Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice - Couverture rigide

Joseph, Curtis; McLellan Day, Kirstie

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ISBN 10 : 1443455962 ISBN 13 : 9781443455961

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

The instant #1 national bestseller

Curtis Joseph, known affectionately to hockey fans around the world as Cujo, was an unlikely NHL superstar. The boy from Keswick, Ontario, didn’t put on a pair of skates until most kids his age were already far along in organized hockey, and he was passed over by every team in the NHL draft. Despite an unorthodox start, he would go on to play eighteen seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames; be ranked among the all-time greats in several key categories; and win an Olympic gold medal while representing Canada. Joseph is a legend in Toronto, where his fandom rivals that of other beloved Leaf greats, and he’s widely thought of as one of the best goalies of all time.

For the first time, in this revealing memoir, Joseph talks about his highly unusual upbringing and what led him to put on his first pair of skates. Written by Kirstie McLellan Day, the world’s top writer of hockey books, this book surprises and entertains, and shares on- and off-the-ice tales no fan has heard before: the untold story behind the legend.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Curtis Joseph was born in Richmond Hill and grew up in Sharon, Ontario. He played for Notre Dame College in Saskatchewan and the University of Wisconsin but went undrafted. He eventually became an all-star with the St. Louis Blues and went on to play for Edmonton, Toronto, Detroit, Phoenix and Calgary before winding up his career with the Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Joseph is an ambassador for the Maple Leafs and received the King Clancy Memorial Trophy after establishing Cujo’s Kids Charitable Foundation and Cujo’s Crease Satellite Anesthesia Room, both at SickKids Hospital. He’s husband to Stephanie and a dad of seven. Follow him on Twitter @Cujo.

KIRSTIE McLELLAN DAY ranks among the top hockey writers in the world thanks to seven national #1 bestsellers: Theo Fleury’s Playing with Fire, Bob Probert’s Tough Guy, Ron MacLean’s Cornered and Hockey Towns, Wayne Gretzky’s 99: Stories of the Game, Kelly Hrudey’s Calling the Shots, and Curtis Joseph’s Cujo. Kirstie, a mother of five great kids, has three grandkids and is married to Pyramid Production television producer Larry Day. They live in Calgary.

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The never-before-told story of the man behind the mask

Curtis Joseph, known affectionately to hockey fans around the world as Cujo, was an unlikely NHL superstar. The boy from Sharon, Ontario, didn’t lace up a pair of skates until most kids his age were already far along in organized hockey, and he was passed over by every team in the NHL draft. Despite an improbable start, he would go on to play nineteen seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames. He is ranked among the all-time greats: third in playoff shutouts, fifth in regular season wins and a winner of Olympic gold, a World Championship and a World Cup. And off the ice, he has always been giving, stepping up for kids and earning the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his philanthropy work with sick children.

But behind his big smile and kind heart, Curtis hid a painful past. He grew up essentially alone as a young boy in a home for mentally ill men, some of them dangerous. He had no idea who his real parents were. He didn’t even know his last name. Curtis made his own meals, borrowed clothing, found his own way to school and tried hockey only by chance, in borrowed, beat-up equipment.

Despite his shocking and difficult upbringing, Curtis developed an inspiring philosophy of life, looking at the world as a glass half full. In this funny and revealing memoir, fans will finally get to know the man behind the mask. Written with bestselling author Kirstie McLellan Day, this book surprises and entertains as Curtis shares his untold stories of life on and off the ice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1443455962
• ISBN 13: 9781443455961
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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