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Hockey Dad? Definitely. Crazy? Maybe. But only if you think that camping out in an arena lobby for 48 hours to register your son for house-league hockey is crazy. Or getting escorted out of an arena by two policemen. Or calling for a stick measurement in a game involving 11-year-olds. Twice.
Hockey Dad is a revealing look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the minor hockey culture as seen through the eyes of a committed parent/hockey coach-or is it a parent/hockey coach who should have been committed?-who also just happens to be one of the most well-known hockey personalities in North America. Hilarious, candid, and at times poignant, Hockey Dad is a true slice of life as thousands live it in the world of minor hockey culture. Bob McKenzie reveals himself-and his entire family-in ways you've never seen him before.
These deeply personal stories, and how Hockey Dad dealt with the highs and lows of his sons' hockey careers (sometimes well, sometimes not so well), are a compelling look into the world of minor hockey-a major Canadian passion.
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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Posted March 25, 2013
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Posted March 18, 2013
If anybody wants to try it with a sexy 14 year old go to happy fun book 3
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Posted March 26, 2013
Where are you? :'(
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Posted March 25, 2013
Only when i think he should know because i try to keep him fully aware of whats happening with his gf. Ok im done talking to you. Ill leave you alone now.
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Posted March 25, 2013
Go to our book
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Hockey Dad? Definitely. Crazy? Maybe. But only if you think that camping out in an arena lobby for 48 hours to register your son for house-league hockey is crazy. Or getting escorted out of an arena by two policemen. Or calling for a stick measurement in a game involving 11-year-olds. Twice.
Hockey Dad is a revealing look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the minor hockey culture as seen through the eyes of a committed parent/hockey coach-or is it a parent/hockey coach who ...