The Hockey 100, (Audiobook)

<p><b>In the wake of <i>The Athletic's</i> popular <i>Football 100, Basketball 100, </i>and <i>Soccer 100, </i> the world's leading authority on sports reporting presents <i>The Hockey 100</i>--the comprehensive ranking and in-depth stories behind the 100 most accomplished hockey players to ever slap the puck.</b></p><p>Ice hockey is a sport like no other. It requires its players to master the majestic finesse of figure skating, the brutal hits of football, the goaltending and defensive demands of soccer, and--somehow, occasionally--the thrilling bloodied noses of an MMA fight. Not to mention, in lieu of an inflated ball, the game is played with a rock-hard puck flying at averages above 90 miles per hour that is frozen solid before the match.</p><p>A sport this unique attracts an equally fascinating cadre of characters--and now, the world-class sports journalists at <i>The Athletic </i>offer their definitive ranking of the 100 greatest of these singular athletes.</p><p>- Hall of Famer Rob Blake nearly missed out on his hockey career because he was too busy priming tobacco on a local farm in Ontario.</p><p>- Alexander Mogilny, the first Soviet player to be recruited to a US team during an era where the USSR blocked its players from being exported, needed to sneak off to Sweden to discuss his prospects--causing two hockey club executives to go into hiding after they became convinced they were being followed and their calls traced.</p><p>- Amidst an Olympic gold medal win and multiple record-breaking seasons, legendary goaltender Carey Price's descent into alcoholism nearly cost him everything.</p><p>- Despite breaking the same leg on two separate occasions, Serge Savard went on to win the Stanley Cup seven times.</p><p>With 100 original profiles of modern hockey's brightest stars, you'll learn everything about the historic greats all the way to Ovechkin, Lemieux, and Gretsky.</p><p>Written with the deep love for the game that wins awards for <i>The Athletic's </i>journalists, <i>The Hockey 100 </i>is the ultimate book for ice hockey's tens of millions of fans worldwide.</p>

• The Hockey 100, (Audiobook)
• Author: HarperCollins
• ISBN: 9798228976627
• Format: Audiobook
• Publication Date: 2026-10-27
• Page Count: 0