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St. Michael's College by Kevin Shea

What do Ted Lindsay, Frank Mahovlich, Dave Keon, Red Kelly, Gerry Cheevers, Joe Primeau, Bobby Bauer, Tim Horton and Dick Duff all have in common? Besides being Hall of Fame hockey players, all are alumni of St. Michael's College school and hockey program. St. Mikes was one the top development programs in hockey history, while also providing high education. Nearly 190 players have graduated to the NHL, 13 of them to the Hall of Fame. Here's a quick little rundown on the history of St. Michael's. The private, all boys, Roman Catholic school was founded way back in 1852. Soon thereafter the Basilian Fathers took control of the school's administration. The hockey program started back in 1906. The students competed in the OHA junior circuit, and also in senior hockey leagues. St. Michael's won the amateur championship of Canada - the Allan Cup - in 1910. In the late 1920s, the Toronto Maple Leafs, under the great vision of owner Conn Smythe, sponsored the St. Mike's...

2008 Hockey Book Preview: St. Michael's College: A Hundred Years of Pucks and Prayers

The book: St. Michael's College: A Hundred Years of Pucks and Prayers Hardcover, 400 pages The Author: Kevin Shea with Larry Colle and Paul Patskou The Publisher: HB Fenn Release Date: Oct. 1st, 2008 Pre-order: Amazon - Chapters Book Description If Notre Dame is the most storied breeding ground for professional football, then St. Michaels College certainly holds the same distinction in hockey. From the grassroots beginnings of the hockey program in 1906 through to today, more than 180 students from St. Mikes have gone on to play in the National Hockey League. This comprehensive history of hockey at St. Michaels College School, located in Toronto, Canada, will take readers through one hundred years of extraordinary memories: triumphs, tears, perspiration, and inspiration of one of the most exciting hockey programs in the world. Extensively researched, the book weaves into the narrative the personal recollections of some of the greatest players ever to pull on the Double Blue of St...