Top 10 Hockey Goalies ANNOTATION
Profiles the lives and careers of Eddie Belfour, Tony Esposito, Terry Sawchuk, and seven other legendary hockey goalies.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Goaltender is probably the most high profile position in all of hockey. If things are going well for a team, it is often the goalie who gets much of the credit. However, if the team should falter, the goalie is also often the one held most responsible. All of the goalies featured in this book are superstars. Author Dean Spiros looks at some of the all-time great netminders such as Jacques Plante and Glenn Hall, as well as some of the stars of today, such as Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur.
FROM THE CRITICS
VOYA - Maura Bresnahan
These two titles, part of Enslow's Sports Top 10 series, will become popular browsing material at many libraries. The books in this series profile individuals who have made names for themselves in the athletic arena. Each book follows the same format: an introduction to the career in question with a neatly organized comparison of each entrant's statistics, and a two-page profile of each individual with a separate page dedicated to the type of biographical information often found on a sports collectible card. Full-color photos for each entry more than capably capture the personality of those profiled. Chapter notes are included and some of the titles mentioned could be considered for additional reading on a specific athlete or coach. Each book includes an index but the brief nature of each entry makes it a bit superfluous. Sports fans will be familiar with the contemporary entries (Patrick Roy in Hockey Goalies, Jimmy Johnson in Professional Football Coaches) and will get a feel for the eras of the other entrants through their profiles. Other titles in this worthy purchase include Top 10 American Women Sprinters and Top 10 Professional Basketball Coaches. This series is sure to score points with young sports fans (and the adults who encourage them to read)! Index. Photos. Charts. Source Notes. Note: This review was written and published to address two titles: Top 10 Professional Football Coaches and Top 10 Hockey Goalies. VOYA Codes: 4Q 4P M J S (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses, Broad general YA appeal, Middle School-defined as grades 6 to 8, Junior High-defined as grades 7 to 9 and Senior High-defined as grades 10 to 12).
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