Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume III - by Jim Lang (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From hockey insider Jim Lang comes a new volume in the nationally bestselling series of uplifting hockey stories about the everyday heroes who are breaking down barriers and shaping the future of a game they love.

In this heartfelt collection of personal hockey stories, sports broadcaster and author Jim Lang brings together the remarkable voices of hockey players, coaches, families, and fans who have overcome adversity and are championing the game they love--on and off the ice.

Read about former Humboldt Broncos defenceman Logan Boulet, whose selfless organ donation helped six Canadians and motivated almost 150,000 people to register as donors in the following weeks. Meet players like Kelly Serbu, who didn't let his visual impairment stop him from playing hockey and is now raising awareness and funds for blind hockey programs, or Kim McCullough, who founded Total Female Hockey to empower other aspiring female players. Follow players and coaches of colour such as Jim Paek and Jason Payne who are helping to break down barriers, and the hockey parents who are working to make the game more accessible. These are the everyday heroes who are defying the odds and inspiring change.

Featuring extraordinary stories of tireless advocates and unbelievable successes, Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume III is a celebration of the great game of hockey and the heroes--sung and unsung--found on rinks and in arenas across the country.

Review Quotes

"The game of hockey is amazing, especially today's game with the skill and speed and athleticism of athletes, but the sport has never been only about the speed and skill; it is also about the human connection and the humanity that is inspired in so many of us to give back in different ways and to tell our story as seen through our eyes. The stories compiled here tell the tale about so much more than just the game of hockey but for many their story of the life of hockey."
-- KEITH PRIMEAU, former NHL forward (from his foreword)

"This is a really great idea. It is such a unique collection of stories of where hockey is now, and where it is going in the future."
-- KEVIN WEEKES, former NHL goaltender and broadcaster on Hockey Night in Canada, now at ESPN

"If the Stanley Cup could talk, it would have so many stories to tell, and Jim Lang has collected many of them in this book."
-- RAY BOURQUE, award-winning former professional hockey player and Olympian

"The Humboldt tragedy showed us just how much hockey is part of the Canadian community. Because, just as we share the joy hockey so often brings, that terrible moment in Saskatchewan taught us that together as a nation we comfort each other when the game, as it occasionally does, brings us pain. My friends Bob McKenzie and Jim Lang have a lifetime of stories from covering the great game, and these pages are wonderful evidence of what they've collected over the years. You'll laugh at times, you'll be inspired at times, and you may even cry as well, but through it all, you'll know that Canada is hockey and hockey is Canada. It really is our game."
-- PETER MANSBRIDGE, bestselling author of Extraordinary Canadians and Off the Record

Praise for Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume I

Praise for Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II

"A second volume of stories about the unsung stars around your neighbourhood rink."
-- Ottawa Sun

"Why do we like competitive sports? The drama, the stories, the heroics--the stories behind the game. McKenzie and Lang feature people who talk about their love of the game and how they're championing the next generation--paying particular attention to those working to make it inclusive."
-- Toronto Star

"You can never truly know a country until you know the game that defines the people. The U.S. has football, Brazil soccer, India cricket. If you want to know Canada, or if you're Canadian and want to know yourself, Everyday Hockey Heroes is for you. In these moving, inspirational, and entertaining stories, Bob McKenzie, the 'Mr. Hockey' of insight and analysis, and sportscaster extraordinaire Jim Lang have found the pulse of Canada--and the beat is as strong and healthy as ever."
-- ROY MacGREGOR, bestselling author of Wayne Gretzky's Ghost and The Home Team

About the Author

Jim Lang is a sportscaster, journalist, and the coauthor of hockey memoirs by Tie Domi, Max Domi, Wendel Clark, and Bryan Berard, as well as Everyday Hockey Heroes Volumes I, II, and III with Bob McKenzie and My Day with the Cup. He hosts The Jim Lang Show. He lives outside Toronto with his wife and kids. Follow him on Instagram @LangersWorld.