{"product_id":"hockey-100-9780063329195-new","title":"The Hockey 100","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the wake of \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic's\u003c\/i\u003e popular \u003ci\u003eFootball 100, Basketball 100, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSoccer 100, \u003c\/i\u003e the world's leading authority on sports reporting presents \u003ci\u003eThe Hockey 100\u003c\/i\u003e--the comprehensive ranking and in-depth stories behind the 100 most accomplished hockey players to ever slap the puck.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIce hockey is a sport like no other. It requires its players to master the majestic finesse of figure skating, the brutal hits of football, the goaltending and defensive demands of soccer, and--somehow, occasionally--the thrilling bloodied noses of an MMA fight. Not to mention, in lieu of an inflated ball, the game is played with a rock-hard puck flying at averages above 90 miles per hour that is frozen solid before the match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sport this unique attracts an equally fascinating cadre of characters--and now, the world-class sports journalists at \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic \u003c\/i\u003eoffer their definitive ranking of the 100 greatest of these singular athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Hall of Famer Rob Blake nearly missed out on his hockey career because he was too busy priming tobacco on a local farm in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Alexander Mogilny, the first Soviet player to be recruited to a US team during an era where the USSR blocked its players from being exported, needed to sneak off to Sweden to discuss his prospects--causing two hockey club executives to go into hiding after they became convinced they were being followed and their calls traced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Amidst an Olympic gold medal win and multiple record-breaking seasons, legendary goaltender Carey Price's descent into alcoholism nearly cost him everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Despite breaking the same leg on two separate occasions, Serge Savard went on to win the Stanley Cup seven times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 100 original profiles of modern hockey's brightest stars, you'll learn everything about the historic greats all the way to Ovechkin, Lemieux, and Gretsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the deep love for the game that wins awards for \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic's \u003c\/i\u003ejournalists, \u003ci\u003eThe Hockey 100 \u003c\/i\u003eis the ultimate book for ice hockey's tens of millions of fans worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILLIAM MORROW","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67420329541922,"sku":"9780063329195-new","price":33.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780063329195.jpg?v=1790906495","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/hockey-100-9780063329195-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}