Puckstruck
Distracted, Delighted and Distressed by Canada's Hockey Obsession
Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Essays, Hockey, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Stephen Smith | ISBN: | 9781771640916 |
| Publisher: | Greystone Books Ltd. | Publication: | September 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Greystone Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Smith |
| ISBN: | 9781771640916 |
| Publisher: | Greystone Books Ltd. |
| Publication: | September 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Greystone Books |
| Language: | English |
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize
In Puckstruck, Stephen Smith chronicles his wideeyed and sometimes wincing wander through hockey’s literature, language, and history. On this journey to discover what the game has to say about who we are as Canadians, he seeks to answer some essential riddles. Can hockey make you a better person? What exactly is the Swedes’ problem? Where did the hook check go? Should those men really be permitted to keep punching each other in the head? If hockey is the best of us, is it also the worst? Is there hope?
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize
In Puckstruck, Stephen Smith chronicles his wideeyed and sometimes wincing wander through hockey’s literature, language, and history. On this journey to discover what the game has to say about who we are as Canadians, he seeks to answer some essential riddles. Can hockey make you a better person? What exactly is the Swedes’ problem? Where did the hook check go? Should those men really be permitted to keep punching each other in the head? If hockey is the best of us, is it also the worst? Is there hope?
