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Skate into the wild, wild world of bizarre hockey records.
Every fan knows that the red and blue lines define the zones of the world’s fastest game. But in their third Unofficial guide to the NHL’s most unusual records, trivia mavens Don Weekes and Kerry Banks paint another line across the rink, one that delineates that rarefied realm of play: the twilight zone of hockey stats.
A world apart from your standard off-the-shelf record book, Weekes and Banks’ "More Unusual Hockey Records" reveals never-before-published stats in a unique and concise storytelling format that takes the hockey-record genre to another level of fascination. From Abel to Zamboni, this trivia hound’s insider guide covers more than 500 hockey milestones, and not only from the well-known champions of goal-scoring and goal-saving but from those unsung heroes and zeroes who skated away from the game without fanfare . . until now.
It’s all here in the authors’ latest compelling compilation of oddball stories, one-of-a-kind feats and wildly informative stats. "More Unusual Hockey Records" is a trivia must-have that hockey fans will devour cover to cover.
Every fan knows that the red and blue lines define the zones of the world’s fastest game. But in their third Unofficial guide to the NHL’s most unusual records, trivia mavens Don Weekes and Kerry Banks paint another line across the rink, one that delineates that rarefied realm of play: the twilight zone of hockey stats.
A world apart from your standard off-the-shelf record book, Weekes and Banks’ "More Unusual Hockey Records" reveals never-before-published stats in a unique and concise storytelling format that takes the hockey-record genre to another level of fascination. From Abel to Zamboni, this trivia hound’s insider guide covers more than 500 hockey milestones, and not only from the well-known champions of goal-scoring and goal-saving but from those unsung heroes and zeroes who skated away from the game without fanfare . . until now.
It’s all here in the authors’ latest compelling compilation of oddball stories, one-of-a-kind feats and wildly informative stats. "More Unusual Hockey Records" is a trivia must-have that hockey fans will devour cover to cover.
Price: $9.99
Pages: 240
Publisher: Greystone Books
Imprint: Greystone Books
Publication Date:
01 September 2004
ISBN: 9781926812298
Format: eBook
Don Weekes is an award-winning TV producer for CFCF CTV in Montreal. He has written seventeen books on hockey trivia and unusual NHL records including The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, and his work has been widely used on television, radio, the Internet, and in print. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Kerry Banks is an award-winning magazine journalist and author. His published works include Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket and records books on hockey, baseball, and basketball. He is also the author of the children’s Hockey Heroes series. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Kerry Banks is an award-winning magazine journalist and author. His published works include Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket and records books on hockey, baseball, and basketball. He is also the author of the children’s Hockey Heroes series. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Even More Unusual Hockey Records
Contents
REGULAR SEASON
1. Spittin’ Chiclets
A wide-ranging collection of records about injuries, fights, longest games and standing ovations.
2. Numerology
All of these records involve player uniform numbers.
3. Heroes of the Hall
All of these records are about Hall of Fame players.
4. Team Mismanagement
These records concern bad teams, incompetent owners and front-office gaffes.
5. My Face Is My Mask
Records about goaltenders: most goals allowed in one period, worst winning percentage, fastest 100 wins in a career, oddest contractual arrangement, plus much more.
6. Sharpshooters
Player scoring records: career, single season and game.
7. Cold Cash
Money records involving player contracts, TV contracts, hockey cards, fines and lawsuits.
8. Just Call Me Mister
Player, forward line and team nickname records.
9. Turning Tricks
Three-goal games and other goal-scoring feats.
10. Behind the Bench
Coaching records: the good, the bad and the ugly.
11. You Can Quote Me
A selection of quotes that have been transformed into records.
12. The Boys on the Bus
Team winning — and losing — records over the years.
13. Wheel of Fortune
These records involve draft choices.
14. In the Limelight
All of these records were set off the ice.
15. Around the Circuit
League-wide records involving attendance, overtime games, goals and penalty minutes.
16. Leaders of the Pack
Records set by scoring champions.
17. Endless Reigns
The longest-lasting records set by players.
THE PLAYOFFS
18. Trail to the Grail
19. Silversmiths
20. Ice Champions
Contents
REGULAR SEASON
1. Spittin’ Chiclets
A wide-ranging collection of records about injuries, fights, longest games and standing ovations.
2. Numerology
All of these records involve player uniform numbers.
3. Heroes of the Hall
All of these records are about Hall of Fame players.
4. Team Mismanagement
These records concern bad teams, incompetent owners and front-office gaffes.
5. My Face Is My Mask
Records about goaltenders: most goals allowed in one period, worst winning percentage, fastest 100 wins in a career, oddest contractual arrangement, plus much more.
6. Sharpshooters
Player scoring records: career, single season and game.
7. Cold Cash
Money records involving player contracts, TV contracts, hockey cards, fines and lawsuits.
8. Just Call Me Mister
Player, forward line and team nickname records.
9. Turning Tricks
Three-goal games and other goal-scoring feats.
10. Behind the Bench
Coaching records: the good, the bad and the ugly.
11. You Can Quote Me
A selection of quotes that have been transformed into records.
12. The Boys on the Bus
Team winning — and losing — records over the years.
13. Wheel of Fortune
These records involve draft choices.
14. In the Limelight
All of these records were set off the ice.
15. Around the Circuit
League-wide records involving attendance, overtime games, goals and penalty minutes.
16. Leaders of the Pack
Records set by scoring champions.
17. Endless Reigns
The longest-lasting records set by players.
THE PLAYOFFS
18. Trail to the Grail
19. Silversmiths
20. Ice Champions