How to Speak Hockey - Couverture souple

John, David; Kennedy, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0969497776 ISBN 13 : 9780969497776

Editeur : Arctic Raven Publishing Ltd., 2007

Synopsis

For those who grew up around hockey, it's easy to understand a sentence like, He let loose a howitzer from the hash marks, roofing the puck past the stunned netminder. But for those who have no idea what that means, How to Speak Hockey provides a unique look into Canada's unofficial third language. Even lifelong lovers of the game might just learn a thing or two: - Many hockey fans know about the five hole, but few know that there are seven holes in total - Before the humble rubber puck, people used strange round balls called road apples - Learn the strange and unique origins of common phrases including stood on his head and hat trick - Find out exactly what is meant when a player dipsy doodles through traffic and breaks the ice - In hockey, sometimes a hot dog is not just something you get at the concession stand - Fighting has always been a part of hockey, so it's not surprising that there are so many words to describe it, from a word as innocent as dance to the biggest fight in hockey the bench-clearing brawl. For all those wannabe hockeyists or lifelong rink rats out there, game on!

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brian Kennedy covers the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks for Inside Hockey and other publications. His previous books include Pond Hockey, My Country Is Hockey, Growing Up Hockey, and Living the Hockey Dream. Kennedy is an English professor at Pasadena City College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arctic Raven Publishing Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0969497776
• ISBN 13: 9780969497776
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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