Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind
Gilbert, John
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"Now, for the first time, {John} Gilbert offers impossibly colorful quotes issued by Brooks throiugh the years, recently gathered anecdotes and reflections from former players and colleagues, and his own first-person perspective to illuminate the people, experiences, and even the specific game situations that shaped Brooks' philosophies and methods. The result is a thoroughly unique and at times rollicking portrait of the man some have called the greatest hockey coach ever." This book has 320 pages and is illustrated throughout. The book is a SIGNED PRESENTATION copy from the author, John Gilbert. Seller Inventory # 060932
Bibliographic Details
Title: Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey ...
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: Not Given
About this title
Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged the invincible 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team, was famously antagonistic toward the press. Nonetheless, he turned time and time again to sportswriter John Gilbert, giving his friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive coverage of the ’80 team. This book is Gilbert’s memoir of Brooks’ entire coaching career—the story of an extraordinary man seen through the lens of a remarkable friendship. Gilbert became a friend of Brooks’—and, at times, his most astute critic—while covering the coach’s 1970s University of Minnesota teams. Now, for the first time, Gilbert relates rollicking anecdotes and memories from former players, illuminating Brooks’ hard-nosed coaching methods and his incomparable character. Beginning with Brooks’ youth hockey days in East St. Paul and his ill-fated stint with the 1960 gold medal-winning Olympic team, Gilbert goes on to dissect the coach’s tenure with the Gophers and the Lake Placid story, from the selection process through the Games themselves. Throughout this and later chapters on Brooks’ coaching turns with St. Cloud State, four NHL teams, and the 2002 U.S. Olympic squad, readers are treated to impossibly colorful quotes, rare photographs from Brooks’ playing and coaching careers.
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