Future Greats and Heartbreaks: A Year Undercover in the Secret World of NHL Scouts
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385664400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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And come the final draft, only a tiny percentage of their full year’s work might matter.Examining the amount of information gathered on the under-eighteen hopefuls, the scrutiny to which they are subjected, and the differences between the rigour of American and Canadian junior teams, Joyce opens a window on the life and methods of an NHL scout and penetrates the mysterious world of scouting as no one has before.. Joyce’s year on the hockey beat is a steep learning curve for him; NHL scouts spend each season gathering information on players fighting it out to break into the world of professional
Very enjoyable Kirk L. As someone who is involved with the NHL draft each year, I found the book to be extremely enjoyable, insightful and an essential guide to how NHL scouts operate and do their jobs.Joyce spent myriad hours crafting this intimiate look at the much-lesser known side of professional sports and his stories and anecdotes are pure gold, especially his observations into the Columbus Blue Jackets war room prior to the 2006 draft.Although co. A True Inside/Behind the Scenes View of Hockey Scouting and Drafts Sarah Weiler If you are a hockey fan, I HIGHLY recommend this book. It shows you what teams go through to get the best players, and what players go through to be selected.Gare Joyce is a fantastic writer. He captures the inner workings of the hockey world like no one else, to date. I enjoyed this book from the preface through the acknowledgements.. "Walter Mitty as a scout" according to WDX2BB. Here's one of the best parts of Gare Joyce's book, "Future Greats and Heartbreaks": It doesn't date.In other words, you can read and enjoy it now just as much as you might have in 2007.Canadian writer Joyce gets the hockey award for an audacious idea that he actually pulled off. He contacted several NHL teams in early 2006, asking for a chance to sit in during preparations for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Only one team had the ne
Joyce has won three National Magazine Awards and is the author of three previous books, Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm, The Only Ticket Off the Island: Baseball in the Dominican Republic and When the Lights Went Out. . He is also a regular contributor to Christian Science Monitor, Canadian Geographic, Maclean’s, and The Walrus. Ga
About the Author Gare Joyce is a writer on the masthead of ESPN The Magazine. He is also a regular contributor to Christian Science Monitor, Canadian Geographic, Maclean’s, and The Walrus. . Joyce has won three National Magazine Awards and is the author of three previous books, Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm, The Only Ticket Off the Island: Baseball in the Dominican Republic and When the Lights Went Out