|
|
List Price: $22.95 Amazon.com's Price: $15.61 You Save: $7.34 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 796.96264 EAN: 9781572437562 ISBN: 1572437561 Label: Triumph Books (IL) Manufacturer: Triumph Books (IL) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2006-11 Publisher: Triumph Books (IL) Studio: Triumph Books (IL) Editorial Review: Product Description: The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL by Ross Bernstein takes you in-depth and behind the scenes to explore the history of fighting during hockey games and the honor system behind it. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Poorly researched, poorly executed...Not to harp on after what so many have already noted, but the plethora of basic errors is an unwelcome distraction. To compound the problem, many of the the errors are glaring, i.e. not really understanding the game-misconduct penalty, or when focusing on the NHL players who are Captain of their team, he admirably highlights Cam Neely, who never wore the "C" in Boston or Vancouver (note to author: Ray Bourque is not best pleased). Hiring a good researcher would have improved this book by 40%. Read More Rating:  - A whole lot of quotesThis book is pretty good, but it could certainly have been better. It has a very large amount of quotations and stories of various "tough guys", "enforcers" and general managers. The people who are quoted are disproportionately from Minnesota, but that is because -I believe- the author is from that area. I didn't mind it given I am from MN, but I think some others might notice it as well and wonder why that was the case. It is quite easy to read and I do recommend it for anyone who is looking ... Read More Rating:  - A must read for the new hockey fanbeing new hockey fans it has often been confusing as to why some penalties are called and some things aren't. Hearing long time fans complaining about calls that seem obvious. why is fighting allowed in hockey but not other team sports. This book does an excellent job of explaining how hockey has evolved and the reasons behind a lot of the actions on the ice. Definately opens up another line of thinking and allows you to have a better perspective of the game from the players point of view. Rating:  - Not for the serious hockey fan!I am a huge NHL fan and have read many hockey books, and this one left me unimpressed. If you are a serious hockey fan, you will enjoy a new fighting anecdote or two in this book, but you will not learn much. Some players protect, other players are protected, but no one disrespects the game; nothing new there. If you are a "newbie" to the NHL and its seemingly purposeless violence, then this book is a good read to better understand the culture of the game and some of its ... Read More Rating:  - Unbelieveable factual errorsI read nearly every hockey book that comes out, and never write reviews, until now. I was so frustrated, I had to put it down after about 16 pages. Did anybody bother to fact-check this book? First, the Richard riot did not occur during the season after Richard's suspension, but very shortly afterwards. Second, and most aggravating, nobody ever serves a game misconduct in the penalty box. You're kicked out of the game; that's why they call it a game misconduct. So how can someone come out of ... Read More |
