Behind the Bench by Craig Custance
They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between. It's all in the job description for an NHL head coach. In Behind the Bench, ESPN's Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries--names like Mike Babcock, Joel Quenneville, Dan Bylsma, Todd McLellan, Ken Hitchcock, and Claude Julien--all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans. Dissect some of hockey's greatest moments with the men who set the pieces in motion. Go straight to the source on what it's like to manage a dressing room full of the league's top stars or execute line changes with everything at stake. Signature games, including Stanley Cup finals, Olympic gold medal clashes, and World Championship contests--both wins and losses--are reflected upon and broken down in detail, making this essential reading for current and aspiring coaches, players, and hockey fans alike.
Craig Custance is a national hockey writer who has spent the last decade covering the NHL, including six years with ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. He left ESPN to join The Athletic, a sports media venture based in San Francisco. He is presently the editor-in-chief of The Athletic Detroit and an NHL Insider for The Athletic. Custance worked for the Sporting News before joining ESPN. After graduating from Michigan State University, he spent the first ten years of his writing career at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He and his wife, Cassie, live in Clinton Township, Michigan, with their three children, Calvin, Cameron, and Cormac.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781629372440 |
| ISBN 10 | 1629372447 |
| Title | Behind the Bench |
| Author | Craig Custance |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Triumph Books |
| Year published | 2017-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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