Description:It is the 26th minute of the Finland-Russia semifinalof the 2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships:Finnish player Mikael Granlund, just 19 years old, skatesaround behind the Russian goal. Suddenly hescoops the puck onto the toe of his blade, glides forwardpast the side of the goal and slams the puck intothe net. The players and spectators go wild. It was aonce-in-a-lifetime goal, a goal that was an artisticmasterpiece, so beautiful that the Finnish post officecreated a stamp to celebrate it. Contrast that storywith this one: in Sparta Prague's home arena, VladimirNovacek steers the ice resurfacing machine aroundthe rink. What's so special about that? Novacek hasbeen maintaining the ice for Sparta since 1968; he isnow 82 years old. His work doesn't prompt much excitement,and he certainly doesn't have his own postagestamp. Still, the young Finnish world championand the elderly Czech ice manager are united by theirdedication to the sport of ice hockey. Their stories andmany others are told in We Love Hockey. The verypersonal and emotional vignettes and stunning photographsmake this book extremely exciting and giveit a very special place in the sports literature market.It's about the greatest and the smallest moments, themen and women who are passionate about this sport,and everything that makes ice hockey so fascinating.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with We Love Hockey: 25 Stories About the Passion for the Game (English and Polish Edition). To get started finding We Love Hockey: 25 Stories About the Passion for the Game (English and Polish Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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We Love Hockey: 25 Stories About the Passion for the Game (English and Polish Edition)
Description: It is the 26th minute of the Finland-Russia semifinalof the 2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships:Finnish player Mikael Granlund, just 19 years old, skatesaround behind the Russian goal. Suddenly hescoops the puck onto the toe of his blade, glides forwardpast the side of the goal and slams the puck intothe net. The players and spectators go wild. It was aonce-in-a-lifetime goal, a goal that was an artisticmasterpiece, so beautiful that the Finnish post officecreated a stamp to celebrate it. Contrast that storywith this one: in Sparta Prague's home arena, VladimirNovacek steers the ice resurfacing machine aroundthe rink. What's so special about that? Novacek hasbeen maintaining the ice for Sparta since 1968; he isnow 82 years old. His work doesn't prompt much excitement,and he certainly doesn't have his own postagestamp. Still, the young Finnish world championand the elderly Czech ice manager are united by theirdedication to the sport of ice hockey. Their stories andmany others are told in We Love Hockey. The verypersonal and emotional vignettes and stunning photographsmake this book extremely exciting and giveit a very special place in the sports literature market.It's about the greatest and the smallest moments, themen and women who are passionate about this sport,and everything that makes ice hockey so fascinating.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with We Love Hockey: 25 Stories About the Passion for the Game (English and Polish Edition). To get started finding We Love Hockey: 25 Stories About the Passion for the Game (English and Polish Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.