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Hockey's Greatest Stars: Legends and Young Lions (re-release)

Revised in it's third incarnation since 2007, Chris McDonell and Firefly Books are back with Hockey's Greatest Stars: Legends and Young Lions Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's more from the publisher: Profiles of the best players of all time plus the up-and-coming new stars. Hockey fans everywhere are always hungry for more information on the game. Hockey''s Greatest Stars profiles hockey''s greatest players -- the all-stars and the promising young lions. Fans will enjoy the book''s lively and incisive commentary combined with memorable quotes and insider tales of trades and off-ice antics. The book profiles 60 of the greatest NHL players of all time plus the 20 top players of today. Each profile is illustrated with action-packed photographs. The legends include: Wayne Gretzky Maurice Richard Bobby Hull Tim Horton Gordie Howe While the young lions include: Sidney Crosby Alex Ovechkin Steve Stamkos Drew Dou...

Top Ten Hockey Quotes from Shooting From The Lip

Firefly Books is re-releasing Chris McDonell's 2004 hit title Shooting from the Lip: Hockey's Best Quotes and Quips Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com It is a collection of now more than 400 of the best quotes and quips in all of hockey. Some are funny, some are odd, and some are cunningly wise. All are entertaining for readers of all ages. This is a fun book, sure to have even non hockey fans chuckling. To give you a better idea, here's a top ten list of quotes from Shooting from the Lip . Top Ten Hockey Quotes : 10. "Guys, I don't want to tell you half-truths, unless they're completely accurate." - coach Alain Vigneault . 9. "Luc Robitaille is a great kid and good player, but ask anybody on the street and they'd probably think Luc Robitaille is a type of salad dressing." - L.A. Kings owner Bruce McNall on why he brought Wayne Gretzky to Hollywood in 1988. 8. "We only speak two languages here: English and profanity....