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Hardcover

336 Pages, 6.2 x 9.31 x 1.04 in

December 15, 2008

Doubleday Canada


0385664400
9780385664400

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"One of this continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose" (Sports Illustrated) and three-time National Magazine Award-winner Gare Joyce goes undercover to learn the secrets of NHL scouts.

Veteran sports writer Gare Joyce realizes a long-held secret ambition as he spends a full season embedded as a hockey scout. Joyce's year on the hockey beat is a steep learning curve for him; NHL scouts spend each season gathering information on players fighting it out to break into the world of professional hockey. They watch hundreds of games, speak to scores of players, parents, team-mates and other scouts, amassing profiles on all the top contenders. It's a form of risk assessment-is this young hopeful deserving of a multi-million dollar contract?-and it can be a tough and thankless task. Scouts are ground into the game, picking up nuances of play that even the most committed fan would miss, but they are looking at more than just how well a kid can play. And come the final draft, only a tiny percentage of their full year's work might matter.

Examining the amount of information gathered on the under-eighteen hopefuls, the scrutiny to which they are subjected, and the differences between the rigour of American and Canadian junior teams, Joyce opens a window on the life and methods of an NHL scout and penetrates the mysterious world of scouting as no one has before.

About the Author

Gare Joyce is a writer on the masthead of ESPN The Magazine. He is also a regular contributor to Christian Science Monitor, Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, and The Walrus. Joyce has won three National Magazine Awards and is the author of three previous books, Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm, The Only Ticket Off the Island: Baseball in the Dominican Republic and When the Lights Went Out.

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  • Matt Allec

    Matt Allec

    Future Greats is a great read 5

    4 months ago

    From the second I picked up this book I was hooked. Joyce intimately describes the year he spent following the game with regards to prospective players of the NHL. All access with the Blue Jackets during the 2006 draft to the U20's in Sweden to the junior games during the stretch run to the Memorial Cup the U18 tournament (the scouts mecca) and finally the 2007 draft in Columbus. Each series of events is meticulously described but in a way that gets to the point quickly and keeps the flow of… read more

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    Great Book! 5

    2 years ago

    I heard the author on a recent CBC interview and thought this was a book I should read. I couldn't put it down. This is a wide-ranging book with lots of great insider stories. A must-read for every hockey lover who has ever wondered how scouts choose talent. Excellent book!

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