In-line Roller Hockey
Author: Steve Joyner
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780809234486
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Author: Steve Joyner
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780809234486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide is loaded with useful information about a new sport called in-line roller hockey.
Author: Greg Siller
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781570281181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnyone interested in roller hockey will find a complete guide to the game in this book, from fundamentals to advanced techniques, from rules to equipment, as well as practical insights based on the author's own experiences in both ice hockey and roller hockey. Photos, diagrams, & charts.
Author: Richard Neil Graham
Publisher:
Published: 2012-03
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780983406037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWho won the first professional sports championship for the city of Anaheim? Which Roller Hockey International team owner posed for Playboy? Which RHI team's logo did Sports Illustrated describe as looking like "a malevolent vacuum-cleaner attachment?" Which coach won two championships for two different teams in RHI's first two seasons? Why were fans nearly ejected from the Oakland Skates' arena for celebrating a hat trick? All those questions and more are answered in "Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks: A Rocking History of Roller Hockey International." Author Richard Graham takes you behind the scenes to show how Dennis Murphy created Roller Hockey International, and why Murphy might be the most unlikely, least known and most influential visionary in North American professional sports history. RHI was a professional league that ran from 1993-1999 and soared and then crashed much like the inline skating craze of the 1990s. Full of thrills, spills and body checks, along with an abundance of humor, "Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks" is the story of a niche sport and a professional league that dared to dream big.
Author: Richard Neil Graham
Publisher:
Published: 2011-07
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780983406006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWho won the first professional sports championship for the city of Anaheim? Which Roller Hockey International team owner posed for Playboy? Which RHI team's logo did Sports Illustrated describe as looking like "a malevolent vacuum-cleaner attachment?" Which coach won two championships for two different teams in RHI's first two seasons? Why were fans nearly ejected from the Oakland Skates' arena for celebrating a hat trick? All those questions and more are answered in "Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks: A Rocking History of Roller Hockey International." Author Richard Graham takes you behind the scenes to show how Dennis Murphy created Roller Hockey International, and why Murphy might be the most unlikely, least known and most influential visionary in North American professional sports history. Despite his rather leprechaun-like stature, "Murph" had tall dreams, a gift of gab and the ability to bring together a diverse group of people to work toward a common goal. After seeing some children playing hockey on inline skates on a suburban street, Murphy was inspired to create a professional league that ran from 1993-1999 and which soared and then crashed much like the inline skating craze of the 1990s. What's best about this book, however, are the stories that Graham has collected from the league's founders, team owners, players, administrators, referees and fans. You will alternately be amused and astounded by some of the hilarious events, player pranks, episodes of shortsightedness shown by some of the league's founders and team owners, the controversy over the league's puck and more. Particularly moving are the stories of players whose dreams of playing professional sports came true in Roller Hockey International. Full of thrills, spills and body checks, along with an abundance of humor, "Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks" is the story of a niche sport and a professional league that dared to dream big. With its hundreds of stories about players, coaches, managers, team owners and league administrators, Graham's book is similar in scope and depth to "Loose Balls" Terry Pluto's classic about the American Basketball, and as funny as Jim Bouton's "Ball Four" (but not as mean). Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks chronicles the fastest rise and fall of any sports league in modern history, and countless hours of research, interviews and off-the-record conversations have paid off for Mr. Graham and the reader. We meet the wheelers (the players), most of who were minor-league ice-hockey journeymen. These players were propelled by a new sport to take center stage at major NBA and NHL arenas during the summer months, fulfilling their dreams of fame and not so much fortune. Next are the dealers like Dennis Murphy, with connections so strong he could gather the top 10 sports moguls in a room with a single phone call. The disappointing saga of the puck specifically designed for roller hockey, which was counted on to supply the bucks to bankroll the league (imagine if the NBA earned a royalty for every basketball sold in the entire world), is a lesson that even today's big-league commissioners should heed. All sports fans and especially those who want to understand the operations of a league and its teams will benefit from this book. Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks: A Rocking History of Roller Hockey International recounts the six crazy seasons of Roller Hockey International and could well become the next great sports movie -- featuring characters even the greatest scriptwriters couldn't create. The foreword was written by Jeanie Buss, a former Roller Hockey International team owner and a current executive vice president for the 16-time NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers. For wild action (both on and off the playing surface), humor and the true story of Roller Hockey International, Wheelers, Dealers, Pucks & Bucks can't be touched with a 10-foot-long hockey stick.
Author: Robert E. Rinehart
Publisher: Paul Cowan
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 0473249898
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An examination of its growth and development, looks at various forms of inline skating--ranging from aggressive to marathon to artistic skating--in terms of history, equipment, organizations, and inventors and stars. Rinehart also examines some of the current issues and trends within these forms of inline"--Distributor information.
Author: Charles George
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 1998-09
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780736800532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the history, equipment, techniques, and rules of roller hockey.
Author: Greg Siller
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781570281181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnyone interested in roller hockey will find a complete guide to the game in this book, from fundamentals to advanced techniques, from rules to equipment, as well as practical insights based on the author's own experiences in both ice hockey and roller hockey. Photos, diagrams, & charts.
Author: Triumph Books
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Published: 2003-05
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781572435865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Terry Mayo
Publisher: Ideals Publications
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781571020642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains the basic rules of in-line roller hockey and provides information on players' positions and officials' signals.
Author: U S A Hockey
Publisher: Benchmark Press
Published: 2001-06-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781892049483
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