Book description
A veteran hockey writer takes on hockey culture and the NHL--addressing
the games most controversial issue Whether its on-ice fist fights or
head shots into the glass, hockey has become a nightly news
spectacle--with players pummeling and bashing each other across the ice
like drunken gladiators. And while the NHL may actually condone on-ice
violence as a ticket draw, diehard hockey fan and expert Adam Proteau
argues against hockeys transformation into a thuggish blood sport. In
Fighting the Good Fight, Proteau sheds light on the many perspectives of
those in and around the game, with interviews of current and former NHL
stars, coaches, general managers, and league executives, as well as
medical experts. One of the most well-known media figures on the hockey
scene today, famous for his funny, feisty observations as a writer for
the Toronto Star and The Hockey News and commentator on CBC radio and
TV, Adam Proteau is also one of the few mainstream media voices who is
vehemently anti-fighting in hockey. Not only is his book a plea to the
games gatekeepers to finally clamp down on the runaway violence that
permeates the sport even at its highest level, he offers realistic
suggestions on ways to finally clean the game up. • Includes interviews
with medical experts on head injuries and concussions, as well as with
other members of the media • The author not only wages an attack on the
value of fighting in hockey--but also on the establishment hockey
culture Covering the most polarizing issue in hockey today, Fighting the
Good Fight gives hockey fans and sports lovers everywhere a reason to
stamp their feet and whistle--at a rare display of eloquence and common
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Daryl Guppy
is a full-time private position-trader trading specializing in equities
and associated derivatives markets. He is also the author of several
books including Share Trading
and Chart Trading
. He is a regular contributor to trading magazines including Technical
Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, and to web portals including
Asiastockwatch. He trades from a very remote location, his home in
Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia, some 3,000 kms from
the nearest Exchange. As a result he makes full use of electronic
systems to actively trade Australian and overseas markets. He is a
regular speaker for the Sydney Futures Exchange and conducts public
trading workshops, and equity and futures brokerage sponsored seminars,
throughout Australia and Asia. He provides in-house training support for
fund managers, brokerage dealers and remisiers. He is retained as a
consultant by several brokerages to advise on the development of
Internet-based brokerage and trading services.
