Scotty by Ken Dryden

Scotty by Ken Dryden

Scotty Bowman is universally heralded as the greatest coach in hockey history, and is widely regarded as one of the best coaches in all of sports. He holds the record for most wins and most Stanley Cups as a head coach and is the only NHL coach to lead three different teams to a championship. He has seen all of hockey's great players - from 'The Rocket' to Gordie Howe to the young stars that play today - and has witnessed firsthand what makes a team click. However, for all of his accomplishments and his legendary stature in the game of hockey, we know very little about who Scotty Bowman is. Now, Hall of Fame player and the former goaltender of Scotty's Montreal Canadiens team, Ken Dryden, takes us inside the mind of hockey s ultimate coach. We see Scotty as a child in his hometown of Verdun, Quebec, as a teenager racing to a spot in the old Montreal Forum to witness Richard's scoring prowess, and as an up and coming hockey mind, tapped on the shoulder to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Montreal coach Toe Blake. Interwoven through the narrative of Scotty's life story are the profiles of the eight best teams in NHL history in Bowman's eyes, as the coach describes what makes these particular teams stand out from the rest. And, because it's in a coach's competitive nature, these eight teams are pitted against one another in a winner-take-all tournament, where Scotty will determine once and for all which team is the greatest team in NHL history, and why.

Ken Dryden was a goalie with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s, winning six Stanley Cups with the franchise. In 1972, he was again a member of Team Canada. He has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as well as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. He is the author of five books, including The Game and Home Game (co-authored with Roy MacGregor), and a former member of parliament and cabinet minister. He and his wife, Lynda, have two children and live in Toronto. The author currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780771027505
ISBN 10	0771027508
Title	Scotty
Author	Ken Dryden
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Year published	2019-10-29
Number of pages	352
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