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Behind the bench : inside the minds of hockey's greatest coaches / Craig Custance.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, [2017]Description: xvii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781629372440
  • 1629372447
Other title:
  • Inside the minds of hockey's greatest coaches
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Foreword / by Sidney Crosby -- Preface -- Dan Bylsma -- Ron Wilson -- Mike Babcock -- Bob Hartley -- Todd McLellan -- Mike Sullivan and John Tortorella -- Joel Quenneville -- Ken Hitchcock -- Claude Julien -- Epilogue.
Summary: They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between. It's all in the job description for an NHL head coach. In Behind the Bench, ESPN's Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries -- names like Mike Babcock, Joel Quenneville, Dan Bylsma, Todd McLellan, Ken Hitchcock, and Claude Julien -- all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans. Dissect some of hockey's greatest moments with the men who set the pieces in motion. Go straight to the source on what it's like to manage a dressing room full of the league's top stars or execute line changes with everything at stake. Signature games, including Stanley Cup finals, Olympic gold medal clashes, and World Championship contests -- both wins and losses -- are reflected upon and broken down in detail, making this essential reading for current and aspiring coaches, players, and hockey fans alike.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 796.962 C987 Available 33111009282258
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They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between. It's all in the job description for an NHL head coach. In Behind the Bench , ESPN's Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries--names like Mike Babcock, Joel Quenneville, Dan Bylsma, Todd McLellan, Ken Hitchcock, and Claude Julien--all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans. Dissect some of hockey's greatest moments with the men who set the pieces in motion. Go straight to the source on what it's like to manage a dressing room full of the league's top stars or execute line changes with everything at stake. Signature games, including Stanley Cup finals, Olympic gold medal clashes, and World Championship contests--both wins and losses--are reflected upon and broken down in detail, making this essential reading for current and aspiring coaches, players, and hockey fans alike.

Foreword / by Sidney Crosby -- Preface -- Dan Bylsma -- Ron Wilson -- Mike Babcock -- Bob Hartley -- Todd McLellan -- Mike Sullivan and John Tortorella -- Joel Quenneville -- Ken Hitchcock -- Claude Julien -- Epilogue.

They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between. It's all in the job description for an NHL head coach. In Behind the Bench, ESPN's Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries -- names like Mike Babcock, Joel Quenneville, Dan Bylsma, Todd McLellan, Ken Hitchcock, and Claude Julien -- all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans. Dissect some of hockey's greatest moments with the men who set the pieces in motion. Go straight to the source on what it's like to manage a dressing room full of the league's top stars or execute line changes with everything at stake. Signature games, including Stanley Cup finals, Olympic gold medal clashes, and World Championship contests -- both wins and losses -- are reflected upon and broken down in detail, making this essential reading for current and aspiring coaches, players, and hockey fans alike.

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