Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk: From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-Between Book

Foreword Kostya Kennedy xiii

1 Eight Seconds Michael Farber 6/12/2010 2

A Second By Second Account Of Sidney Crosby's Legendary Golden Goal, As Told By Players Who Were There

2 The Ever Elusive, Always Inscrutable, And Still Incomparable Bobby Orrs.L. Price H/3/2009 18

At Sixty, He's Been A Player Agent For Longer Than He Ruled The Ice. He Is Fiercely Private And Deeply Loyal, And The Force Oforr's Singular Presence Has Not Waned

3 Torn Asundergary Smith 8/5/1995 38

The Inner Conflicts That Drive St. Louis Blues Coach Mike Keenan To Succeed Also Make Him The Most Reviled Man In Hockey

4 Less Than Murder Jeff Macgregor 22/3/1999 72

When Jesse Boulerice Laid Out Andrew Longwith A Vicious High Stick, Was It Just Hockey, Or Something Much Worse?

5 Why Good Teams Fight Michael Farber 13/10/2008 102

With Hockey's Dark Art Making A Comeback, Star Players Have To Be Protected. Call It Insurance Or Self-Defense, But Clubs Are Muscling Up With A New Breed Of Tough Guy

6 On The Wild Side E.M. Swift I8/8/2003 114

From A Tiny Canadian Town 200 Miles South Of The Arctic Circle, Jordin Tootoo Will Soon Be In Nashville, Trying To Become The First Inuit To Play In The Nhl

7 The Collector Richard Hoffer 13/5/I991 126

Bruce Mcnall Is The Acquisitive Owner Of The La Kings Whose Tastes Run From Antiquities To The Priciest Athletes

8 Fire On The Ice Herbert Warren Wind 6/12/1954 146

Burning Intensity, A Champion's Spirit, The Glory And Loneliness Of Supremacy? These Qualities Make Maurice Richard One Of The Great Athletes Of Our Time

9 Learned In All The Lore Of Old Men E.M. Swift 20/2/I976 170

Hiawatha Was Sault Ste. Marie's First Legend, But Nowadays The Town Hero Is A Teen-Aged Hockey Phenom Named Wayne Gretzky

10 The Public Enemy Michael Farber 14/3/2011 189

There's One Thing Keeping Matt Cooke From Being Regarded Among The Nhl's Handiest Third-Line Wingers: He Also Might Be The Dirtiest Player In The Game

11 Cherry Bombs Leigh Montville 29/3/1993 196

Don Cherry, Part Rush Limbaugh And Part Dick Vitale, Is Loud, Abrasive, Volatile, And The Most Popular Television Personality In Canada

12 Boris And His Boys Prepare For A Few Friendlies Mark Mulvoy 5/1/1976 214

In A Mission To Moscow's Hockey Factories The Author Learns Why The Soviets'famed Amateurs Can Challenge The Best Teams In The Nhl

13 The Worst Job In Sports Michael Farber 24/3/1997 240

While Some Nhl Enforcers Like To Brawl, Many Members Of The Fraternity Of Fighters Find It Dangerous And Demeaning, An Ugly Way To Earn A Handsome Living

14 Super Conductor E.M. Swift Io/5/1993 254

Scotty Bowman - The Nhl's Winningest Coach - And His Pittsburgh Penguins Are On Track To Win A Third Straight Stanley Cup

15 To Pick A Golden Flower Hark Mulvoy 1/3/1971 274

They Cannot Finish In First Place, But The Canadians Are Fighting To Be First In Line For The Rights To A Blooming Guy From Quebec

16 The Doghouse Diaries Michael Farber 11/1/2010 284

Benched, Berated, Bullied, And Beaten Up In The Film Room. For Many Nhl Players, Learning To Survive A Coach's Wrath Is The Key To Surviving In The League At All

17 I'm Glad I Went To Prison L.Jon Wertheim 28/2/2011 294

Nearly Seven Years After He Tried To Arrange A Murder, Former Nhl Player Mike Danton Is Studying Psychology And Finally Piecing His Life Together

18 On An On And On And E.M.Swift 21/1/1980 310

...On. Gordie Howe Is Skating In His Fifth Decade, And While His Legs Are Not What They Used To Be, His Heart, Head - And Elbows - Are