Traces one season in the National Hockey League from draft day to the final game of the Stanley Cup, and discusses expansion teams, rule changes, and economic factors for the six Canadian teams

Provides a unique look at the legendary fighter by providing the stories of fifteen fighters from around the world who stood in the ring with him, from Tunney Hunsaker, the first man to fight Ali as a professional, to Larry Holmes. (view table of contents)

The great Italian boxers who inspired 'Raging Bull' and 'Rocky' are highlighted in this celebration of the ethnic boxers who made the sport so interesting from the Depression through the 1960s, featuring photos culled from newspapers and magazines of the period and great essays by the best sportswriters of the era.

In the first ever anthology of its kind, Canada’s premier sportswriter — Globe and Mail columnist and author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Facing Ali — brings together the best writing on sport in this country, with a strong contemporary flavour.It’s all here: classic reports on Canada’s great sporting triumphs, from Joe Carter’s World Series–winning home run for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993 to the excitement of the back-to-back men’s and women’s hockey gold medals in Salt Lake City. Stephen Brunt gives an entire section to writers who, unlike those covering other beats, must work tightly by the clock, submitting their stories just as soon as the action for the day is over. But he has also chosen our best writers’ more thoughtful pieces on our national obsessions — such as Ed Willes on the WHA’s seven tumultuous years and Wayne Johnston on the Original Six — and a good sampling of the great sportswriters such as Trent Frayne, Peter Gzowski and Milt Dunnell. The net effect is an examination of the deep role sport plays in our lives and imaginations, in our sense of self and nationhood.Stephen Brunt has cast his net widely. He includes superb stories of lower profile Canadian sports such as wrestling and horse racing, even Monster Truck battles, and allows space for his own unequalled and unforgettable profiles of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, as well as his post-mortem on Ben Johnson’s fall from grace.Full of triumph and heartbreak, great writing and great passions — and a few wonderful surprises — this book will be essential reading for every serious sports fan.Including:• Ian Brown on the stud-horse business• Christie Blatchford on the 2003 Women’s Olympic Hockey Gold• Rosie DiManno on the Men’s• James Christie on Ben Johnson’s 1988 Olympic triumph in Seoul• Michael Faber on Pat Burns• Red Fisher on Lemieux and Gretzky at the 1987 Canada Cup• Trent Frayne on Canadian Open golf champ Ken Green deciding to play Sun City during apartheid• Bruce Grierson on Canada’s best squash player• Peter Gzowski on the Oilers with Gretzky• Tom Hawthorn on John Brophy’s last brawl• Brian Hutchinson on Owen Hart’s widow’s revenge• Wayne Johnston on the Montreal Canadiens• Guy Lawson on curling• Allan Maki on the 1989 Hamilton–Saskatchewan Grey Cup• Dave Perkins on the biggest home run in World Series history• Mordecai Richler on snooker’s Cliff Thorburn• Steve Simmons on Donovan Bailey• Mike Ulmer on Cujo’s charmand more…

The legend of Bobby Orr is one of the most enduring in all of sports. Even those who have never played the game of hockey know the mystique and tradition surrounding Boston's immortal defenseman. In the glory years of the Original Six, he and Gordy Howe were the Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio of their sport with equally as rabid a following. In Searching for Bobby Orr, Canada's premier sportswriter gives us a compelling and graceful look at the life and time of Bobby Orr that is also a revealing portarit of the game and a county in transition.

Product Description: Renowned sportswriter Stephen Brunt reveals how “the Great One,” who was bought and sold more than once, decided that the comfortable Canadian city where hockey ruled couldn’t compete with the slushy ice of a California franchise...read more

Product Description: The searing story of a true warrior's toughest battle.     It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice. The captain of Canada’s Under-18, a fan favourite on the World Junior squad, and a WHL top prospect who could intimidate both goalies and enforcers, he was always a leader...read more