Overtime books aug 2008 (2 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Since our nation was first conceived, Canadian athletes have been involved in some of the weirdest moments in sport. Learn facts that will astound, confuse and make you laugh: \* The Great One himself is afraid of flying \* Semi-professional baseball team, the Guelph Maple Leafs, beat the Ku Klux Klan in an exciting but strange final \* The worst way to defrost a football field from the grounds crew of the Calgary Stampeders was to set it ablaze--they still went on with the game \* Golfer Andy Bean lost the Canadian Open after forgetting to follow the rules \* Discover lesser-known sports that Canadians have been playing for years, from rattlesnake hunts to horse apple hockey \* A sliced-up lacrosse ball and a rink superintendent's need to save on window glass prompted the creation of the rubber hockey puck \* Steve Durbano grabbed Bobby Hull's toupee during a World Hockey League game \* At the 1998 winter Olympics, snowboarder Ross Rebagliati almost lost his gold medal when he tested positive for marijuana \* And many more strange tales from Canada's best and worst.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - If you think you have what it takes to answer these and hundreds more questions about the facts, stats, stories and odd tidbits about hockey, then you will enjoy every page of this collection of quizzes: \* Which goaltender holds the record for lowest goals-against-average \* Who signed the longest contract in professional hockey history \* Which player won 11 Stanley Cups in his career \* Who is known as ''the Hammer'' \* Why does Sidney Crosby wear the number 87 on his jersey \* Who was the only player ever to be named all three stars at the end of the game \* Which team has gone the longest without winning a Stanley Cup since the New York Rangers broke their 54-year Cup drought in 1994 \* Who holds the record for most goals by a defensemen in one playoff season \* Who is the only retired NHL scoring champ not inducted into the Hall of Fame \* What notable job did Clarence Campbell have before becoming president of the NHL \* Answer these and many more challenging questions in the Hockey Quiz Book.…