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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.962092
EAN num: 9781554550753
ISBN number: 1554550750
Label: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Manufacturer: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: October 09, 2007
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THIS NATIONAL BESTSELLER IS NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!
UPDATED TO INCLUDE CROSBY'S RECORD-BREAKING 2006-2007 SEASON!
When the Pittsburgh Penguins won the right to select very first overall in the 2005 NHL draft, there was no doubt who they would pick - Sidney Crosby, the most celebrated junior hockey player since Mario Lemieux.
Sidney Crosby was very first to win Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in the Canadian junior ranks, and very first to win consecutive Player of the Year awards
At age 16, he became the youngest Canadian player to score in the World Junior Hockey Championships.
At 17, he recorded an astonishing 168 points in 62 games, leading his Rimouski team to the Memorial Cup.
And in 2005, while not yet 18, Crosby landed a lucrative contract with Reebok, placing him in the same athletic stratosphere as Wayne Gretzky and Tiger Woods.
But how did a kid from Nova Scotia come to stand alone on draft day as the NHL's undisputed No. 1 pick? And how did a budding teenage superstar cope with the growing pressures of being dubbed 'the subsequent Wayne Gretzky'?
In this exciting hockey biography, award-winning sports journalist Gare Joyce retraces the incredible journey of hockey's wunderkind from age-group hockey in Nova Scotia to draft day with Mario Lemieux and his Pittsburgh Penguins. From Halifax to the Czech Republic, Minnesota to Quebec City and all places in between, Joyce explores the making of hockey's brightest star and all the obstacles this amazing young man overcame in pursuit of his dreams.
In 2003, Wayne Gretzky was asked if there was one player out there who might one day break his records. He responded 'Yes, Sidney Crosby. He's the best player I've seen since Mario (Lemieux).'
Gare Joyce's riveting biography of hockey's 18-year-old sensation, retraces Crosby's incredible journey from the lacing up of his very first pair of skates to his outstanding very first season in the League. Joyce explores the making of a superstar and all of the obstacles this amazing athlete overcame in pursuit of his dreams.
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You will not enjoy this book unless you are a fan of Hockey! I read this book after about half a season of Hockey and seeing Crosby play. This book is a great way to learn about an up coming star (which you can see through his play). I would recommend this book to anyone that really loves the game of Hockey!
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If you are a huge hockey fan, with knowledge about players and teams, new and old, throughout Canada and at all age levels, you are the right person for this book. Reading about places, people, and teams that I didn't know anything about was very frustrating and made it hard to keep reading. A good portion of the book was just comparing Gretzky and Crosby. That was interesting, in moderation. I was looking for a book to tell all about Sidney Crosby and his trip to the NHL. This book has that, but it came along with a lot of extra stuff that was unnecessary.
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OK, any time a new star pops up there is an author wanting to make a quick buck. I knew better than to jump on the very first unofficial biography but did anyways. Like any book of this genre, the entire thing comes off as "I talked to someone who talked to someone who once knew Sidney and based on that we can deduce this...". It was clear from the author's account that they stalked the Crosby family for a period of time and despite that effort failed to gain any deep insights from Sidney or his family. This entire book could have been written after reading newspaper clippings and perhaps a 30 minute interview with Sidney. My recommendation - wait until Sidney lives up to the hype (and I suspect he will!) and then read his official biography.
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