The McDavid Effect
Connor McDavid and the New Hope for Hockey
$36.25
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2017
Summary
Step into the streets, arenas, coffee shops, and offices of Edmonton, and witness how the arrival of a teenage hockey phenomenon is changing the city’s fortunes.
Once known as the City of Champions, Edmonton is at a crossroads. As oil prices continue to plummet, the economic outlook grows bleaker by the day. Political changes have ushered in an era of uncertainty. And, as though mirroring the city’s fortunes, the Edmonton Oilers continue to struggle on the ice, offering little solace …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501146046 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501146041 |
| Author: | Marty Klinkenberg |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 137mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
“Connor McDavid’s story isn’t just about hockey. It’s about hope. It’s about an eighteen-year-old kid being counted on to carry not just a sport, but an entire city. Marty Klinkenberg gets Edmonton just as well as he gets McDavid. The result is something profoundly Canadian.”
Marty Klinkenberg
Marty Klinkenberg is a three-time National Newspaper Award winner for long-form stories. His year-long series on Connor McDavid in The Globe and Mail traced the young star’s rookie year in the NHL. The McDavid Effect is his first book.
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