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10 must-read books about women’s hockey

by Lucas Aykroyd|09 APR 2019

 

Above and beyond sports articles, did you know female hockey players have been featured in mass culture – movies, plays, and, yes, books – for decades?

For example, a year before Canadian actress Megan Follows rose to fame as the title character in CBC’s 1985 production of Anne of Green Gables, she played a talented goalie trying out for a boy’s hockey team in the movie Hockey Night. Her coach was portrayed by Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids).

Last year, playwright Tracey Power, who lives in the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship host city of Kamloops, debuted Glory, an upbeat musical based on the unstoppable 1930’s Preston Rivulettes women’s hockey team. 

However, on balance, there are more women’s hockey books to explore.

Curious about the development of women’s hockey in Afghanistan? Check out Hockey Girls of Kabul by Zarmina Nezkai (Wintertickle Press, 2018), a hockey mom and teacher in Barrie, Ontario who fundraised to build an outdoor rink in her native land.

Prefer young-adult fiction? Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren (Amulet Books, 2019) is the fictional story of teen hockey player Holland Delviss, who is thrust into the spotlight when her Minnesota boys’ team is chosen to participate in the state’s annual HockeyFest.

In the following top-10 round-up, we’ll focus on some of the classic non-fiction works that illuminate both the origins of women’s hockey and the growth of the legendary Canada-U.S. rivalry. The quality of the writing is inspiring. At the same time, the mostly pre-2010’s publication dates indicate that there’s plenty of room for more women’s hockey history books.

Here are 10 must-read books about women’s hockey.

1) Gold Medal Diary: Inside the World’s Greatest Sports Event
By Hayley Wickenheiser
Greystone Books, 2010

What was on the mind of the all-time leading scorer in IIHF history prior to captaining Canada to gold at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver? Hayley Wickenheiser, a member of the 2019 IIHF Hall of Fame class, goes day by day, from bench-pressing 200 pounds in training to reliving her last men’s hockey game in Finland with HC Salamat under coach Matti Hagman.

2) Breaking the Ice: My Journey to Olympic Hockey, the Ivy League, and Beyond
By Angela Ruggiero
Drummond Publishing, 2006

Angela Ruggiero – one of the toughest and most talented defenders in women’s hockey history – spices up her autobiography with fun, quirky details that bring this 2017-inducted IIHF Hall of Famer’s personality out. Take her childhood. Who knew that Ruggiero and her two siblings enjoyed riding on the backs of their Great Dane dogs, Colonel and Major? Or that the future IOC member appeared at age nine in a Sports Illustrated for Kids photo shoot with Wayne Gretzky? 

3) Pink Power: The First Women’s World Hockey Champions
By Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Lorimer, 2008

The original 1990 IIHF Women’s World Championship took place in Ottawa. One player from that tournament is taking part in Espoo too: Riikka Sallinen (previously Valila, nee Nieminen), Finland’s ageless wonder. However, this book, geared for young readers, focuses on how the Canadians won gold in their famous (or infamous!) pink jerseys. Sports writer Lorna Schultz Nicholson’s other titles include Winning Gold: Canada’s Incredible 2002 Olympic Victory in Women’s Hockey and Amazing Hockey Stories: Hayley Wickenheiser. She is also married to IIHF Vice-President Bob Nicholson.

4) On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History
By Elizabeth Etue and Megan K. Williams
Second Story Press, 1996

If you want to know what the women’s game looked like in each Canadian province in the 1990’s, this 336-page book offers excellent insights. And that’s just the start. From the amount of coverage women’s sports got in Canadian daily newspapers (a shockingly low 2.8 percent of the overall sports total in 1991) to an American scouting report on Riikka Nieminen (“She’s mean, with a competitive fire”), On the Edge is deeply researched, with many original interviews.

5) Crashing the Net: The U.S. Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team and the Road to Gold
By Mary Turco
Harper Perennial, 1999

Written by a women’s studies instructor from Dartmouth College, this is an uplifting take on how the 1998 Olympic team that inspired Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hilary Knight made it big in Nagano. It compellingly recounts the highs and lows through the eyes of players like Sandra Whyte, who scored a goal and two assists in the final 3-1 victory over Canada. Crashing the Net also brings out the personality of head coach Ben Smith with his quirky sayings like “Hay’s in the barn!”

6) Manon: Alone in Front of the Net
By Manon Rheaume and Chantal Gilbert
HarperCollins, 1997

In this eminently readable autobiography, the pioneering Canadian netminder explores her road to two Women’s Worlds gold medals (1992, 1994), her historic exhibition stints with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, and her conscientious decision to turn down the highly-publicized offer of a $40,000 Playboy photo shoot, among other topics.

7) Proud Past, Bright Future: One Hundred Years of Canadian Women’s Hockey
By Brian MacFarlane
Stoddart Publishing, 1994

Brian MacFarlane is best-known as a Hockey Night in Canada commentator who appeared on CBC for nearly 30 years. In addition to his books about the cartoon character Peter Puck, MacFarlane, now 87, penned this historical overview, which includes brilliant photos of women playing hockey in the late 19th and early 20th century. It also has statistics for the first three IIHF Women’s World Championships (1990, 1992, 1994).

Angela James: The First Superstar of Canadian Women’s Hockey
By Tom Bartsiokas and Corey Long
Women’s Press Literary, 2012

Recently named to the new Female Hockey Advisory Committee of the NHL and NHLPA, Canada’s Angela James was part of the first IIHF Hall of Fame class featuring women, along with Cammi Granato and Geraldine Heaney. This biography of the relentless power forward – a four-time world champion – delves into the challenges she overcame to play minor hockey against boys in Toronto and the heartbreak of being cut by Team Canada coach Shannon Miller prior to the 1998 Olympics.

9) Too Many Men On the Ice: Women’s Hockey in North America
By Joanna Avery and Julie Stevens
Polestar Book Publishers, 1997

You might be surprised to learn from this book how women’s hockey flourished in the decades prior to World War II and how rough the game got during this era, among other things. In her review of Too Many Men on the Ice, Vancouver Sun sportswriter Wendy Long noted: “Interviews with prominent players are featured and legal and social issues that have surrounded the growth of women’s hockey are also discussed.”

10) Nos Glorieuses: Plus de Cent Ans de Hockey Feminin au Quebec
By Lynda Baril
Les Editions La Presse, 2013

Where would Canadian women’s hockey be without Quebec-born superstars like Danielle Goyette, Caroline Ouellette, and Marie-Philip Poulin? This exhaustively researched 221-page French-language.book, written by a veteran Radio-Canada contributor, stands out in terms of the more than 200 photos and other documents it includes. For instance, there’s a 1916 clipping from the Montreal Daily Star about goalie Corinne Hardmann using a mask – before Jacques Plante did so with the Montreal Canadiens in 1959 – and a handwritten note from Canadian coach Dave McMaster to star forward France St-Louis after the first unofficial world championship in Toronto in 1987

 

Source: https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww/news/9958/10-must-read-books-about-women’s-hockey

 

The underlined titles in RED are ones that I have read. Came across this article and will seek out reading a few more of these books. Women in hockey include more than just players, they include the moms, fans, mods on hockey boards like this one, etc. ... for them all and for the love of hockey, I do my best and support where I can.

 

 

 

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Edited April 6 by Rocket-68

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[Alflives]

Made new Empties. They are predicting a big win for our boys tonight over the Kings. 

[Mikeyman109]

A win here does so many things, builds the team confidence that we can beat this crap 1-3-1 team, puts a little doubt into the Queens and moves us another two points closer to the Division.

Just Win Baby-2 points

[Hairy Kneel]

The refs and their US bump always scares me.

[I.Am.Ironman]

This should have a playoff like feel. It would be a great game for Petey to break out of his slump to give this team a boost.

[-dlc-]

Curling, chores, hockey. Busy day, let's go!!!!

 

I love hockey. The end.

[Rip The Mesh]

           

 

                                                                   

 

                                                                                Going to be a Canuck earthquake 

 

 

[NorthWestNuck]

Calling Podz first goal since call up.

3-1 Canucks in a boring but well played game.

 

Go Canucks, Go!!!

Edited April 6 by NorthWestNuck

[Hairy Kneel]

Listening to this quote from Lindy:

“My main goal here is to win the Stanley Cup,” Lindholm told Sportsnet after the Canucks practised at the Kings’ training facility in El Segundo. “Whether that is me putting up zero points or putting up (many), I don't even care, honestly. But I want to be helping the team in the right way. And I think I can help this team by playing my best hockey and help this team take the next step and have a good run in the playoffs.

 

This is exactly what an 800 NHL game Swede should explain to our young star EP 40.

 

[Dumb Nuck]

9 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

Curling, chores, hockey. Busy day, let's go!!!!

 

I love hockey. The end.

 

I was wondering why you need to curl your hair to do chores and watch hockey but I guess if you love it that much you'd want to look good.

[-dlc-]

 

[JayDangles]

1 minute ago, Hairy Kneel said:

Listening to this quote from Lindy:

“My main goal here is to win the Stanley Cup,” Lindholm told Sportsnet after the Canucks practised at the Kings’ training facility in El Segundo. “Whether that is me putting up zero points or putting up (many), I don't even care, honestly. But I want to be helping the team in the right way. And I think I can help this team by playing my best hockey and help this team take the next step and have a good run in the playoffs.

 

This is exactly what an 800 NHL game Swede should explain to our young star EP 40.

 

No it's not at all...

Petey is not paid, or expected to 'help the team regardless of putting up points"

His job is to score goals, make plays, put up points, win faceoffs and play well in the defensive end.

If your and Peteys attitude is "so long as I'm doing some good things, then I don't care about points" then were doomed.

We need him to score, period. That's his job. 

Lindholms job is to kill penalties, play a strong defensive game, win faceoffs a score some goals here and there.

One of those guys can do their job without ppmany points, the other can't.

Petey needs to come to a revelation that he is not doing his job. Either tough love or gentle coaching, but he needs to get going asap.

I believe he will.

[grumpyone]

brekkie is done.

a little bit of gardening later this am, back to the grocery store for 2 items that weren't available yesterday.

then pizza's for supper and then watch the game. 

[-dlc-]

 

[grumpyone]

with Tocchet talking about using 'pairs' of players for forward lines,

Miller/Boeser + ____________

Garland/Hogz +_______________

Joshua/Blueger+__________

Lafferty/Podz+___________

could Petey be the 'universal player' that plays up and down the lineup, depending on where he's needed?

 

[-dlc-]

11 minutes ago, JayDangles said:

No it's not at all...

Petey is not paid, or expected to 'help the team regardless of putting up points"

His job is to score goals, make plays, put up points, win faceoffs and play well in the defensive end.

If your and Peteys attitude is "so long as I'm doing some good things, then I don't care about points" then were doomed.

We need him to score, period. That's his job. 

Lindholms job is to kill penalties, play a strong defensive game, win faceoffs a score some goals here and there.

One of those guys can do their job without ppmany points, the other can't.

Petey needs to come to a revelation that he is not doing his job. Either tough love or gentle coaching, but he needs to get going asap.

I believe he will.

I'm pretty sure he knows he's not doing his job (to the level we/he'd like). 

 

You can't tough love someone in this situation because he already likely knows and is trying to fix it. He's in a bit of a funk but it won't last forever. I do agree though, if we're going to make any noise he has to one of the leaders in that.

 

He's often double/triple teamed and has to find a way to use his subtle moves (rather than will/brute force) to battle for the puck. I love that he's not afraid to show physicality but it's not his strong point. Pun intended.

 

I do feel that what we're seeing with Quinn needs to be the standard....quickly get the puck to the net and then have a net front presence to follow up with and be ready for rebounds. Rather than the perfect pretty play. Don't be stationary because that gets too predictable...keep moving around.

[Kenins]

4 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

I wish we had 2 Joshuas, too!

 

Edited April 6 by Kenins

[JayDangles]

Just now, -dlc- said:

I'm pretty sure he knows he's not doing his job (to the level we/he'd like). 

 

You can't tough love someone in this situation because he already likely knows and is trying to fix it. He's in a bit of a funk but it won't last forever. I do agree though, if we're going to make any noise he has to one of the leaders in that.

 

He's often double/triple teamed and has to find a way to use his subtle moves (rather than will/brute force) to battle for the puck. I love that he's not afraid to show physicality but it's not his strong point. Pun intended.

 

I do feel that what we're seeing with Quinn needs to be the standard....get the puck to the net and then have a net front presence to follow up with. Rather than the perfect pretty play.

Agree with everything.

He definitely doesn't seem like a tough love type player.

This is odd though. You would think at his talent level he would have found new ways to break out or get going scoring wise. Clearly there's no confidence there. Just really hope he finds it soon.  This team doesn't go far in the playoffs without his scoring threat.

 

[grumpyone]

3 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

I'm pretty sure he knows he's not doing his job (to the level we/he'd like). 

 

You can't tough love someone in this situation because he already likely knows and is trying to fix it. He's in a bit of a funk but it won't last forever. I do agree though, if we're going to make any noise he has to one of the leaders in that.

 

He's often double/triple teamed and has to find a way to use his subtle moves (rather than will/brute force) to battle for the puck. I love that he's not afraid to show physicality but it's not his strong point. Pun intended.

 

I do feel that what we're seeing with Quinn needs to be the standard....quickly get the puck to the net and then have a net front presence to follow up with. Rather than the perfect pretty play. Don't be stationary because that gets too predictable...keep moving around.

and as a coach you have to teach the team that if one player is being double teamed, then SOMEONE has to be left unchecked and it's the player with the puck's job to find them. 

[HKSR]

I hate LAK games... so damn boring and so much left to chance.  Would be such a letdown if our playoffs started against these guys.  No excitement, no entertainment, and a serious chance that we would lose in a 7 game series.

[Dizzle]

3 minutes ago, HKSR said:

I hate LAK games... so damn boring and so much left to chance.  Would be such a letdown if our playoffs started against these guys.  No excitement, no entertainment, and a serious chance that we would lose in a 7 game series.

Boring and they’ve had our number. It’s a double bummer. 

[HKSR]

16 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

 

Haha did he really not make enough $ in his career that he's driving a Subaru and working as a real estate agent??

[-dlc-]

5 minutes ago, HKSR said:

I hate LAK games... so damn boring and so much left to chance.  Would be such a letdown if our playoffs started against these guys.  No excitement, no entertainment, and a serious chance that we would lose in a 7 game series.

 

Doughty spelled "accurate" wrong.

[HKSR]

10 minutes ago, grumpyone said:

with Tocchet talking about using 'pairs' of players for forward lines,

Miller/Boeser + ____________

Garland/Hogz +_______________

Joshua/Blueger+__________

Lafferty/Podz+___________

could Petey be the 'universal player' that plays up and down the lineup, depending on where he's needed?

 

I'd say the best chemistry pairs wr have are:

Miller + Boeser

Petey + Hogs

Garland + Joshua

Podkolzin + Lafferty