Behind the Mask
A Revealing Look at a Dozen of the Greatest Goalies in Hockey History
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2023
Greystone Books,Canada (Verlag)
978-1-77164-963-6 (ISBN)
Greystone Books,Canada (Verlag)
978-1-77164-963-6 (ISBN)
A dozen incredible stories about hockey’s legendary goalies, on and off the ice—including Carey Price, Marc-André Fleury, Roberto Luongo, and Henrik Lundqvist.
“Hockey goaltenders have forever been thought of as unique, eccentric, weird and wacky. Also misunderstood. Randi Druzin’s Behind the Mask is a fascinating examination of a dozen of those who have played the position at the highest levels. This well-researched and well-written book is revealing and delightful at the same time.”—Roy MacGregor
While his teammates rush up the ice in a coordinated attack, the goalie is alone in his net. And when the play turns back toward him, he's prepared to step in front of a frozen rubber disc traveling 100 miles an hour. He's the last line of defense in a pitched battle. The goalie stands apart, on and off the ice. Like the relief pitcher in baseball and the place kicker in football, he is a maverick.
Behind the Mask profiles 12 legendary NHL goalies, emphasizing the traits that make each one unique. It blends accounts of the goalies on-ice exploits with anecdotes about their lives off the ice information gleaned from archival research as well as interviews with teammates, family members and the goalies themselves.
The careers here cover the last half-century of professional hockey from the personal struggles of Roger Crozier and Ed Giacomin on their way to stardom in the 1960s, to the recent brilliance of Carey Price, whose character blends stoicism with a deep warmth and pride in his Indigenous background.
Told with author Randi Druzin’s trademark mix of knowledge and wit, Behind the Mask has all the insight and color to make it a bestseller like her previous book on NHL goalies, Between the Pipes.
Hockey goalies profiled include:
Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings / Buffalo Sabres
Rogie Vachon, Los Angeles Kings
Gerry Cheevers, Boston Bruins
Ed Giacomin, New York Rangers
Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks
Vladislav Tretiak, Soviet Red Army
Mike Palmateer, Toronto Maple Leafs
Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers
Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks
Marc-André Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins / Vegas Golden Knights
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
“Hockey goaltenders have forever been thought of as unique, eccentric, weird and wacky. Also misunderstood. Randi Druzin’s Behind the Mask is a fascinating examination of a dozen of those who have played the position at the highest levels. This well-researched and well-written book is revealing and delightful at the same time.”—Roy MacGregor
While his teammates rush up the ice in a coordinated attack, the goalie is alone in his net. And when the play turns back toward him, he's prepared to step in front of a frozen rubber disc traveling 100 miles an hour. He's the last line of defense in a pitched battle. The goalie stands apart, on and off the ice. Like the relief pitcher in baseball and the place kicker in football, he is a maverick.
Behind the Mask profiles 12 legendary NHL goalies, emphasizing the traits that make each one unique. It blends accounts of the goalies on-ice exploits with anecdotes about their lives off the ice information gleaned from archival research as well as interviews with teammates, family members and the goalies themselves.
The careers here cover the last half-century of professional hockey from the personal struggles of Roger Crozier and Ed Giacomin on their way to stardom in the 1960s, to the recent brilliance of Carey Price, whose character blends stoicism with a deep warmth and pride in his Indigenous background.
Told with author Randi Druzin’s trademark mix of knowledge and wit, Behind the Mask has all the insight and color to make it a bestseller like her previous book on NHL goalies, Between the Pipes.
Hockey goalies profiled include:
Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings / Buffalo Sabres
Rogie Vachon, Los Angeles Kings
Gerry Cheevers, Boston Bruins
Ed Giacomin, New York Rangers
Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks
Vladislav Tretiak, Soviet Red Army
Mike Palmateer, Toronto Maple Leafs
Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers
Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks
Marc-André Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins / Vegas Golden Knights
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
Randi Druzin is an author and journalist. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Time magazine, the Globe and Mail and several other major publications. She is the author of three books including Between the Pipes. She lives in Toronto.
CONTENTS
Author’s Note
1 THE NERVOUS WRECK ROGER CROZIER
2 THE CASTAWAY: ROGIE VACHON
3 THE CHARACTER: GERRY CHEEVERS
4 THE WORKING-CLASS HERO: ED GIACOMIN
5 THE KID BROTHER: TONY ESPOSITO
6 THE STRANGER: VLADISLAV TRETIAK
7 THE SHOOTING STAR: MIKE PALMATEER
8 THE SURVIVOR: GRANT FUHR
9 THE CROWD-PLEASER: ROBERTO LUONGO
10 MISTER CONGENIALITY: MARC-ANDRÉ FLEURY
11 THE CLASS ACT: HENRIK LUNDQVIST
12 THE STOIC: CAREY PRICE
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 215 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-77164-963-1 / 1771649631 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-77164-963-6 / 9781771649636 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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