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Game Change

The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey

Author: Ken Dryden  

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First, Ken Dryden articulated our undying love for hockey in The Game, one of the best books ever written on the sport. Then he spoke to our national pride and examined what hockey really means to Canadians in Home Game. Now, in his most daring and powerful work yet, the NHL Hall-of-Famer and former MP issues a challenge to make hockey safer, or risk losing it altogether.

Bobby Orr. Gordie Howe. Wayne Gretzky. Whether you are a hockey fan or not, these names mean something to you. They show that a single player can, and often has, changed the game for the better. Hockey is now more skilled and more tactful and, like pro football and basketball, the players are bigger, stronger, and faster. This is the game that Steve Montador gave his life to.

Steve was never the fastest, the strongest, or the most skilled player on the ice. He was never a star. But yet, he changed the game as we know it when he was found dead at the age of 35, later diagnosed with CTE-the result of multiple concussions he sustained throughout his playing career.

With extensive research and insightful interviews with friends and former players such as Rhett Warrener, Marc Savard, Keith Primeau, as well as with leading figures in the fields of neurobiology and sports concussions, Ken Dryden tells the remarkable life story of an unremarkable journeyman NHL defenseman-a life story that brings to the fore the underlying concerns of the way we play hockey at all levels. In the end, Dryden outlines a plan directed to players, fans, parents, and most of all to decision makers at the NHL, that can make the sport safer for everyone, without sacrificing the integrity of the game.

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Critic Reviews

“" Game Change is excellent. Well written. Well researched. Well reasoned. Informative. Intriguing. Thought provoking."--Bob McKenzie, TSN "Game Change is arguably Dryden's most significant book since The Game , which is still widely regarded as the greatest hockey book ever written and as one of the best sports books of all time. As good as The Game was, this latest work is the more important to read right now." --Brett Popplewell Globe and Mail "Ken Dryden's new book, Game Change [is] a powerful and convincing examination of hockey's failure to address the growing issue of concussions." --Roy Macgregor, Globe and Mail "Ken Dryden's superb new book, Game Change , is about the brain and head shots and concussions. But more than that, the thread that carries you through this well-crafted story is the life of Steve Montador . . . who was destroyed too young by injury and circumstance." --Steve Simmons, Ottawa Citizen”

"Game Change is excellent. Well written. Well researched. Well reasoned. Informative. Intriguing. Thought provoking."--Bob McKenzie, TSN "Game Change is arguably Dryden's most significant book since The Game, which is still widely regarded as the greatest hockey book ever written and as one of the best sports books of all time. As good as The Game was, this latest work is the more important to read right now." --Brett Popplewell, Globe and Mail

"Ken Dryden's new book, Game Change [is] a powerful and convincing examination of hockey's failure to address the growing issue of concussions." --Roy Macgregor, Globe and Mail

"Ken Dryden's superb new book, Game Change, is about the brain and head shots and concussions. But more than that, the thread that carries you through this well-crafted story is the life of Steve Montador . . . who was destroyed too young by injury and circumstance." --Steve Simmons, Ottawa Citizen

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About the Author

Ken Dryden was a goalie for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1970s during which time the team won six Stanley Cups. He was also a member of Team Canada in 1972. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. He is a former member of parliament and cabinet minister, and is the author of five books, including The Game and Home Game (with Roy MacGregor). He and his wife, Lynda, live in Toronto and have two children.

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Product Details

Publisher
McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Published
17th October 2017
Pages
368
ISBN
9780771027475

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