Traces hockey's history from its first indoor contests in 1875 to the present. Discusses advances in equipment, the history of the Stanley Cup, and key teams, players, and personalities in the sport's history.
At the start of the new ice hockey season, Woodsie alone believes that his teammates can pick themselves up after several key players defect to a rival team.
Craig McElhaney, a young all-star defenseman with the Western Hockey League, decides to investigate when a series of odd incidents threatens to derail his team's chances to make the playoffs.
Sam's move to Ottawa means he has to leave his friends and hockey team behind, and even though he is able to play on a new team, he finds himself missing his old support system of friends--especially when his mother breaks her leg and needs him and his brothers to run the household.
Ray Hockaday, a center in the Western Hockey League who holds a secret, is assigned to help his new teammate, a Russian named Vlad, get accustomed to Canada and soon finds that his companion holds a very dangerous secret of his own.
When everyone tries to get thirteen-year-old Joanna off the boys ice hockey team, including Ben, her best friend since kindergarten, Jo resolves to deal with the problems caused by her participation.
