However, his marriage has gone up in flames… literally. He’s resigned himself to the single life and being the best dog dad he can be, but he still holds out hope that one day he’ll find “The One.” So, imagine his surprise when he runs into “The One Who Got Away.” Amelia Justice.His best friend’s baby sister.AKA: “The One Who Is Totally Off-Limits.”Amelia is broken. The punches that life, and her ex-husband, have thrown at her have her down for the count. She’s cut herself off from her family and friends as she works to rebuild her self-esteem and her spirit. Hidden away in a small town, she never expects to reconnect with “The One She Should Have Chosen.” Chandler is so much more than he was in college: more handsome, more muscular, more tattooed… It was supposed to be a casual fling while Amelia and Chandler worked to put the pieces of their lives back together. But as every good hockey player knows, a rebound can turn into one hell of a goal.

    But I’d never leave the Swedish Hockey League— Not while raising my little brother. But now he’s grown and the Carolina Reapers show up with my greatest weakness: Langley Pierce, their new head of PR. I’ve never been able to say no to her. She’s fierce, independent, and the sexiest woman I’ve ever met. She also has a stubborn streak wider than my entire country. One comment from her smart mouth about never dating again, and I propose. No, really, I actually propose: A six-month marriage contract in exchange for signing with the Reapers. I want to date this woman so badly that I’m going to marry her first. I’ll use each day to show her how a queen should be treated. Our wedding day started a countdown I’m powerless to stop, And the faster the months fly, the harder I fall. She’s sworn she’ll never choose a man over her career, And I promised never to ask her to. Until I’m forced to. How can we move forward when we started this whole thing backwards? If I can’t convince her this marriage is anything but fake— The next document we sign will crush us both. Welcome to the Carolina Reapers, Samantha Whiskey’s newest hockey series where the chill of the ice meets sultry southern nights.

    And likely never will. Also includes Alex & Violet inspired outtakes such as Weiner Warmers: a Holiday Outtake, Let’s Make An Alex Jr, Pretty Eyes (a Pucked-Good Luck Charm crossover), MILF in Training, and Kick Stand Kid.From PUCKED OFFA Valentine’s Day love note, a series of deleted, never before seen scenes from the cutting room floor of Pucked Off and a special birthday outtake.From PUCKED LOVEThe original Prologue that didn’t make the cut in Pucked Love and a Valentine’s Day letter from Darren to Charlene guaranteed make you swoon.Area 51: Deleted Scenes and OuttakesOriginally published in 2016, this compilation of outtakes and deleted scenes features Alex and Violet ridiculousness, lost chapters from Pucked Up, and alternative POVs from our sexiest, horniest hottie: Randy Ballistic.Get Inked: A Pucked Series and Clipped Wings Crossover NovellaWorlds collide when the PUCKED crew decide it’s time to commemorate their love of hockey with a team tattoo and pay a visit to Inked Armor, the renowned Chicago tattoo studio where master artists Hayden Stryker and Chris Zelter ply their trade. Ink cherries will be popped, cupcakes will be consumed, and the hazards and enhancements of boob bling will be pondered.NOTE: * Pucks & Penalties contains over 90 000 words in outtakes and deleted scenes, as well as the full Get Inked novella. Pucks & Penalties was previously only available at signings.

    From video blogging in his parents' house at 19 to yelling on televisions across Canada at 28, Dangle has been involved with some of the most important sports companies in the country.In between tales of Steve's adventures, both online and off, This Team Is Ruining My Life is also a kind of how-to (or how-not-to) guide: in an ever-evolving media landscape, sometimes you have to get creative to find the job you want. This is Steve Dangle and his accidentally on purpose journey through sports media so far.

    After spending the early years of his life without his dad, hockey legend Lucas Brooks, Aiden is determined not to settle for anything less than true love. When he’s ready. Now he’s living the fast life of an NHL bachelor. He won’t give his heart to any one girl, but they can have his body—all night long.The party to celebrate the start of the second half of the season was supposed to be no different from any other night. And when a stunning stranger approaches him, he can’t seem to keep his hands off her.The next morning, she’s gone, and he’s been traded to his dad’s former team, the Nashville Assassins. All of his professional dreams are coming true, but he can’t shake the memory of the girl from that last party. He wants to see her again. Though, after moving across the country—and without knowing her name—that dream seems like a puck destined to miss the net.For Shelli, her night with Aiden was everything she’d ever imagined it could be, and she’s sure it is all about to change for them. But for that to happen…he would have to know who she was.The Dump was only the beginning. The Chase is worth waiting a lifetime for.

    After all, no matter how well they do or don't do, they are the university's most important athletes.However, when Remington Ronald Rutledge the 3rd, lands himself on the new head coach's bad side, which threatens his chances of playing for the season, he finds himself striking an unusual deal with a blast from his past he can barely remember.Did she always wear these glasses?Was her hair always this curly?Has she always had a smile that makes him wanna smile?What happens when the bad boy who makes all the rules is forced to play by someone else's?Can this good-looking goalie let love score, or will blocking it be the biggest mistake of his life?

    Young, rich, handsome, and talking smack about my profession, he was the walking stereotype of a speak-before-I-think hockey player.The second time I met him, I was sad and he made me smile.The third time, we got married.His proposal took me by surprise, to say the least. But Dustin needed a marriage to save his image. And as a bonus, it put an end to my visa issues.Thing is, now we've got to play like we're truly married and in love. Turns out there's this thing called marriage fraud and it can land you up to five years in prison if they catch you. We'll have no problem faking our way through this relationship, right?Except every day we spend together, the more real our connection seems, and we start to fall in love for real.If only it wasn't for those pesky skeletons in both of our closets.And the twist that neither of us could have imagined coming.

    Can they reconnect and overcome the misunderstandings, secrets, and heartbreak? Jag Parros left Lonepeak Valley to become a hockey superstar. He thought Faith Summers would wait for him but she writes him off and breaks his heart. Ten years later he comes back for Christmas hoping for a break from a snarky reporter and quality time with his family. When he runs into Faith again he falls instantly back in love and is willing to do anything to put the misunderstandings behind them. Little does he know the secret he’s trying to hide will be revealed and Faith might never be his. Don’t miss this second chance Christmas romance full of heartbreak and swoon-worthy kisses. Strong Family Romance Don’t Date Your Brother’s Best Friend Her Loyal Protector Don’t Fall for a Fugitive Her Hockey Superstar Fake Fiance

     It’s taken Victor Kalinski years to settle into the kind of happiness that he thought he’d never find. The small town of Cayuga, New York, has welcomed him warmly. It’s given him a championship team to coach, a tightly-knit group of friends, a father who he has reconciled with, and a safe place to raise the son he adores. The small town has also blessed him with Dan Arou, his husband and his soulmate, and one of the most skilled forwards on the Cougars. Given Dan’s outstanding play in their recent Calder Cup win, it was inevitable that Dan’s time in the minors was about to come to an end. When Dan is given a starting position in Boston, Victor’s serene life is thrown into complete chaos. Pride over Dan’s accomplishment fills his heart but facing a long, lonely season in Cayuga is causing no small amount of discord. Add in a wedding that will give his son a new stepfather, health issues for his dad, and Victor’s own penchant for saying things that aren’t exactly politically correct, and the impending explosion is guaranteed to blow Vic’s life to bits. Life-altering choices will have to be made. Will Victor rebound from the challenges, or will he be unable to accept the upheavals that life has dealt him?

    Something about my chronic case of resting prick face and that thing with the captain when the season started. My fist, his jaw. Yeah, we go back and not in a good way. Coach says no more “confrontational BS” or I don’t play at all. And that’s a hit my career in the NHL can’t take. So the plan is simple. Keep my head down and finish out my contract with my fists checked. There’s just one problem. Allie. The girl from Vancouver eight months ago. The one with the sexy, shy, and sinfully bold smile and the sweetest, wettest mouth I ever tasted. The girl who blew my mind and then blew out of my life without giving me her number. Turns out she’s the captain’s little sister. And even though my career depends on it... I can’t stay away from her.

    These men are willing to play dirty to get what they want. Features eight sexy hockey players and the strong women who capture their hearts. Don't miss out on exclusive never before seen Hockey Player Epilogues. Chasing happily ever after has never been so intense. Included in this box set is the complete eight-book Puck Battle series. Book One: Holiday Face-off The blizzard of the century forces the NHL’s rising star and a University freshman to seek shelter to survive. Carly hates hockey players, but her defensive game crumbles against the league’s top scorer. When the snow tapers, their newly formed bond and lives will be put to the test. Book Two: Poke Checking A secret relationship has the power to destroy hearts and an entire team. He’s the team captain; a leader on the ice and between the sheets. She’s the boss’s daughter. Is love worth the risk? Book Three: Wrist Shot Best friends get attraction, lust, friendship and love all mixed up. Their game of blurring the lines might become the distraction neither of them wanted. He’s used to defending the net and his heart. Sylvie isn’t just looking to score; she wants to win it all. Book Four: Lucky Goal Second chances don’t exist in hockey, but fate brought a new goalie to town to prove anything is possible. When Beth faces her ex, the love and attraction resurface, but forgiveness has a price. They need the luck of the Irish to rebuild what they lost, if it’s even possible. Book Five: High Sticking Falling in love with the boss is complicated. He’s a single dad, and a talented player who knows how to handle his stick on and off the ice. Meagan’s the temporary nanny. Helping him out of a bind is turning her life and heart upside down. This temporary assignment has a lifetime of possibilities. Book Six: Puck Master No names and no repeats means no regrets. Except, when the handsome stranger is an NHL legend. He has a Stanley Cup to win, and Hailey has an investigation to solve. During her quest for answers, she discovers a secret that could bond them together or push him away forever. Book Seven: Playoff King It’s time to play dirty. He’s a decade younger with bulging muscles and a huge… hockey stick. Sleeping with the enemy forces Jill to decide between love and protecting her family. She’s been burned by one hockey superstar, and she’s not sure she can handle another tour on the ice. Book Eight: Hockey Ring Second chances can’t be bought; they need to be earned. Gwen returned to the city as a single mother hoping to fix her mistakes. Hooking up with her ex, the billionaire NHL team owner, only leads to problems. The price of love might be more than either can afford. Hockey has never been hotter! Each book in the Puck Battle series features a different couple and sizzling-hot holidays to remember. Happily Ever After guaranteed. Get this swoonworthy series now!

    He has everything at the tip of his fingers until an injury takes him out for a good portion of the season. After surgery he has to make a comeback, more determined than ever to prove himself while trying to escape his past.Camreigh Moore wants to be a hardcore political journalist yet she’s stuck editing and fact checking at a sports magazine. She’s lucky to have a job but two things: she doesn’t like sports and she hates jocks, then the assignment of a lifetime that could lead to her dream job happens but first she has people to impress with articles about Bodhi’s comeback.With these two skating on thin ice can they both prove themselves and find love or will it all melt?

    He’s ready to take over his uncle’s company, but first he’s got to work as a travel writer to prove himself, but he doesn’t have the first clue what he’s doing. When they meet and sparks fly, it seems like their luck could be changing, that is until they realize that a relationship between them is a direct conflict of interest. Isabell Stevens can’t wait to get her next assignment that starts the day after Christmas. Her bikini is packed and ready, and her Brazilian wax is scheduled. After all, this is the time of year that she’s normally sent to some glorious destination with sun, sand, and salt. And she needs this after the rough break-up she just went through. You can imagine her disappointment when she finds out she’s being sent to Cedar Falls, Iowa.Ben Miller is ready for a fresh start after his failed marriage and business. His uncle is retiring soon and wants to sell his magazine company to Ben—after he proves himself as a travel writer and moves up the ranks. His first assignment is to fly to Iowa and scope out perfect locations for the writer that’s flying in next week. Ben knows he’s being tested by his uncle when he goes to pick up Isabell at the airport. She’s beautiful, kind, and single. It’s going to be fine. He can get his job done without falling for his co-worker. That is until their connection can no longer be denied. He has to figure out a way to salvage this. And as much as she is the problem, he knows Izzie is also the answer. This is a standalone book intended for a mature audience. 18+Other titles by USA Today Bestselling Author Emma Tharp:1. What About Her (The Bluff Harbor Series Book One)2. What About Us (The Bluff Harbor Series Book Two)3. Drawn to Dark4. Keeping It Casual5. Moving On (McLoughlin Brothers Series Book One)6. All In (McLoughlin Brothers Series Book Two)7. Alive Again (McLoughlin Brother Series Book Three)8. Crashing Christmas: A Billionaire Office Romance9. Always Just Us (Just Us Book One)10. Forever Just Us (Just Us Book Two)11. Scoring Chance (Rules of the Game Book One)12. Defending Your Heart (Rules of the Game Book Two)13. Goal on the Rebound (Rules of the Game Book Three)14. Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Rules of the Game Book Four)15. Playing Dirty (Rules of the Game Book Five)16. A New Season (Rules of the Game Book Six)

    What Emma discovers is that she hates surprises. When her life is turned upside down and she is suddenly seeing people in a new light, she decides to embrace this opportunity to take a walk on the wild side.Declan loves playing hockey for a living. Who wouldn't? Life as the captain of the professional hockey team, the Milwaukee Manes, is very organized and he likes knowing his main concern is putting the puck in the net. That is until his best friend's sister decides to shake up his life with rules of her own. Before he even knows what is happening, he has completely fallen under Emma's spell.Everything was good... right up until it wasn't. When Declan's best friend finds out about his relationship with Emma, and a ghost from Emma's past resurfaces, the trust they had built with one another shatters around them. Trust has a way of bringing people together just as it has a way of ripping them apart. Will Milwaukee's favorite hockey player find his way back to the one woman who has ever meant more to him than a rubber puck?

    He won more games and more Stanley Cups than anyone else. Remarkably, despite all the changes in hockey, he coached at the very top for more than four decades, his first Cup win and his last an astonishing thirty-nine years apart. Yet perhaps most uniquely, different from anyone else who has ever lived or ever will again, he has experienced the best of hockey continuously since he was fourteen years old. With his precious standing room pass to the Montreal Forum, he saw "Rocket" Richard play at his peak every Saturday night. He saw Gordie Howe as a seventeen-year-old just starting out. He scouted Bobby Orr as a thirteen-year-old in Parry Sound, Ontario. He coached Guy Lafleur and Mario Lemieux. He coached against Wayne Gretzky. For the past decade, as an advisor for the Chicago Blackhawks, he has watched Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Connor McDavid. He has seen it all up close.Ken Dryden was a Hall-of-Fame goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have shaped the way we read and think about hockey.Now the player and coach who won five Stanley Cups together team up once again.In Scotty, Dryden has given his coach a new test: Tell us about all these players and teams you've seen, but imagine yourself as their coach. Tell us about their weaknesses, not just their strengths. Tell us how you would coach them and coach against them. And then choose the top eight teams of all time, match them up against one another in a playoff series, and, separating the near-great from the great, tell us who would win. And why.This book is about a life--a hockey life, a Canadian life, a life of achievement. It is Scotty Bowman in his natural element, behind the bench one more time.

    Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than $600 million. The arena deal, they argue, established a costly public financing precedent that people across North America should watch closely, as many cities consider building sports facilities for professional teams or international competitions. Their analysis brings clarity and nuance to a case shrouded in secrecy and understood by few besides political and business insiders. Power Play tells a dramatic story about clashing priorities where sports, money, and municipal power meet.

    You'll be swept off your feet by hunky hockey players, gasp at their daring on the ice, and swoon as they romance the women in their lives. Contains Hired Cross-Checked Slap Shot Teamwork High-Sticked Misconduct Russian Heat All books are available as individual titles, enrolled in Kindle Unlimited and fine as standalone reads, though if you read them in order you'll meet the hero of the next book as you go along and enjoy numerous cameos. Don't miss the two spin-off stories, ROOKIE RULES and RED-HOT TROUBLE.

     Zara Stone All my life, I’ve said I will never date a hockey player. I know better because I’ve seen and lived it all. My father is a hockey god, my brother is the captain of the most successful NHL team in the world, and my brother-in-law also plays in the league. Their lives are complicated, so I went in the opposite direction. I fell in love with a scholar. But instead of proposing marriage, he broke up with me. Three months later, I saw his engagement picture on Instagram. I couldn’t let him get away with that. No, it didn’t matter what, I was going to make that man see that I did not need him. Evan Richards I was in the running to pass my point record from last year, ready to claim the number one spot in the league. On top of my game, I was riding my career high wave. Then, Hockey’s Princess, Zara Stone tweeted me. She wanted me to crash her ex’s wedding. The worst that could happen? A PR nightmare. The best? A fun night with a beautiful woman. It started out as a game—something I’m good at. Her crazy idea twisted into something I wasn’t looking for, something neither of us wanted. When push comes to shove, one thing runs through my mind: This is Crazy. Also, this is crazy right.

    Designer high heels? You know it. Makeup on point? Of course. Crashing a famous hockey player’s invitation-only masquerade ball? Uh...well, you only live once, right? Check...and check! Despite her best friend’s insistence she find a hot guy to hook up with at a New Year’s Eve party, an awkward morning-after with a stranger isn’t high on party crasher Lia’s to-do list. Years of mediocre dates and one recently failed relationship have left the college senior’s faith in happily-ever-afters at an all-time low. Until she meets him. After losing her balance—and her shoe—Lia falls into the arms of a handsome stranger with the bluest eyes and sexiest mouth she’s ever seen. They share a fairytale-like evening together, and soon she finds herself losing her heart to the man behind the mask. Backup goaltender Adam Evans isn’t looking for love. His last relationship broke both his spirit and his heart. After being traded to the Las Vegas Kingsnakes, the last thing on his mind is getting involved with anyone, yet art student Lia Milano is proving impossible for him to resist. She’s sweet, funny, and easy to talk to—all of which are balm to his anxiety-ridden, socially awkward soul. Before he can blink, he’s spending every spare moment with the bubbly blonde. Their relationship quickly becomes an unstoppable force—moving as fast as a hundred-mile-an-hour puck. But when a split-second, careless mistake brings it all crashing down, Adam will have to face his fears and attempt the biggest save of his life: proving to Lia that happily-ever-afters really do exist. This book can be read as a stand alone novella, as it does not follow the timeline of the other books in the series.

    The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design provides students and practitioners with the theoretical knowledge required to implement constraints-led approaches in their work.Seeking to bridge the divide between theory and practice, the book sets out an ‘environment design framework’, including practical tools and guidance for the application of the framework in coaching and skill acquisition settings. It includes chapters on constraints-led approaches in golf, athletics and hockey, and provides applied reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of motor learning, skill acquisition and developing sport expertise.Providing a thorough grounding in the theory behind constraints-led approaches to skill acquisition, and a foundational cornerstone in the Routledge Studies in Constraints-Based Methodologies in Sport series, this is a vital pedagogical resource for students and practising sports coaches, physical education teachers and sport scientists alike.

    He knows his days on the ice are numbered, but he’s happy with the Moncton Ice Cats and he’s still got some time to figure out what comes next. He’s been taking college classes online and thought he knew what he was doing, but then he made the ultimate rookie mistake. It turns out the poetry class is not the easier way to get his required English credits. Barnaby Birtwistle has exiled himself to the wilds of New Brunswick, leaving London, his so-called friends, and his cheating ex behind. His life is finally getting back on track, and he's going to keep it that way, even if it means living like a monk. Travis is expecting a bookish nerd to help him pass his staggeringly boring class; Barnaby is expecting a meathead hockey player who struggles to string two words together, let alone appreciate poetry. Turns out that they both have something to learn.

     Two years ago, a hockey player’s dangerous secret cost him the only woman he’s ever loved. Now that he’s got a second chance, coming clean might mean losing her for good. Ella Wilkinson is hoping for a fresh start when she packs up her life and moves to sunny Las Vegas. Two years ago, she lost everything when her fiancé called off their engagement without reason or warning. Despite her still-broken heart, it’s time for her to move forward—and she’s counting on the new career waiting for her in Nevada to help put it back together again. She wasn’t counting on running into her ex, who’s made it clear that the only thing he wants for Christmas this year is her. Tyler Quinn’s worked hard the past two years to get his career and life back on track after nearly destroying both. Back then, he thought breaking up with Ella was the only way to protect her from getting caught in the crossfire of his downward spiral. When a chance meeting and mutual work project throws them together again, he realizes letting her go was the biggest mistake of his life. To win Ella back, he’s got to break down the walls she’s built around her heart. For them to have a future together, Ty has to get honest about his past, but telling Ella might break her trust in him forever. Will Ty win back Ella’s heart in time for Christmas? Or are some second chances never meant to be?

    Totally on accident, but I did it nonetheless. He took me to the ER, more concerned about me. I think I fell for him then. He plays for the Griffins and I work for the Basilisks, but it doesn't matter. I'll fight to have him, even if it's against myself. Gaige RozenHer ring kissed my face and captivated me. I couldn't forget about my little Bloodfeather, especially when I meet the hockey team she works for on the ice. They're not happy, but I don't care. I get what I want, and I want her.

    He had the backs of each player on his hockey, baseball and rugby teams while growing up in depression-era Antigonish, Nova Scotia. His attitude carried over into his adult years as a rough and tumble professional hockey player starting in the early 1950s. He wore his heart on his sleeve—a heart that ached at times due to several childhood tragedies. His string of bad luck carried over into his adult life: a car accident in 1967 resulted in the death of his girlfriend; another wreck in 2000 at the age of sixty-six nearly killed him. Before reaching the pinnacle of hockey heaven—being named head coach of the storied Toronto Maple Leafs in the mid-80s where he coached Leafs’ legends such as Wendel Clark, Borje Salming and Rick Vaive—Brophy was known as a notorious “bad guy” defenseman in the minor leagues in a career that spanned twenty years beginning in the 1950s. He ended his playing career in 1973, immediately going behind the bench and putting in four decades of coaching, winning three championships with one team alone; his professional coaching wins (1,027) placing him second behind legendary NHL Head Coach Scotty Bowman (1,224). Often misunderstood and maligned for his unorthodox coaching techniques, Brophy commanded respect and enabled many of his players to reach NHL status, but only if they adhered to his coaching style. Many players resisted his ways, causing one, Dave Semenko, to retire due to his tactics.You either “got” Brophy or you didn’t. Separating fact from fiction, Broph is a no-holds barred account of one of hockey’s most colorful characters. Through interviews with Brophy himself and the people who knew him best, this is Brophy, uncensored and unplugged.

    Seasoned journalist John Gilbert was there every step of the way, and thanks to his detailed recordkeeping, allows readers to reexamine the game against the Soviets, what made it the upset it was, why it still resonates today, and what it did to the lives of the players.  From Mike Eruzione to Jim Craig, Mark Johnson, Buzz Schneider, Jack O’Callahan, Herb Brooks, and many others, Gilbert covers all the key players and leaders and in doing so offers a deeper understanding of the emotions and the strategy, the hows and whys of the actual game, and the impact that moment had on their lives both in the immediate aftermath and today. Gilbert doesn’t miss a beat in uncovering some never-before-told angles and helping expose the ripple effect the event helped create —and how the movie Miracle helped reinvigorate the story and inspire a new generation of players and fans. To explore the lead-up to one of the greatest moments in American sports and the impact on American morale in the aftermath of the Miracle, Gilbert dives deep into the archives. In doing so he offers a look at this moment unlike it’s ever been done before and helps answer the question as to why it continues to capture our imaginations.

    My compelling journey starts on a schoolyard rink in Kitchener, Ontario. Filled with inspiring memoirs, relationships, players and coaches, including chance childhood meetings with Darryl Sittler and Wayne Gretzky. Along the way, young dreams turn to reality as I play my first NHL game at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, starting on a line with Dale Hunter & John Druce. Impassioned coaches I played for like Bryan Murray, Terry Murray, Barry Trotz, and Doug MacLean influenced my love of the sport and outlook on life. Truthful hockey experience while suffering silently from mental illness I didn't understand, grew in my teen years. Full of entertaining thoughtful stories, SHATTERED ICE is a hockey journey, a Canadian hockey journey, my journey!

    Tens of millions of people a year, including children, watch and cheer on the fighters. Some players are paid handsomely; others barely a living wage. But either way, these fighters are lauded, valued, and considered to be essential to the game. That is, until their playing days are over. Hockey enforcers spend their lives fighting on ice to protect their teammates and entertain their fans, but when their playing days are over, who's left to fight for them?Major Misconduct scrutinizes a highly dangerous and controversial cultural practice. The book dives deep into the lives of three former hockey fighters who, years after their playing days ended, are still struggling with the pain and suffering that comes from bare-knuckle boxing on ice. All of these men believe they may be living with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. They may have had their shot at pro hockey glory, but none of them is rich or famous, and the game has left them with injuries and trauma. They have experienced estrangement, mental health issues, addiction, and brushes with the law. And they've stared death in the face.The debate surrounding fighting in hockey is hotly contested on both sides. This daring and revelatory book explores the lives of those who bare-knuckle boxed on ice for a living and investigates the human cost we're willing to tolerate in the name of hockey fighting.

    25 is a celebration of this fact, as well as a meditation on twenty-five years of hockey poetry. This collection is a cataloguing of the way the game has woven itself into the life of the Governor General’s Award–winning poet, from childhood to fatherhood to death. It is a reflection on how the game has become such a large part of Canadian identity, shifting and changing with the times. In 25, Harrison captures the grace of the player in fluid lines, sketches the arc of the play and delivers the myth of the frozen pond to our human reality.