The Girlfriend's Guide to HockeyTeena Spencer knows from experience what it is to live through months of hockey mania and endless weeks of playoff insanity, when your partner is sprawled on the couch, knocking back beer and yelling at the TV. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, she decided, and proceeded to learn the ins and outs of Canada's national game. From butt-ending to dipsy-doodles, icing to offsides, The Girlfriend's Guide to Hockey illuminates the often arcane language of hockey in clear, humourous text. It's all here: the jargon, positions, rules, teams, top players and rituals and trivia, with details on women in hockey, including Canada's silver-medal-winning 1998 Olympic team (who, after all, did better than the men!). |
Contents
Whose bright idea was this anyway? | 4 |
What the heck is going on? | 14 |
Why are they always blowing the whistle? | 27 |
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The Girlfriend's Guide to Hockey Teena Spencer,Will Ferguson,Bruce Robert Spencer No preview available - 2001 |
The Girlfriend's Guide to Hockey Teena Dickerson,Will Ferguson,Bruce Spencer No preview available - 2007 |
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