Zusammenfassung
A Library Journal Best Arts & Humanities Book 2022
The extraordinary true story of the U.S. sled hockey team that overcame physical adversity and internal strife to win Paralympic gold.
When former NHL star Rick Middleton accepted the position of head coach for the United States sled hockey team, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The program had never medaled—had never even come close, in fact. But where Middleton might have found despair, he instead found an incredible group of men who had battled their way back from hell to play the sport they love.
In Hockey’s Hidden Gods: The Untold Story of a Paralympic Miracle on Ice, S.C. Megale uncovers the remarkable tale of a team that shocked the world by taking U.S. sled hockey from worst to first in the 2002 Paralympics. Odds of winning were dismal. The road to victory seemed unfathomable. But this cast of fifteen athletes with disabilities, athletes who had helped build a groundbreaking U.S. sled hockey program with almost no outside support, ultimately persevered on the global stage.
Featuring a fascinating history of sled hockey, exclusive interviews with players and coaches, action-packed game coverage, and intimate profiles sharing the players’ personal journeys, Hockey’s Hidden Gods is the uplifting story of how once-shattered dreams can be reborn and rebuilt through tenacity, grit, and an indomitable spirit.
Schlagworte
Hockey Paralympics Patrick Byrne Mike Eruzione Sylvester Flis Team Canada Team Japan Team Norway Team USA Tom Moulton Sled Hockey Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Rick “Nifty” Middleton U.S. Development Sled Hockey Chris Manns Joe Howard Josh Wirt Francis Xavier “Kip” St. Germaine Jeff Jones 2002 Paralympics Blackhawks para ice hockey sledge hockey Matt Copens Manny Guerra disability sports disabled athletes- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- 231–234 Conclusion 231–234
- 235–238 Acknowledgments 235–238
- 239–250 Notes 239–250
- 251–258 Bibliography 251–258
- 259–260 Index 259–260
- 261–262 About the Author 261–262
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- „... the team, Sanders drove twice a week to Chicago to hit the ice with the RIC Blackhawks. It was a 250 ...”
- „... in sled hockey with the RIC Blackhawks. As an aggressive forward, Coppens deployed on the ice like a ...”
- „... to Bruce Valley, May 2, 2017.7. Jeff Jones, “Change in time, time to change” email to RIC Blackhawks ...” „... ,” email to RIC Blackhawks players, 11:31 a.m., April 3, 2002.31. Rick Middleton, letter to Jeff [no last ...”
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- „... sled hockey program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago—the RIC 13Lake of LegendBlackhawks), All ...” „... Championships held in Salt Lake City• 2002—Malmö Open in Sweden (RIC Blackhawks competed)• 2002—Winter ...”
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- „... the NHL Blackhawks. I heard his story—his accomplishments and some of the pain that came with them—and ...”