- Paperback: 255 pages
- Publisher: Potomac Books Inc; 1 edition (Oct 31 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 157488364X
- ISBN-13: 978-1574883640
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #299,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The history of hockey is filled with the bizarre, the unexpected, and the hard to believe.Hockey's Most Wanted•chronicles 700 of the most outrageous players, coaches, and owners in hockey history. In humorous detail, Floyd Conner describes hockey's top-ten strange plays, inept players, bizarre nicknames, craziest fans, colorful characters, unlikely heroes, odious owners, worst coaches, beleaguered officials, most brutal fights, and more. Learn why Dave Reece was nicknamed 'the Human Sieve,' and find out which goalie once gave up fifteen goals in a game. Meet the player who was whistled for a record sixty-seven penalty minutes in a single game and another who played in the National Hockey League for five years before scoring his first goal. Imagine scoring the winning goal in the seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup'for the opposing team'or how it felt to be the defenseman traded for a net. You can find all this and more inHockey's Most Wanted•, a book that every hockey fan will enjoy.
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, which sold more than 150,000 copies. He has been interviewed many times for radio, newspaper, and television and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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highly entertaining, Mar 15 2008
By K. Stuckey "kateling" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hockey's Most Wanted-: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons and Ice Oddities (Paperback)
67 different Top 10 lists are included ranging from best players (by position); draft bargains and busts; biggest, smallest, oldest, and youngest players; and even the craziest fans. I bought this for my husband, who is a hockey broadcaster and trivia buff. He knew some of the stuff, but still laughs at the stuff he didn't know or forgot he knew. I like the explanations of players nicknames and stories about crazy owners. It's fun to pick up and read a list or two. It is indexed if you are looking for a certain player. Lots of fun for the fan!
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Pretty good for trivia, Mar 5 2012
By LordKOTL - Published on Amazon.com
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The book is basically a list of a lot of little known facts about the coolest game on earth. While there were some errors (Like calling Zdeno Chara a Czech, when in fact he is a Slovak), for the most part I would consider this book an excellent read for anyone whol loves trivia, hockey, or both.
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Nice read but has some factual errors, May 11 2011
By M. Thompson "Collector" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Hockey's Most Wanted-: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons and Ice Oddities (Paperback)
I like the book for the most part but noticed some errors mostly concerning the Chicago Blackhawks. Author wrote Stan Mikita was a right wing for 20 years (He actually was a center). Author also indicated the MPH line was Stan Mikita, Jim Pappin and Bobby Hull. It actually was Pit Martin, Jim Pappin and Dennis Hull. I enjoyed the book though
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