"On a hot summer day in 1998, when Dave Bidini found himself watching Martha Stewart rather than the Stanley Cup playoffs, he knew that something was seriously amiss: the game he loved had crossed the line. It was now an entertainment, not a sport. A passionate hockey fan and rec player, Bidini immediately resolved to follow Canada's best export to the rest of the world, to find out whether the true game stil existed elsewhere.
    Bidini weaves hilarious stories of encounters with odd-sized rinks and players of wildly different talents and experiences with tales of his travles and bang-on observations about the game and players in North America. As he discovers, the tropic of hockey connects players and fans around the world in celebration of the game, not to mention in the profanity, the exhilaration, and the moments of grace that enrich it."

AUTHOR(S): Dave Bidini
PUBLISHER: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2000

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