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Hockey Dreams: Memories Of A Man Who Couldn't Play Paperback – Import, October 14, 1997

by David Adams Richards (Author)
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With a voice as Canadian as winter, David Adams Richards reflects on the place of hockey in the Canadian soul.

The lyrical narrative of Hockey Dreams flows from Richards' boyhood games on the Miramichi to heated debates with university professors who dare to back the wrong team.  It examines the globalization of hockey, and how Canadians react to the threat of foreigners beating us at "our" game.

Part memoir, part essay on national identity, part hockey history, Hockey Dreams is a meditation by one of Canada's finest writers on the essence of the game that helps define our nation.
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  1. Print length
    248 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Doubleday Canada
  4. Publication date
    October 14, 1997
  5. ISBN-10
    0385256485
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0385256483
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“Richards has used a novelist’s gift for character, dialogue and imagery to produce a touching portrait of hockey-crazed kids.” – Maclean’s

“A lyrical and unapologetically personal narrative about the place of the game in the Canadian psyche…[Richards] has raised the standard of hockey literature.” – Vancouver Sun

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With a voice as Canadian as winter, David Adams Richards reflects on the place of hockey in the Canadian soul.

The lyrical narrative of Hockey Dreams flows from Richards' boyhood games on the Miramichi to heated debates with university professors who dare to back the wrong team.  It examines the globalization of hockey, and how Canadians react to the threat of foreigners beating us at "our" game.

Part memoir, part essay on national identity, part hockey history, Hockey Dreams is a meditation by one of Canada's finest writers on the essence of the game that helps define our nation.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday Canada (October 14, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385256485
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385256483
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Mark Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Canada and Hockey - They will only survive together.
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2002
Richards makes a distinct comment about Canada in Hockey Dreams. He shows that he is a true Canadian, and is not one of those people who like to think of themselves as intellectuals that are above the game of hockey. Hockey is deep rooted in this country, and though it is true that it will never be the same, we still catch glimpses of its true spirit now and again. Richards has caught the spirit of the game and put it on paper. His is a remarkable feat considering that most of us can't even describe the game sufficiently in words. This is a must read for all people who consider themselves true Canadians.
In all of my eighteen years, I've never read a more accurate description of my game and its meaning.
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Steven Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Dreams Unforgotten
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2000
Richards reveals all those things which we thought nobody else had ever reflected upon. Could an American possibly enjoy this book? I'm not sure. But every Canadian who once was young, and who perhaps scooped mounds of snow, in a transe of fantasy, off a bumpy ice surface into the dark hours of once endless days, will appreciate this book like the game itself; the merciless joy of unhindered potential for our imagined years to come, and our mission to reach our potential until reality sinks in, will occupy your every shift, deek, and goal (or assist, for that matter). And this, from a 19 year old reader--just a reminder to Richards: though times have changed, they have ever remained the same (kids still play hockey, but then, maybe it isn't the same after all).
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Carole McNaughton
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, it is a novel and ...
Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2018
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Not what I expected, it is a novel and I thought it would be a non fiction. It may not be fiction but by the names he used could not know who they really were. No doubt he was talking about the Miramichi, but after he moved from his original family home to east end of Newcastle,then could not relate.
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