Canadians have always dreamed about hockey. And we all love our kids. But somehow our desire to give everything we’ve got to two of the things we love the most has left both worse off. 
 For many families, hockey has become more business than pleasure, where children don’t even play anymore—now they compete. The dream of playing in the NHL and the enormous costs that come with it, are killing hockey in Canada. Drawing on decades of combined experience in hockey at all levels, Ken Campbell and Jim Parcels pull back the curtain to show just how far our national game has strayed from its roots. What they reveal is a system driven by unrealistic expectations of a financial windfall, where minor-hockey fees and new sticks for kids are deemed “investments”—and where there is no shortage of entrepreneurs more than happy to take money from starry-eyed parents. Often shocking, always informative, Selling the Dream is not only a guidebook for involved hockey parents across the country, it is a defence of the game we all love, and of childhood itself.

Selling the Dream

Sports & Outdoors

Campbell, Ken

Parcels, Jim

Hockey

Penguin Canada

Presents information on the 2000-mile stretch of islands in the Caribbean, including their history, geography, and way of life.

Caribbean (Macdonald Countries)

Children's Books

Silver Burdett Pr

VIOLIN TIME

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Heinemann

Drawing on decades of combined experience in hockey at all levels, Ken Campbell and Jim Parcels pull back the curtain on hockey to show just how far our national game has strayed from its roots. 
What they reveal is a system driven by unrealistic expectations of a financial windfall, where minor-hockey fees and new sticks for kids are deemed “investments”— and where there is no shortage of entrepreneurs more than happy to take money from starry-eyed parents. Always informative, often shocking, Selling the Dream is not only a guidebook for legions of hockey parents across the country, its a defence of the game we all love, and of childhood itself.

Selling the Dream: How Hockey Parents And Their Kids Are Paying The Price For Our N

VIKING

The Hockey News magazine has, for over sixty years, delivered the authoritative word on the premiere puckhandlers of our generation. In The Top 60 Since 1967, they’ve assembled a panel of experts to celebrate the top 60 players of the NHL in the modern era of hockey — the 40 years since NHL expansion. A detailed analysis accompanies each player, along with photos and statistical charts. Will Wayne Gretzky trump Bobby Orr for the number one position? How does Mario Lemieux stack up? And what about Patrick Roy, Phil Esposito, Sidney Crosby? Find out how the game's leading minds rank the greats of the past forty years. The jury: • Harry Neale, Hockey Night in Canada analyst and former NHL coach &amp; GM • Jim Rutherford, GM of the 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes and NHL player in the 1970s • Jacques Demers, Media personality and former NHL coach • Brian Burke, GM of the Anaheim Ducks • Cliff Fletcher, longtime hockey executive and former GM of the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs • Al Strachan, Hall-of-Fame award-winning hockey writer • Kevin-Paul Dupont, Hall-of-Fame award-winning hockey writer (Boston Globe) • Mike Brophy, Senior Writer, The Hockey News • Ken Campbell, Senior Writer, The Hockey News (co-author of the book) • Adam Proteau, Online columnist, thehockeynews.com (co-author of the book) • Jason Kay, Editor, The Hockey News

Hockey News Top 60 Since 1967: The Best Players of the Post-Expansion Era

Proteau, Adam

Transcontinental

Habs Heroesis the authoritative ranking of the top 100 players in the history of the Montreal Canadiens. It’s a must read for any follower of the NHL’s marquee team or any hockey fan in general. It will bring the important facts behind the choices of the top players who were and still are “true Heroes” from the rich legacy they left as part of the long term position the “Habs” have had held in contributing to the overall history of the NHL. The Hockey News senior writer, Ken Campbell, enlists the help of renowned hockey experts to assemble the definitive list and he critically analyzes each player’s contributions. Find out their selections and see if you agree.

Habs Heroes: The Definitive List of the 100 Greatest Canadiens Ever

Ken Campbell's first book of stories from his "growing up years" and early adult life-Stories I Lived-was so captivating that it left readers with an appetite for more. More Stories I Lived will surely satisfy the palate and grab the imagination through the author's vivid, folksy storytelling from a much simpler time-when survival meant hard work and boys had the time to ride out on horseback and explore the rural wilderness. Campbell writes with humor and purpose, as he tells the stories he lived and the hard-learned life lessons that survival gave him. From picking his first tomatoes to raising a willful pet sheep, from exploring a hidden cave to sledding uncontrolled down a steep hill, from enduring a home-style haircut to corralling a run-away horse. His stories will make you laugh, and they will even make you wince. Yet, don't worry-everything will come out all right in the end, and you'll come away having enjoyed the journey and learned something with the author as well.\n"More wonderful tales from a true treasure! Uncle Kenny takes us to a simpler time with smiles aplenty and great life lessons along the way."- Eric Brown, Ministerial Director, Upper Columbia Conference

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Teach Services, Inc.

Establishing once and for all the best players to ever take the ice in the expansion era, this compendium with statistics, biographies, color photos, quotes, analyses, and commentary ranks players in order from 1-60. Each chapter is dedicated to an individual player, including Rob Blake, Chris Chelios, Phil Esposito, Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, Mark Messier, Scott Niedermayer, Bobby Orr, and Steve Yzerman.

The Top 60 Since 1967: The Best Players of the Post-Expansion Era (The Hockey News)

Triumph Books

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