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Paris, John, Jr.
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Paris, John, Jr.
Black Canadian hockey players -- Biography.
Hockey players, Black -- Maritime Provinces.
Hockey players, Black -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Atlantic Provinces -- Biography.
Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey coaches -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey coaches -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Windsor (N.S.) -- Biography.
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Paris, John, Jr.
Paris, John, Jr.
Black Canadian hockey players -- Biography.
Hockey players, Black -- Maritime Provinces.
Hockey players, Black -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Atlantic Provinces -- Biography.
Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey coaches -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey coaches -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Windsor (N.S.) -- Biography.
MARC Display
They
called
me
Chocolate
Rocket
: the
life
and
times
of
John
Paris
,
Jr
.,
hockey
's
first
Black
professional
coach
/
John
Paris
,
Jr
. with Robert Ashe.
by
Paris
,
John
,
Jr
.
Formac Publishing Company Limited 2014.
Call #:
796.962092 P232t
Subjects
Paris
,
John
,
Jr
.
Black
Canadian
hockey
players -- Biography.
Hockey
players,
Black
-- Maritime Provinces.
Hockey
players,
Black
-- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey
players -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey
players -- Atlantic Provinces -- Biography.
Athletes,
Black
-- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Hockey
coaches -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey
coaches -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.
Windsor (N.
S
.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781459503311 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Chocolate
Rocket
: the
life
and
times
of
John
Paris
,
Jr
.,
hockey
's
first
Black
professional
coach
Description:
272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The story of a young
Black
Nova Scotian who dazzled and dominated on the ice In the ultra-competitive junior
hockey
leagues in the early 1960s, often facing racism on and off the ice. It took courage. The story of
John
's
life
from his childhood in the Curry'
s
Corner section of Windsor, Nova Scotia, where he was rated one of the top junior prospects in Eastern Canada and scouted by the legendary Scotty Bowman, to his eventual decision to
coach
, beginning with the Montreal-area minor systems and on to the pro ranks with the IHL'
s
Atlanta Knights. Although
John
has an impressive resume, it is the stories of the complex
life
that he has lived -- persevering in a
hockey
world where Blacks were rare -- that propel the book. From
John
being befriended by
Rocket
Richard as a junior, to being brought back from near-death in a Montreal hospital at age 25, to getting a "street lesson" in Atlanta when caught in a gang fight, and more. Now living in Dallas, Texas with his wife and young daughter,
John
is actively involved in
hockey
as a
coach
and principal instructor for top-level prospects, and works in prestigious U.
S
. junior development camps"--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Other authors:
Ashe, Robert.
Holds:
0
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Status
Central Library
Local History Collection
796.962092 P232t
Non-circulating
Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor
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