Hockey's Hidden Gods

The Untold Story of a Paralympic Miracle on Ice

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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A Library Journal Best Arts & Humanities Book 2022The 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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-14
Mått:161 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:535 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538166642
Utmärkelser:Winner of Best Arts & Humanities Book 2022

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S.C. Megale is an adventurer, humanitarian, hockey lover, and author who lives outside Washington, DC, and was first traditionally published at the age of twenty-three. A prolific writer, Megale has been profiled by the Washington Post, USA Today, and the Today Show, among others. Megale’s genetic and permanent muscular dystrophy lends a unique perspective to Hockey’s Hidden Gods few other authors can match. For more information, please visit www.scmegale.com.

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Twenty years ago, it was generally accepted that the U.S. Paralympic sled hockey team was just awful. Winning a medal was not just unlikely but downright inconceivable. That changed in 2002, when Rick Middleton, a former NHL player, signed on to coach the team and led it to winning the gold medal. The subtitle’s use of the phrase “miracle on ice” references the 1980 gold-medal Olympic hockey game between Russia and the U.S. (in which a mostly amateur U.S. team defeated the powerhouse Soviets). Applying that phrase to the paralympic sled-hockey team's triumph in 2002 is entirely apt; this story, like that one, is a classic triumph-over-adversity saga. It wasn’t the players' physical limitations that kept them from succeeding; it was their lack of training and cohesion as a team. This well-told account of how they overcame those obstacles is a sports story that transcends athletics. Inspirational can be an overused adjective, but not this time.

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ForewordPrefaceIntroductionKey for Player StatsChapter 1: Lake of Legend: Sled Hockey’s History, Rules, and EquipmentChapter 2: Manny Guerra, Jr.Chapter 3: NaganoChapter 4: Joe HowardChapter 5: Gathering the TeamChapter 6: Sly FlisChapter 7: Training ChampionsChapter 8: Patrick ByrneChapter 9: Arriving in Salt Lake CityChapter 10: Dave ConklinChapter 11: Game One: USA vs. JapanChapter 12: Chris MannsChapter 13: Game Two: USA vs. CanadaChapter 14: Josh WirtChapter 15: Game Three: USA vs. NorwayChapter 16: Brian RuheChapter 17: Kip St. GermaineChapter 18: Game Four: USA vs. SwedenChapter 19: Dan HendersonChapter 20: Game Five: USA vs. EstoniaChapter 21: James DunhamChapter 22: Pat SappChapter 23: The Storm Before the StormChapter 24: Gold Medal Game: USA vs. NorwayChapter 25: Lonnie HannahChapter 26: Matt Coppens and Jack SandersChapter 27: AftermathConclusionAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author