Chapter 1: Chapter 2: "Our first family portrait. I don't look too thrilled about it." "Here I am at eight months. Check out the size of those hands and feet!" "Bobbin' around. My parents got me my first pair of bobskates when I was one and a half. I loved skating right from the start." "I got my first set of hockey equipment when I was six and a half. I used to wear it all day -- even when I rode my bike." "My first hockey team in the Red Circle Minor association in London. That's me in the second row, second from the right (with the ear-to-ear grin). The big guy in the middle of the back row is my father, Carl. He was one of our coaches." "Accepting trophies from the London Minor Hockey Association with Mark Vanderaa, my friend and first defensive partner. My Mom called us 'Loosey Goosey' and 'Steady Eddie.'" Chapter 3: "My friend Matthew Ebers (on the right) and I look like we're up to a bit of mischief -- and we probably were. Anything you could get yourself into trouble with, I was there. I was five at the time." "Making Christmas wishes with Brett and Robin. Mom's handmade stockings hang in the background. I was eight at the time." "Chilled to the bone. My Dad promised to clean the windows while barechested if we won our atom hockey tournament in Ottawa. We won -- and he cleaned. Did a fine job of it, too." Chapter 4: "Hamming it up for the camera with brother Brett. Mom always made matching pajamas for us when we were kids." "Relaxing by the pool -- or what used to be a pool. We dug up the concrete pool at our Toronto home so we could have a backyard rink. It turned out to be a real workout for my father. That's me on the right." Chapter 5: "Meeting the press after my first game with the Oshawa Generals. My teammate Cory Banika is sporting a black eye." Chapter 6: "Getting into the Christmas spirit in Detroit with Timmy MacDougall, a next door neighbor of the Velluccis, the family I boarded with while playing hockey in Detroit." "I got a unicycle for Christmas when I was twelve. I always loved a challenge." "The big catch. Showing off the day's work with brother Brett (left) and friend Brian O'Hea (right) at the cottage. I still love to escape from everything by going fishing." Chapter 7: "Mom catches the action during one of my many hockey tournaments. I know I can always count on her support." "Looking pretty fresh-faced in my first go-round with the Canadian national junior team. It was three months after getting drafted by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds." "Catching my breath during a shift with the Generals." Chapter 8: "Sharing a few laughs with my teammates during a break at the 1991 world juniors. Team sport is one of the greatest sensations." (Left to right: Felix Potvin, Trevor Kidd, Kent Manderville, myself, Chris Snell, and Dale Craigwell in the background) "Let's Go Canada! Team Canada's cheerleading corps in Saskatoon -- Brad May's brother Darryl (left), Robin and Brett." "All toghether now. Belting out the national anthem after beating the Soviets for the gold medal at the 1991 World Junior Championships in Saskatoon. What a feeling!" "We're Number One. Celebrating with 'Big Carl' after we win the gold medal at the world juniors in Saskatoon." Chapter 9: Chapter 10: Eric holding the Nordiques sweater in hand on draftday 1991 Not From the Autobiography Eric looking down after being drafted by Qu�bec Not From the Autobiography Chapter 11: Chapter 12: Chapter 13: Helping Gordie celebrating his 64th birthday at the Sports Federation of Canada banquet after the Olympic Games. I was presented with the Viscount Alexander Trophy as Canada's Top Junior Male Athlete.