Small town glory [the story of the Kenora Thistles' remarkable quest for the Stanley Cup]
Titre
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Small town glory [the story of the Kenora Thistles' remarkable quest for the Stanley Cup]
John. Danakas
Sommaire
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"How did the Kenora Thistles become, against all odds, the smallest team and the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup?This famously scrappy hockey team was founded in the rough and tumble town of Kenora, Ontario, at the end of the 19th century. A decade later, playing far away from home, in Montreal, the fiery teenagers whom the Montreal Star dubbed "the fastest that have ever been seen anywhere on ice" out-skated and out-played their older, more experienced opponents to win the coveted hockey championship trophy.Sports novelist John Danakas and journalist Richard Brignall team up to tell the true story of the ultimate underdogs in this a little-known chapter from Canadian sports history.[Fry Reading Level - 4.6]"--GoogleBooks
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2006
Record books
Description matérielle
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119 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Vedette-matière - nom collectif
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Kenora Thistles (Hockey team) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Hockey -- Ontario -- Kenora -- History.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Brignall, Richard.
Résumé
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"How did the Kenora Thistles become, against all odds, the smallest team and the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup?This famously scrappy hockey team was founded in the rough and tumble town of Kenora, Ontario, at the end of the 19th century. A decade later, playing far away from home, in Montreal, the fiery teenagers whom the Montreal Star dubbed "the fastest that have ever been seen anywhere on ice" out-skated and out-played their older, more experienced opponents to win the coveted hockey championship trophy.Sports novelist John Danakas and journalist Richard Brignall team up to tell the true story of the ultimate underdogs in this a little-known chapter from Canadian sports history.[Fry Reading Level - 4.6]"--GoogleBooks
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781550289619
9781550289435
Informations de publication
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Toronto : J. Lorimer, 2006.
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| D.S. MacKenzie | QR 796 DAN | Book | 30522000301439 | Quick Reads |