| Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey Contributor(s): Leary, Denis (Foreword by), Plimpton, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 031632681X ISBN-13: 9780316326810 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Hockey - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015952940 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and featuring a foreword from Denis Leary and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. In Open Net, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition game against the always-tough Philadelphia Flyers. With reflections on such hockey greats as Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, Open Net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man. |