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Major misconduct : the human cost of fighting in hockey
- Title
- Major misconduct : the human cost of fighting in hockey / Jeremy Allingham.
- Author
- Allingham, Jeremy, 1982-
- Publication
- Vancouver, BC, Canada : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2019]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-2891 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 248 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Every night in hockey arenas across Canada and the United States, modern-day gladiators drop their gloves and exchange bare-fisted blows to the bloodthirsty roars of the paying public. Tens of millions of people a year, including children, watch and cheer on the fighters. Some players are paid handsomely; others barely a living wage. But either way, these fighters are lauded, valued, and considered to be essential to the game. That is, until their playing days are over. Hockey enforcers spend their lives fighting on ice to protect their teammates and entertain their fans, but when their playing days are over, who's left to fight for them? Major Misconduct scrutinizes a highly dangerous and controversial cultural practice. The book dives deep into the lives of three former hockey fighters who, years after their playing days ended, are still struggling with the pain and suffering that comes from bare-knuckle boxing on ice. All of these men believe they may be living with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. They may have had their shot at pro hockey glory, but none of them is rich or famous, and the game has left them with injuries and trauma. They have experienced estrangement, mental health issues, addiction, and brushes with the law. And they've stared death in the face. The debate surrounding fighting in hockey is hotly contested on both sides. This daring and revelatory book explores the lives of those who bare-knuckle boxed on ice for a living and investigates the human cost we're willing to tolerate in the name of hockey fighting."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-2891
- ISBN
- 9781551527710
- 1551527715
- OCLC
- 1084322763
- Author
- Allingham, Jeremy, 1982- author.
- Title
- Major misconduct : the human cost of fighting in hockey / Jeremy Allingham.
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Allingham, Jeremy, 1982- Major misconduct. Vancouver, British Columbia : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019 1551527723 9781551527727 (OCoLC)1102680327
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-2891