{"product_id":"9780143197799","title":"The Home Team: Fathers, Sons \u0026 Hockey","description":"Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A truly magnificent book.”—\u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It’s the great Canadian icon: a frozen creek, a backyard rink, a father passing something precious on to his child—the love of a game. There is nothing quite so Canadian as hockey, and nothing quite so evocative in hockey as the relationships between Canadian hockey players and their fathers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here are the personal tales of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey and Marty McSorley, told as the four NHL stars take their fathers on a hockey tour of Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here are the memories of hockey’s grand families: Gordie, Mark and Travis Howe; Bill, Kevin and Gord Dineen; Murray, Ken and Michael Dryden. Here is Brett Hull’s story of the famous father who was never home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But \u003ci\u003eThe Home Team\u003c\/i\u003e is about more than famous names. It is the story of the father and son left weeping in the stands at the end of a disappointing draft day. It is the story of a minor league coach and his house league son. This book is about hockey. It is also about where we live and who we are: a book for all fathers and sons in Canada.","brand":"Penguin Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119850438896,"sku":"9780143197799","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143197799_p0.jpg?v=1763657651","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143197799","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}