Rating: Summary: Very well done! Review: This book is a must for any female hockey fan! Or any fan that is into younger players like I am. It helps give an understanding of why they act the way they do sometimes. The sad part is, it gives a very bleak outlook on the future of the Canadian juniors. But maybe if everyone realizes there is a potentially threatening problem, then something can be done about it.
Rating: Summary: Disturbing Look at the State of Hockey In Canada Review: We all know that Canadian hockey is not what it used to be, but hockey fans were not expecting the prognosis to be this bad. Laura Robinson, a freelance journalist from Toronto, takes a look what happens in the dressing rooms and billet homes of the young men who are vying to be the next NHL superstars."Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada's National Sport" is a graphic and disturbing portrait of junior hockey in this country. It tells stories of abuse from all angles - the players, the girlfriends, the one night stands, and the parents. With the breaking of the Sheldon Kennedy story, many thought that assault was confined to the coaches, taking liberties with their responsibility. "Crossing the Line" demonstrates that it is the players themselves who are the ticking time bombs as a result of Canada's tiered hockey system which snatches teenage boys away from their homes and leaves them to be shaped by the team mentality junior hockey teams strive for. Robinson tells the stories in a no holds barred style that disturbs the reader almost as much as the actual stories themselves do. It is clear, concise, well written and well organized. The content matter is frigtening but reveals more into the world of junior hockey and the state of hockey in Canada than any other book has to this point. Robinson tackled the issues well and this book is worth reading if you are interesting in looking at the underbelly (so to speak) of hockey in this country.
Rating: Summary: an eye-opening experience Review: When I ordered this book, I didn't expect to be reading what I did. This book sheds some light on the truly dark side of junior hockey, and it shows that there are serious flaws within the sport. It just goes to show that everything is not as it seems to be.
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