On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History - Softcover

Etue, Elizabeth; Williams, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929005791 ISBN 13: 9780929005799

Publisher: Second Story Press, 1996

Synopsis

The acceptance of women's hockey into the 1998 Olympic Games accelerated the groundswell of interest in this highly-charged competitive sport. Despite the enormous popularity of women's hockey, players from around the world still confront intolerance and prejudice.

Using personal accounts from star players (including Manon Rheaume―the only woman to have played in a National Hockey League game), interviews with sport insiders and photographs, On the Edge provides a dramatic look into the business and politics of women’s hockey today.

About this title

Book Description:

Looking into the business and politics of women's hockey.

From the Back Cover:

Women have been playing hockey for over a hundred years. From novice leagues to world championships, female competitors are skating faster, stronger and smarter every year - making history wherever they go. And nowhere is the game pursued with as much skill and finesse as it is in North America. On the Edge brings the turbulent world of this steel-edged sport front and centre. Interviews with hockey insiders and star players, vivid photographs, a critical look at the media and the hockey establishment, and the challenge of the first Olympics for women's hockey provide a dramatic look at the history, controversies and extraordinary popularity of the game, while highlighting the talented women who play for the love of the sport.

About this edition

• Publisher: Second Story Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0929005791
• ISBN 13: 9780929005799
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336