Hockey Dad: True Confessions of a (Crazy) Hockey Parent

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Overview

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. He details their separate paths, describing Michael, a 22-year-old playing NCAA hockey on scholarship, and Shawn, now 19, whose competitive minor hockey life was cut short at age 14 because of multiple concussions. Their deeply personal stories, and the trials and tribulations of a father creating futures for them, offer readers a compelling look into the world and culture of minor hockey.

  • Includes funny anecdotes, debates on numerous hockey issues, and personal reflections on the game and its culture

With an unwavering look at his own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the entire system of minor hockey in Canada, Hockey Dad is an honest, irreverent and sometimes moving look at a sporting culture that is not so much a recreation as it is a way of life.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470679463
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/9/2010
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 342,016
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Bob McKenzie, the Hockey Insider, has been covering the game for more than 30 years and is one of the most trusted voices and recognized names in hockey journalism. The Toronto native joined Canada's first and number-one all-sports channel, TSN (The Sports Network), in 1987 and has been a fixture on the network ever since. He was also Editor-in-Chief of The Hockey News for nine years and Hockey Columnist for the Toronto Star for six years.

Table of Contents

Prologue vi

Chapter 1 It was always in the (Hockey) Cards 1

Chapter 2 Breaking the Ice: It's Never Too Early 5

Chapter 3 Family Expansion and Our Little Nerd 8

Chapter 4 "I hate Larry Marson" and Dissing Mr. Hockey 12

Chapter 5 Big changes and the Grand Deception 17

Chapter 6 "C'mon, Drop the Damn Puck Already" 21

Chapter 7 Crossing the Line; Giving Mike the "Tap" 27

Chapter 8 The Straight Poop on Playing Up 33

Chapter 9 It's Fair to Say We're Not Morning People 39

Chapter 10 Breaking the Golden Rule: "Grab Your Sticks" 45

Chapter 11 So, That's How You Want to Play the Game, Is It? 52

Chapter 12 "I Didn't Realize You Had Only One Son" 60

Chapter 13 Was It Commitment or Should I Have Been Committed? 67

Chapter 14 Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk: A Coach Is Born 73

Chapter 15 Falling into the Trap, in More Ways Than One 79

Chapter 16 Vengeance Is a Dish Best Served Curved 86

Chapter 17 The Best Reward, Bar None, and Hockey Parents From Hell 95

Chapter 18 The Four-Point Plan: Not as Stupid as I Look 101

Chapter 19 Tough Love and Learning Our Lessons the Hard Way 109

Chapter 20 Of Gun-Shy Dogs and a Crisis of Confidence 119

Chapter 21 No Need for a Coin Toss: 'Twas the Best Year Ever 128

Chapter 22 Rejected: The Parents Always Take It Harder Than the Kid 139

Chapter 23 New-And-Improved Shawn Makes A U-Turn for the Better 146

Chapter 24 Teach Your Children Well On the "Balance" Beam 154

Chapter 25 The Draft Year: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places 161

Chapter 26 Discretion Isn't Always The Better Part of Valor 171

Chapter 27 Making the Big Time: Shawn Steps It Up 177

Chapter 28 Turn out the Lights, the Party is Over 184

Chapter 29 Into The Abyss and The Long, Hard Road Back 196

Chapter 30 On the Comeback Trail; This Is No-Contact Hockey? 205

Chapter 31 Major Junior Versus College: Making the Right Call 216

Chapter 32 Bada Bing, Bada Boom: Once a Buzzer, Always a Buzzer 227

Chapter 33 Play Every Game Like It's the Last; It Just Might Be 239

Chapter 34 Crazy Hockey Dad's Magical Mystery Tour 246

Chapter 35 Blowing the Whistle and Doctor, Doctor 255

Chapter 36 You Try Cutting the Grass of a Quality Control Inspector 263

Epilogue 272

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