| Journeyman: The Story of NHL Right Winger Jamie Leach Contributor(s): Rosner, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1773370545 ISBN-13: 9781773370545 Publisher: Yellow Dog OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Hockey - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.25 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Journeyman is a first-person biography of Ojibwe rightwinger Jamie Leach, son of the legendary NHL superstar Reggie Leach. Follow the fascinating hockey trajectory from his childhood years watching his father play for the Philadelphia Flyers, to Jamie's first goal in the NHL. Journeyman touches on Jamie's summers on Lake Winnipeg, the World Junior Hockey Championships, his life in the minor leagues, and his eventual draft into the NHL as a Pittsburgh Penguin. Discover how some of hockey's biggest stars such as Bobby Clarke, Jaromir Jagr, and Mario Lemieux influenced Jamie's life. Written in close consultation with Jamie and his mother, readers will learn about the struggles Jamie conquered, including his father's alcoholism and his own crippling self-doubt. A story of determination, heartbreak and perseverance. |