The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game

The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth

Line changes, limited time outs, and pucks traveling 100 miles per hourâ€”hockey is called â€œthe fastest game on Earthâ€ for a reason. Keeping up with this non-stop action, especially for decades on end, takes a special kind of talent. Todayâ€™s NHL broadcasters capture the game in arguably the most difficult capacity in the world of sports, giving the fans a guide to the action in a way nobody else could. With careers outlasting the players, coaches, general managers, and, in some cases, the city itself, the NHLâ€™s broadcasters have more than their fair share of stories to tell.

In The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth, Kirk McKnight takes thirty-four of the gameâ€™s most gifted play-by-play broadcastersâ€”including nine hall of famersâ€”and shares their many insights, memories, and experiences. These broadcasters have witnessed all-time greats such as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and Alexander Ovechkin, making them the ideal voices to pay tribute to the legends of yesterday and the heroes of tomorrow.

The Voices of Hockey brings the reader down to the surface of the ice to experience overtime marathons, record-setting performances, bloodied fights, intense rivalries, and the raising of the Stanley Cup, with details and inside perspectives from some of the most qualified spectators of the game. From Bob Millerâ€™s description of â€œThe Miracle on Manchesterâ€ to John Kellyâ€™s childhood recollection of Bobby Orrâ€™s famous â€œflying goal,â€ this book is truly an encapsulation of the NHL over the past fifty years. Generations of hockey fans will enjoy reliving their favorite moments and reading about those they missed in this unique and captivating view of the fastest game on Earth.
Country USA
Brand Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-09-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781442262805

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-09-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781442262805

The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth

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