Table of Contents
Foreword Roberto Luongo xiii
Introduction 1
Darryl 5
Sidney Crosby and His Wild Junior Hockey Roommate, Eric Neilson
The Great One-Liner 12
The Joke That Leads to Wayne Gretzky's Greatest Cup Final
Fixing Razor 17
Ray Emery and the Trainer Who Helped Pull Off One of Hockey's Greatest Comebacks
Noodles, the Puffin and the Report Card 26
Goalie Jamie McLennan Takes Heat from Coaches Billy Smith and Darryl Sutter
The Fastest-Skating Girl 32
Kendall Coyne Schofield Changes Women's Hockey in One Lap
Biznasty's Last Dance 41
The Wounds and Wars of Paul Bissonnette's Final Pro Season
The Accidental Taunter 46
Mike Johnson Celebrates Goals and Makes Enemies
Dino and O-Dog 51
Road Roomies Kevin Dineen and Jeff O'Neill
"What Is That?" 59
Bobby Orr Meets Connor McDavid
Milbury's Solo Bag Skate 64
Dave Poulin and the Bruins Get a Lesson in Unconventional Coaching
Cole's Goal 68
An Injury-Plagued Minor Leaguer Finally Gets His Moment
The Great Stamkos Car Heist 77
Chris and Steven Stamkos, Steve Yzerman and the Two Jags
The Night Wick Went Blind 81
Hayley Wickenheiser Makes a Painful Mistake
Wes McCauley's Toughest Call 84
The NHL's Most Beloved Referee Gets in Trouble with Mom
Dumb and Dumber 89
Two Stories about Ray Ferraro Getting Smacked in the Head
Laila's Gift 93
A Little Girl Battles for Her Life as Her Favourite Team Battles for the Cup
Torts and the Bus to Nowhere 101
Coach John Tortorella Teaches Marty St. Louis and the Lightning Some Hard Lessons
Cuthbert's Other Golden Call 105
A Broadcaster Makes the Most of His Big Break
The Carjack Comeback 110
Jon Cooper and Dustin Tokarski
The Reps 115
Stories from NHL Agents
I Gotta Feeling 129
Tessa Bonhomme and the 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game
Whit, Bugsy and the Overbooked Private Jet 135
Ryan Whitney and the 2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins
LA (Not So) Confidential 139
Broadcasters Gord Miller and Keith Olbermann Chase the Gretzky Trade
The 30th Bronco 145
Humboldt Broncos Assistant Coach Chris Beaudry
The Lone Ranger (Fan) 155
ESPN's Steve Levy
Timing Is Everything 159
Brad Richards's World Cup Hiccup
The Accountant 164
Beer Leaguer Scott Foster's 14 Minutes of Fame
Short Shifts 179
Tales Suited to TV Time Outs
The Kid Who Won Everything 185
Robert Thomas's Parents Live the Dream
The Salt Lake Room Reno 192
Ken Hitchcock, Wayne Fleming and the 2002 Olympics
Ronan's Ride 197
A Minor-League Journeyman's Seven-Year Odyssey
The Scout, the Kid and the Calf 207
Craig Button and Todd Harvey Team Up on the Farm
The Case of the Mistaken McCreary 210
Referee Bill McCreary Takes Heat for a Hit on the Great One
Tucker and the Wrath of the Mighty Quinn 214
Darcy Tucker Gets a Stern Lecture from His Legendary Coach
"Can You Believe It?!" 218
Jordan Eberle and Canada's World Junior Miracle
The Draft Email Disaster 225
Insider Tales from Darren Dreger
Butch's Battles 230
Garth Butcher Gets Black Eyes and Big Mini-Bar Bills
Cuatro por Papi 234
Auston Matthews's NHL Debat
Carlo's Commute 242
Carlo Colaiacovo Races between Paternity and Playoffs
The Apprenticeship of Jim McKenzie 247
A Tough Guy Learns the Ropes
Cammi's Flame 256
USA Captain Cammi Granato and the 2002 Olympics
Hully 260
Kelly Chase Rides Shotgun to Brett Hull
Bobby Mac vs. Tretiak 266
The Original Hockey Insider Takes His Shot
Jonny Hockey 272
A Courageous Fan Becomes a Hockey Hero
The GQ Style Guide 281
Lessons in Fashion from Teddy Purcell and Connor McDavid
The Golden Goalie 285
Roberto Luongo and the 2010 Olympics
The Boy Who Came from Away 293
A Syrian Refugee Finds His Hockey Community in Newfoundland
Acknowledgements 299
