Synopses & Reviews
WHEN THE FINAL BUZZER SOUNDS is a collection of poignant stories detailing the lives of hockey`s greatest players. For most players in the NHL, hockey is the defining focus of their lives. Their days are determined by practices and games, teammates and coaches, fans and endless public appearances. Imagine how difficult it would be if all this were to stop with the sounding of the final buzzer. Out of the public eye and facing life off the ice, these champions of hockey share the sometimes bittersweet, sometimes unexpected, always insightful accounts of their journey out of the sports arena and into the larger world. Through in-depth, one-on-one interviews, this book profiles such heroes as: PHIL ESPOSITO, who is giving back to the game that gave him so much, BOBBY HULL, a globe-trotting cattleman, GORDIE HOWE, still a legendary fan favorite, who signs as many as a thousand autographs a day. WHEN THE FINAL BUZZER SOUNDS offers the vivid and captivating portraits of nine of hockey`s greatest players, chronicling the struggles and triumphs that came after a life on the ice.
CHARLES WILKINS is the author of many books of non-fiction, and is a contributor to numerous magazines and journals.
Synopsis
Sharing the sometimes bittersweet, sometimes unexpected, always insightful accounts of the lives of some of the NHL's most famous players after retirement and the turns their lives have taken—often just as wild and crazy as their time on the ice—this collection of poignant stories details the hockey's greatest players after the last goal has been tended and the final buzzer sounds. Through in-depth one-on-one interviews, the book offers vivid and captivating portraits of nine hockey greats, profiling heroes such as Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, and Eric Nesterenko, and it chronicles the struggles and triumphs that came after a life on the ice.
About the Author
Colleen Howe was a sports agent and the founder of Power Play International and Power Play Publications. She was the wife of Gordie Howe. Gordie Howe is a former NHL and WHA player. He is a four-time Stanley Cup champion and the recipient of six Art Ross Trophies, six Hart Trophies, and the first NHL Lifetime Achievement Award. The Howes collaborated with Charles Wilkins on After the Applause. Wilkins is the author of Breakaway: Hockey and the Years Beyond and the coauthor of Hockey: The Illustrated History.