Breaking the ice : the Black experience in professional hockey / Cecil Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Cecil, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hockey players, Black--Canada--Biography.

Hockey players, Black.

Hockey players--Canada--Biography.

Hockey players.

National Hockey League--Biography.

National Hockey League.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Insomniac Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Black hockey players from Grant Fuhr to Jarome Iginla speak candidly for the first time about their experiences in the NHL. Since 1958, thirty-seven black men have played in the National Hockey League. Out of the 600 players active today, fourteen are black. Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey is the first book to tell the unique stories of black hockey players - how they overcame or succumbed to racial and cultural prejudices to play Canada's favourite pastime. Sports journalist Cecil Harris outlines in detail the personal and professional battles as well as the vict

Contents:

Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Big Tree; A Pioneer in Search of Fame; Wrong Place, Wrong Time; Unstoppable; A Brand New Game; Somebody Always Wanted Me; Masked Men; The N-Bomb; The Jackie Robinson of Amherst; Hired Hands; Tiger Hunting; Tomorrow ́s Game; Afterword; Source Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91107-7

9786610911073

1-897414-99-4

1-4593-0547-7

1-897415-05-2

OCLC:

181843360