wonderful line drawing illustrations, while Team Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser writes the foreword.


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The stories are short and simple, making for a quick fun read. Hockey stories include:

• The Good Old Hockey Game
• The Life And Times of the Stanley Cup
• Oh Canada! (1972 Summit Series)
• "Howe" Fitting
• The Rocket Richard Riot
• The Montreal Forum
• The Salt Lake Loonie.

As mentioned, there are many other sports covered in this book too. Here's a look at the table of contents: (click on the photos to enlarge)

 

Along side stories of Terry Fox and Wilt Chamberlain and the Boston Marathon is a history of streaking in sports. Odd yes, but it is that mixture that makes this book a fun read!

This is a fun, entertaining, little book. I would recommend it as a Christmas gift for the teenage sports fan or for the more casual sports fan.

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