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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Chapters: Canadian Men's Field Hockey Players, Rob Short, David Bissett, Peter Milkovich, Ken Pereira, Ranjeev Deol, Paul Wettlaufer, Robin D'abreo, Paul Chohan, Christopher Ingvaldson, Andrew Griffiths, Trevor Porritt, Patrick Burrows, Alan Brahmst, Alan Hobkirk, Mike Mahood, Rick Roberts, Peter Short, Hari Kant, Wayne Fernandes, Bindi Kullar, Chris Gifford, Ronnie Jagday, Ian Bird, Ross Rutledge, Nick Sandhu, Ravi Kahlon, Gabbar Singh, Scott Sandison, Anthony Wright, Connor Grimes, Scott Mosher, Sean Campbell, Scott Tupper, Ken Goodwin, Reg Plummer, Marian Schole, Matt Peck, Scott Smith, Michael Lee, Mike Oliver, Pat Caruso, Rob Smith, David Yule, Julian Austin, David Jameson, Cregan Joseph, Jon Mackinnon, Peter Lown, Harbhajan Rai, Ernie Cholakis, Kip Hladky, Bruce Macpherson, Tom Green. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 119. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rob ("Shorty") Short (born August 11, 1972 in Maidstone, England) is a professional field hockey player from Tsawwassen, BC in Canada. Short played his first international senior tournament in 1995, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Highlights include the 1998 World Cup in The Netherlands where the Canadian team finished 8th with Rob scoring 4 goals in the 7 games. In 2000 he competed with the national hockey team of Canada at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the team finished 10th. A recent win (over Argentina in strokes) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Pan American Games means Rob competed in his second Olympic Games in Beijing in the summer of 2008. Short now plays club hockey at the highest level in the Netherlands since 1999; 3 years with HC Rotterdam, 2 years at Laren and is currently playing his 7th year with HGC. Shorty is also the owner of Mantis Hockey Ltd., which distributes Voodoo and Gryphon stick...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3206896 ... Read more

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A Wild Look at Life in Hockey...To millions of Canadians, Don "Grapes" Cherry is the irascible co-host of "Molson Hockey Night's Coach's Corner," whose controversial, candid and highly spirited commentary has endeared him to hockey fans throughout the provinces. A larger-than-life figure in the annals of hockey, Cherry has done it all-from minor league player to head coach of the Boston Bruins to gregarious commentator. His is a story that only he could tell-because no one else could do him justice.

BY THE MAN WHO'S SEEN IT ALL! Favorite of the fans, players and press, Cherry takes you battling through the bush leagues, where the stick-swinging defenseman put up with the bus rides and burgers-while the NHL live like kings. You'll relive his glory days in Boston, where he clicked as coach until teh Bruins blew the Stanley Cup-and Cherry got blamed. You'll find out why he had to say :no" to teh dream chance of coaching the Maple leafs. You'll meet players like Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky...the managers and owners who blackballed him...and Blue, the white bull terrier reputedly the brains behind his coaching success. Undoubtedly the most colorful character who ever laced up a pair of skates, Cherry offers a no-holes-barred account of his triumphs, his defeats and his remarkable comeback. ... Read more

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GOOD GOOD READ
DON CHERRY HAS BEEN AROUND HOCKEY FOR YEARS AND HE HAS MANY GOOD STORIES AND INSIGHTS TO PASS ALONG. THIS BOOK CALLED GRAPES HAS ALOT OF GOOD STUFF IN IT. IT JUMPS AROUND BUT THE READER GETS HOOKED ON THE HUMOR AND CONTENT OF THIS MUST READ BOOK. IF YOU LIKE OLD TIME HOCKEY THEN THIS IS FOR YOU.RECOMMENDED.

Grapes Book Gift
I haven't read the book...it was a gift but by their reaction...it must be pretty good if you're a Bruins fan!!:)

As good as a shorty
Love him or hate him, (and there's no other choice with Grapes!), Don Cherry is a part of every hockey fan's life at one point or another, whether via CBC's Coach's Corner or his playoff appearances on American networks every spring. Inevitably the question is asked: Who is this guy, and why do we have to listen to him?!? This book is the answer.

While it's no War and Peace, it's much meatier than most of the glorified pamphlets that athletes put out and call books. Written in a semi-linear stream of counsciousness style that would cause Hunter Thompson to give a knowing nod, "Grapes" gives just the right amount of dry fact, combined with juicy conjecture, to merit turning the page and find out what happens next. Priceless stories about minor league hockey abound, many of them about Eddie Shore, a name recognizable to anyone who's ever paid attention while watching the movie "Slap Shot". This book is a primer for any hockey fan who wants to understand our game from the ground up. There are of course Bobby Orr stories as well, but the post-Bruins days provide story fodder as well. I never gave a thought to the day-to-day operations of most hockey teams, let alone the late, lamented Colorado Rockies, but this book made it interesting, laughable, and ultimately pathetic.

"Grapes" was written before Mr. Cherry became an icon, when he was just a glimmer in the eye of the CDC production staff. It's nice to see that his attitude as displayed on Hockey Night in Canada is not a manufactured affectation, but that he's always been exactly who he is. Mr. Cherry comes off as opinionated, stubborn, gruff, irritating, and loveable all at once, exactly as he still does every Saturday night during hockey season.

I would recommend this book for any sports fan, let alone anyone with an interest in hockey.

A very good book and I like Don Cherry very much, but...
I get the feeling it could have been better.
It was nice when it came out, as it was nee-
ded but an updated version is badly needed.
Didn't Red Auerbach, Celtics great write books
up into his eighties? Well, 'Grapes' is "only"
73. Come on, Grapes, write another one about
your Hockey dominated life, pls. And get Ron
MacLean's help. I wanna hear about those Ladas
in Montreal as cabs at the airport!

Don rules, but I've read better books
For a hockey read, this is pretty good.However, for a truly 5-star book, "Thin Ice - A Season in Hell with the New York Rangers" truly puts this one to shame.Although I love Don Cherry, after reading this book, I have to admit that when I was finished with it, I came to the conclusion that alot of the problems that he's incurred in his life seem to be self-inflicted. . yet he seems to want to possibly deflect them off as being always the blame of someone else.In alot of the cases that's true, but in some instances, I cant agree.I will say this though, after reading his book, I can understand Don's devotion to his past wife Rose; she truly must have been a wonderful person. ... Read more

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The purpose of this book is to help communicate how a person should execute his or her duties as a hockey umpire. It can be used in concert with hockey umpire training and development activities (clinics and officiating practice), a rulebook, or as a stand-alone text illustrating modern hockey officiating. The overall intention in writing this book was to write an open text suitable for all umpires.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
About this book
Who am I and why am I teaching you how to umpire?
Steps to Certification
Join Your National Association
Take a Course
Practice Officiating
Set Goals
Join a Local Umpire Association
Take Tests, Get Evaluated, Earn a Rating (certification)
The Umpire’s Most Important Job
The Sport of Hockey
The History
The Circle (The Scoring Zone)
The Stick
The Athletes
The Field Player
The Goalkeeper
The Captain
The Team Coach
The Fans
The Umpire
The Game Through Umpire-Colored Glasses
How Does Umpire Partnership Work
Partner Etiquette
Avoiding Dangers to Umpires
Officiating
Preparation
Physical Fitness
Subject Matter Expertise
Scouting
Psychological
Basic Skills
Whistling
Signaling
Positioning Skills
A Major Fundamental Truth :: The Ball and The Lines
Starting / Restarting Play (Dead-ball Situations)
Center-Pass
Side In
Free Hit or Free Push
Corner (a.k.a. Long Hit/Long Corner)
Free Hit / Free Push Close to the Circle
Bully
Penalties
Add 10
Penalty Corner
Penalty Stroke
Dead-Ball Fouls
Defensive Foul on a Free Hit or Free Push
Defensive Foul on a Corner (a.k.a. Long Hit)
Defensive Foul on a Penalty Corner
Goalkeeper Foul on a Penalty Stroke
Attacker Foul on a Penalty Stroke
Relationship of Location and Intent to Penalties
Location, Intent, Opportunity Lost
Judging Intentional and Unintentional Fouls
Obstruction
Danger and Dangerous Play
Judging Danger
Aerials
Shots on Goal
Collisions
Behavior Management Skills
Carding
Managing Players
Managing Coaches
Managing Parents and Fans
Removing Players, Coaches, and Fans
Getting Games
Game Day
Weather
Going to the Game
Arrival
Warming up
Pre-Game
First Whistle
Post-Goal
Half-Time and Time Outs
Post-Game
Wisdom
Umpire is Not Spelled“B – A – L – L B – O – Y”
Echoing Whistles
Simultaneous Whistles
The Perils of Verbalizing Calls
Final Whistle
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more