Hockey scribbler

Bowering, George 1935- (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "Hockey forms the backdrop of our lives. For many Canadians, the big moments -- births, deaths, marriages, moves -- are all mixed up with the wins and losses of our teams. The voices of Hockey Night in Canada sportscasters are our soundtrack, and visions of skates scraping across the ice lull us to sleep.George Bowering, Canada's former poet laureate, is no different. Growing up in Oliver, BC, Bowering was entranced by the kids from Saskatchewan who skated and handled pucks as easy as breathing. His fascination with hockey followed him into adult life, from BC to Quebec and back again. Bowering followed his teams with a critical eye and a fan's passion, and his stories bring us on a cross-country hockey-themed road trip, with occasional forays into boxing, poetry, and sports fashion. Bowering has an encyclopedic knowledge of his subject. He has been an avid and attentive hockey fan since boyhood, and has an extensive catalogue of thoughts and opinions on the personalities and events that populate Canadian hockey history. In The Hockey Scribbler, Bowering brings us along on his richly detailed look back at the hockey in Canada since the 1950s."--Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781770908543
ISBN: 9781770412897
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (245 pages) : illustrations
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press, 2016.
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.