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Joyce, Gare.
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Crosby, Sidney, 1987-
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey -- Canada -- Biography.
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Joyce, Gare.
Crosby, Sidney, 1987-
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey -- Canada -- Biography.
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Most
valuable
:
how
Sidney
Crosby
became
the
best
player
in
hockey
's
greatest
era
and
changed
the
game
forever
/ Gare Joyce.
by
Joyce, Gare.
Viking, c2019.
Call #:
796.962092 C949j
Subjects
Crosby
,
Sidney
, 1987-
Hockey
players -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey
-- Canada -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780735237926 (hc.)
Alternate title:
How
Sidney
Crosby
became
the
best
player
in
hockey
's
greatest
era
and
changed
the
game
forever
Description:
341 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"
Sidney
Crosby
is arguably the
best
player
ever to put on skates. You could argue that Bobby was better, or Wayne, or Gordie. But it would be hard to argue that any of those guys
changed
the
game
as much as Sid. No defenceman came along in Bobby'
s
wake to play like him. There will never be another 99. But in
Crosby
's case, the entire league was re-made in his image. The
game
can be divided into two eras: before and after
Sidney
Crosby
arrived in 2005, breaking Mario Lemieux'
s
rookie scoring record. Says NHL star Matt Duchene, who entered the league in 2008, just three years after
Crosby
: "Just in the time that I going from peewee and bantam to junior, there was a whole other
game
before and after. You didn't have a choice really--you had to adapt and adopt the way he did things or get left way behind." In an effort to keep up with Sid, the
game
changed
. It'
s
faster now, more skilled. There are more highlight-reel goals, and fewer fights. And in many ways,
Crosby
has thrived. Three Stanley Cups. Two Olympic gold medals. A World Cup. And enough individual tropies to fill a truck. But then, if
Crosby
hadn't
changed
the league, he might expect a longer career. Today,
Sidney
Crosby
is the first generational superstar whose every shift could be his last. He invented a faster
game
, and the faster
game
has taken its toll on its creator.
Crosby
has suffered several concussions, and missed
most
of an entire season with symptoms. He plays the
game
fearlessly, but he also plays it without a bodyguard. The irony is that he created a league that made it harder for him to thrive. And the tragedy may be that he has created a league that will bring his career to an end in one fell swoop, in front of millions. Telling the story of a generational talent and the way he has revolutionized the
game
, Gare Joyce also brings into focus crucial questions about the way the
game
is played today, assessing fighting and concussions in the light of the way these issues impinge on arguably the
greatest
player
ever to skate."--Provided by publisher.
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