With its unpredictability, brutality, and camaraderie, hockey is full of great stories. And great characters. Certified Beauties is a new collection of the most compelling, hilarious, and heartwarming inside hockey stories–the ones that the players tell each other. Grab a seat with TSN’s James Duthie as hockey’s finest relive the highs, the lows, and heartwarming, hilarious moments on and off the ice including:
– How Brady and Matthew Tkachuk both pulled pranks on teammates that almost went horribly wrong
– The night a stunned beer league team had to face Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
– The friendship of Darryl Sittler and Borje Salming and the remarkable story of Salming’s final visit to Toronto
– When Sarah Nurse became a superstar during the chaos of Covid-19
– How a team of Canadian “misfits” turned disaster to gold in Riga
– When Kevin Bieksa got a big break at the worst possible time
– How Darcy Hordichuk captured an alligator and left it on Roberto Luongo’s front porch
With a foreword by Sidney Crosby and a special chapter remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, Certified Beauties is essential reading for every hockey fan.
Author: James Duthie
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781443474702
Language: English
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