Hockey Dad : True Confessions of a (Crazy) Hockey Parent

by McKenzie, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780470679463
• ISBN10: 0470679468
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-14
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Hockey Dad? Definitely. Crazy? Maybe. But only if you think that camping out in an arena lobby for 48 hours to register your son for house-league hockey is crazy. Or getting escorted out of an arena by two policemen. Or calling for a stick measurement in a game involving 11-year-olds. Twice.

Author Biography

Bob McKenzie, the Hockey Insider, has been covering the game for more than 30 years and is one of the most trusted voices and recognized names in hockey journalism. The Toronto native joined Canada's first and number-one all-sports channel, TSN (The Sports Network), in 1987 and has been a fixture on the network ever since. He was also Editor-in-Chief of The Hockey News for nine years and Hockey Columnist for the Toronto Star for six years.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. vi
It was always in the (Hockey) Cards	p. 1
Breaking the Ice: It's Never Too Early	p. 5
Family Expansion and Our Little Nerd	p. 8
"I hate Larry Marson" and Dissing Mr. Hockey	p. 12
Big changes and the Grand Deception	p. 17
"C'mon, Drop the Damn Puck Already"	p. 21
Crossing the Line; Giving Mike the "Tap"	p. 27
The Straight Poop on Playing Up	p. 33
It's Fair to Say We're Not Morning People	p. 39
Breaking the Golden Rule: "Grab Your Sticks"	p. 45
So, That's How You Want to Play the Game, Is It?	p. 52
"I Didn't Realize You Had Only One Son"	p. 60
Was It Commitment or Should I Have Been Committed?	p. 67
Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk: A Coach Is Born	p. 73
Falling into the Trap, in More Ways Than One	p. 79
Vengeance Is a Dish Best Served Curved	p. 86
The Best Reward, Bar None, and Hockey Parents From Hell	p. 95
The Four-Point Plan: Not as Stupid as I Look	p. 101
Tough Love and Learning Our Lessons the Hard Way	p. 109
Of Gun-Shy Dogs and a Crisis of Confidence	p. 119
No Need for a Coin Toss: 'Twas the Best Year Ever	p. 128
Rejected: The Parents Always Take It Harder Than the Kid	p. 139
New-And-Improved Shawn Makes A U-Turn for the Better	p. 146
Teach Your Children Well On the "Balance" Beam	p. 154
The Draft Year: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places	p. 161
Discretion Isn't Always The Better Part of Valor	p. 171
Making the Big Time: Shawn Steps It Up	p. 177
Turn out the Lights, the Party is Over	p. 184
Into The Abyss and The Long, Hard Road Back	p. 196
On the Comeback Trail; This Is No-Contact Hockey?	p. 205
Major Junior Versus College: Making the Right Call	p. 216
Bada Bing, Bada Boom: Once a Buzzer, Always a Buzzer	p. 227
Play Every Game Like It's the Last; It Just Might Be	p. 239
Crazy Hockey Dad's Magical Mystery Tour	p. 246
Blowing the Whistle and Doctor, Doctor	p. 255
You Try Cutting the Grass of a Quality Control Inspector	p. 263
Epilogue	p. 272
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