Winter sports

Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice, by the incomparable speed, split-second decisions, and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world.

Whether you are a first time skier or regularly take to the slopes, your chances of an enjoyable - and injury free - holiday are greatly enhanced if you prepare for the physical exertion of skiing.

Meet Chris and Martya married couple working on their careers, raising their only child, and chasing big adventures.

The surface of fallen snowits contours and texturecan tell the interested observer much about the forces that shaped it and about its stability and what it is likely to do.

When Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931, manager Conn Smythe envisioned an arena that would project an aura of middle-class respectability.

Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history.

Une bible pour tous les partisans des Canadiens

Tout y est !

Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth.

Hard-hitting, nonstop action (and that's just what happens off the ice).

Between December 28, 1975, and January 11, 1976, a groundbreaking hockey event took place: Super Series '76.

Two decades of lockouts, soaring ticket prices, and on-ice tinkering have convinced many hard-core fans that the NHL's long-time commissioner Gary Bettman is the devil in disguise, but this book examines his motivations, peels back his often prickly demeanor, and explains how he manages to lead, confound, and keep order.

Former NHL star Bryan Berard shares the inspiring story of his life on and off the icefrom finding early success in the league and suffering a life-changing eye injury to discovering the inner strength to overcome whatever life threw at him and continue to play the game he loved.

In The Franchise: New York Rangers, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.

Updated & expanded—this entry in the bestselling bathroom reader series is full of hockey trivia on the sport’s colorful history, legendary players, and more.

Icy inspiration for playing, exploring and surviving in the snow.

Pour la majorité des Canadiens, le nom de la famille Molson fait partie de l'essence même du Canada.

For decades, Sports Illustrated has chronicled hockey's greatest spectacle: the pursuit of the Stanley Cup.

Mit achtzehn Jahren bezwang er den Ortler, den Mont Blanc, das Matterhorn und die Eiger-Nordwand, mit Reinhold Messner stand er auf sieben Achttausendern – Hans Kammerlander ist einer der erfolgreichsten Extrembergsteiger der Welt.

Ice skates made from animal bones were used in Europe for millennia before metal-bladed skates were invented.

Mike Babcock is the only hockey coach in the history of the game to lead teams to victory in the Stanley Cup, the World Championship, and the Olympic Games.

Updated & expanded—this entry in the bestselling bathroom reader series is full of hockey trivia on the sport’s colorful history, legendary players, and more.

Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 10 Sports Books of All Time, The Game is a reflective and thought-provoking look at a life in hockey.

How did a small Canadian regional league come to dominate a North American continental sport?

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From being inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013, to serving in an executive role on the Detroit Red Wings, and signing on to become an NHL analyst for Fox Sports 1, Chris Chelios has proven himself to be a man of many talents and here he tells his story.

A dynamic and candid memoir by an unlikely NHL brawler In the run-up to the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, the Buffalo Sabres interviewed Matthew Barnaby.

Zwei Fragen bilden den Kern dieses Buches.

Sei mutig und vertraue auf die LiebeDiese E-Box enthält drei Liebesromane voll knisternder Romantik und tiefgehender Gefühle an der Vancouver University im malerischen Kanada:Running Back to You:Lucas Leben ist geprägt von den unsichtbaren Narben, die ein einstiger Autounfall hinterlassen hat.

With more and morepeople heading into the winter backcountry on skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles, avalanche safety is of paramount importance.

La première biographie officielle d'un joueur légendaire

Considéré comme le meilleur buteur de l'histoire de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Mike Bossy a marqué son sport.

As a child Ryan DeLena had difficulty controlling his emotional outbursts.

As much fun as being on the ice but easier on the teeth, hockey trivia guru Don Weekess latest collection is a cool treat for fans of all ages.

Stan Fischler, hockey journalist since 1954 and Lester Patrick Award-winner "e;for contributions to hockey in the United States,"e; covers the sport's history, its origins, rules, players, and more!

One of the most famous and certainly most successful professional hockey teams of all time, the Montreal Canadiens are practically a national institution in Quebec society.

Covering the entire 45-year history of the Blues, author Jeremy Rutherford has collected every essential piece of Blues knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them from 1 to 100.

The Big 50: Philadelphia Flyers is a lively, comprehensive look at the 50 men and moments that made the Flyers the Flyers.

The Big 50: Boston Bruins: The Men and Moments that Made the Boston Bruins is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that made the Bruins the Bruins.

Artificial Ice explores how hockey has moved from popular pastime to commercial entertainment product, and one struggling to maintain its stature in the North American entertainment market.

The instant #1 national bestsellerCurtis Joseph, known affectionately to hockey fans around the world as Cujo, was an unlikely NHL superstar.

Addressing the question Who are the greatest hockey goalies of all time?

Once a winter pastime for socializing and courtship, skating evolved into the wildly popular competitive sport of figure skating, one of the few athletic arenas where female athletes hold a public profile--and earning power--equal to that of men.