Winning Women in Ice Hockey (Sport Success)

Rating:
Summary: Everything you need to know about women's hockey
Review: In the first Women's Hockey gold medal game in Olympic History the United States beat Canada; four years later Canada won the rematch. So it is not surprising that "Winning Women in Ice Hockey" looks at a pair of star athletes from each of these two countries: U.S. team captain Cammi Granato, Canadian goalie Manon Rheaume, U.S. goalie Erin Whitten, and Canadaian forward Hayley Wickenheiser. However, this volume also serves as an introduction to the sport of ice hockey, covering its history, development, rules, and the role that women are now playing in this once "boys-only" sport. Marlene Targ Brill's book is clearly intended for young girls who have watched these women compete in the Olympics in Salt Lake City. If they have any interest in playing on the ice, then this book will surely heighten their interest. Trill not only covers the accomplishment of this quartet of players on the ice, but goes into the odds they had to overcome to achieve success on various stages from college to the Olympics. Of course, up here in the Northland we are celebrating a second consecutive NCAA Frozen Four championship for the Lady Bulldogs, so we know a bit about hockey as played by women. "Winning Women in Ice Hockey" takes both the sport and the women who play it seriously. For more about Cammi Granato I would recommend a superb sports biography by Thom Loverro, "Cammi Granato: Hockey Pioneer."

Rating:
Summary: Everything you need to know about women's hockey
Review: In the first Women's Hockey gold medal game in Olympic History the United States beat Canada; four years later Canada won the rematch. So it is not surprising that "Winning Women in Ice Hockey" looks at a pair of star athletes from each of these two countries: U.S. team captain Cammi Granato, Canadian goalie Manon Rheaume, U.S. goalie Erin Whitten, and Canadaian forward Hayley Wickenheiser. However, this volume also serves as an introduction to the sport of ice hockey, covering its history, development, rules, and the role that women are now playing in this once "boys-only" sport. Marlene Targ Brill's book is clearly intended for young girls who have watched these women compete in the Olympics in Salt Lake City. If they have any interest in playing on the ice, then this book will surely heighten their interest. Trill not only covers the accomplishment of this quartet of players on the ice, but goes into the odds they had to overcome to achieve success on various stages from college to the Olympics. Of course, up here in the Northland we are celebrating a second consecutive NCAA Frozen Four championship for the Lady Bulldogs, so we know a bit about hockey as played by women. "Winning Women in Ice Hockey" takes both the sport and the women who play it seriously. For more about Cammi Granato I would recommend a superb sports biography by Thom Loverro, "Cammi Granato: Hockey Pioneer."

Rating:
Summary: Winning Women in Ice Hockey
Review: This was a great book with biographies of four great womens icehockey players and their road to success. It also gives a history ofthe game at the beggining of the book. My favorite part was the players advice at the end of their biography.