The Game (book)

The Game is a book written in 1983 by former ice hockey goaltender, Ken Dryden. The Game details what it is like to be a professional hockey player. The book is a non-fiction account on the 1979 Montreal Canadiens. The book describes the pressures of being a goaltender in the NHL, and gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at a team that would eventually win the Stanley Cup.

Related Topics:
1983 - Ice hockey - Goaltender - Ken Dryden - Non-fiction - 1979 - Montreal Canadiens - NHL - Stanley Cup

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On a higher level, Dryden writes with intelligence and insight about the life of an athlete coping with the demands of a demanding sport and reconciling these pressures with life outside the arena. The Game remains one of the more articulate memoirs written by a professional athlete.

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