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9781585744640

Tropic of Hockey : My Search for the Game in Unlikely Places

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  • ISBN13:

    9781585744640

  • ISBN10:

    1585744646

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2002-04-01
  • Publisher: Lyons Press
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Summary

From Toronto to China, Dubai to Transylvania and back, a hilarious, moving account of one man's quest for "pure hockey."

Author Biography

Dave Bidini's first book was 1998's critically acclaimed On a Cold Road. When he is not writing, traveling, or playing hockey, Bidini plays rhythm guitar for the much-loved Canadian rock band, the Rheostatics. He lives with his wife and daughter in Toronto, Ontario

Table of Contents

Prologue The Night of the Goaltender xiii
PART ONE: CHINA
Kris King Looks Terrible
3(12)
Ahmed Yelled at Mohammed
15(12)
Taffy Had a Sweet Tooth
27(11)
Wendel and the Bells
38(15)
The Fall of Darwish
53(11)
Northrop Frye in Tacks
64(7)
The Eyes of Sam Wong
71(17)
The Foxes of Pea Pack
88(11)
Bobby Clarke's Teeth
99(15)
Tripped, Slashed, Speared
114(10)
A Certain Mr. Liu
124(11)
Eight Ball for the World
135(16)
PART TWO: THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Merlin Snows the Desert
151(12)
Journey to the Temple of the Dog
163(11)
The Sudanese Cyclone
174(11)
The United Colours of Losing
185(7)
A Busload of Espo
192(6)
Chicken Night in Dubai
198(8)
Kuwaiti Kick-Ass Breakdown
206(9)
The Motherland of Hockey
215(12)
PART THREE: TRANSYLVANIA
Where Spearing Comes From
227(11)
The Epiphany of Vakar Lajos
238(9)
The Last Canadian Game
247(11)
Steaua Wears a Black Hat
258(20)
The Return of Espo
278(2)
The Tropic of Hockey
280(5)
Acknowledgements 285

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