Take Your Eye Off the Puck

Name: Take Your Eye Off the Puck
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781629371207
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How to Watch Hockey By Knowing Where to Look

By Greg Wyshynski

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Take Your Eye Off the Puck is a guide for sports fans on how to watch and appreciate the game of hockey. It delves into the intricacies of NHL play, exploring how offenses create shooting opportunities, the dynamics between defenders and forwards, and the fluctuating performances of goalies. The book takes readers inside a coach's strategy, the chaos of the goal crease, and the tactical battle between offence and defence. Topics such as power plays and the challenges of playing centre are examined to help fans deepen their understanding of the sport.
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This book is ideal for both new and seasoned hockey fans seeking to enhance their viewing experience and knowledge of NHL strategies and gameplay nuances.

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A guide for sports fans on how to watch and appreciate the game of hockey

More and more fans are watching the NHL each week, but many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. How does an offence create shooting lanes for its best sniper? When a centre breaks through and splits between two defencemen, which defender is to blame? Why does a goalie look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the minor leagues the next?

This guide for sports fans on how to watch and appreciate the game of hockey takes you inside a coach's mind as he builds a roster or constructs a game plan, to the chaos of the goalie's crease, and deep into the perpetual chess match between offence and defence.

Discussing topics such as what to look for when a team goes on the power play and why playing centre might be the most gruelling job in sports, Take Your Eye Off the Puck shows fans how to get the most out of watching their favourite sport.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781629371207

Publisher: Triumph Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Triumph Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Foreword by Jeremy Roenick

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 376g

Pages: 256

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Greg Wyshynski Non-Fiction Sports

About the Author

Greg Wyshynski is the editor of the popular Puck Daddy blog on Yahoo! Sports. He is an award-winning sportswriter and columnist who specializes in blending humor with insight in covering professional, collegiate, and amateur sports. He is the author of Glow Pucks and 10-Cent Beer: The 101 Worst Ideas in Sports History. He lives in New York City. Jeremy Roenick is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and one of only four American-born players to score 500 or more career NHL goals. He is currently a hockey analyst for NBC. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.