{"product_id":"the-handy-hockey-answer-book-paperback","title":"The Handy Hockey Answer Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStan Fischler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHockey's history, its origins, rules, players, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStick handlers without helmets rushing goaltenders without masks on rinks lacking sideboards gives way to a faster game with bigger players and overtime shootouts. The National Hockey League goes from a Canadian and regional sport to one that is watched by more fans throughout North America than ever. Hockey may have changed, but its essence and appeal remain. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStan Fischler, a hockey journalist since 1954 and a Lester Patrick Award-winner \"for contributions to hockey in the United States,\" covers the sport's history, statistics, players, rules, and more in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handy Hockey Answer Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. He traces hockey's early spread, Lord Stanley's involvement, and the cup's birth. Then, he explains the rules, equipment, strategies, and positioning, before following the ups and downs of the National Hockey League, its teams, and its players. From the traditions, all-time cup- and award-winners and record-breakers to the modern game, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handy Hockey Answer Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e answers more than 800 questions on the game, greats, goals, and growing popularity of hockey, including ...\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere does hockey come from?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat was the Stanley Cup first called?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen was six-man hockey invented and who was its creator?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is a \"Zamboni\" and after whom was it named?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat was the Gretzky Rule?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow did the hockey puck develop its present shape?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy is the term \"Original Six\" a misnomer?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich team was the first to come back from being down 3-0 in a series. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho was the first European player to lead the league in scoring?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat NHL team won and lost the Stanley Cup on the same day?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with a Middle Ages game resembling ice golf to the NHL's Original Six to the modern high school, college, and professional games, this is a clear, concise, and illuminating primer to the game of hockey! A glossary of terms and a bibliography for further reading round out this helpful primer on the sport.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Fischler\u003c\/b\u003e, whom some have called The Hockey Man, has been covering the ice game longer and more actively than any living journalist. He began working professionally as a hockey journalist in 1954 and is a Lester Patrick Award-winner \"for contributions to hockey in the United States.\" Currently appearing on MSG Networks \u003ci\u003eHockey Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e weekly program, he made his television debut as an announcer working in Boston and covering the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers in 1973. His NHL debut took place two years later, when he began a long association with the New York Islanders doing telecasts. Fischler still does Islanders telecasts for the Madison Square Garden Networks, and he has no less than seven Emmy Awards to his credit, also winning a writing award for his work on \u003ci\u003eSubway Series, \u003c\/i\u003e which was carried on MSG's Metro Channel. He wrote his first of more than 90 hockey books in 1968, an autobiography of Hall of Famer Gordie Howe. Fischler has \"ghosted\" autobiographies for such notables as Brad Park, Don Cherry, and Derek Sanderson. His \u003ci\u003eBobby Orr and the Big, Bad Bruins\u003c\/i\u003e was a bestseller, as was \u003ci\u003eHammer\u003c\/i\u003e, the autobiographer of Philadelphia Flyers tough guy Dave Schultz. Before his wife, Shirley, died in May 2014, she collaborated with her husband on two definitive hockey encyclopedias, as well as other NHL books. He is a Brooklyn native.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326366585069,"sku":"9781578595136","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/iCAS97mxKL9781578595136.webp?v=1784864275","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-handy-hockey-answer-book-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}