Bleeding Blue
Giving My All for the Game
$39.45
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2017
Summary
Funny, fierce, and gritty, Bleeding Blue recounts every struggle and success of Wendel Clark’s rough-and-tumble journey to becoming one of hockey’s greatest heroes.
As a young boy growing up in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Wendel Clark never dreamed of an NHL career. The pro league just seemed too far away from the young man’s small-town life in the Prairies. But Wendel had a talent for hockey that was surpassed only by his love for the sport, and it wasn’t long before he embark…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501136030 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501136038 |
| Author: | Wendel Clark, Jim Lang |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 137mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
“For much of my playing career, I experienced just how dangerous it was to be on the ice against such a fierce competitor as Wendel Clark. Today, I’m thankful to be on the same team as Wendel with the Maple Leafs. Ask anyone who has met him and they will tell you that you’ll never meet a more humble and generous person in the game. Bleeding Blue is a great read on one of the Leafs’ truly great players.”–Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor, Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club
“Reading Bleeding Blue brought back a lot of fond memories for me. Being a young NHL player on the Maple Leafs in the mid-80’s during the Harold Ballard era was not always easy, but Wendel’s book reminds me of how much fun we had facing our adversity together.”–Jeff Jackson
“Wendel’s style of play was pure and simple: shoot it, skate it, hit it hard. Prairie Canadian, through and through. He was one of the best of his time - he won’t tell you that, but I will. Read Bleeding Blue and you will get the picture. Wendel is as down to earth as they come, period.”–Dale Hawerchuk
Wendel Clark
Wendel Clark was born and raised in Kelvington, Saskatchewan. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs first overall in the 1985 NHL draft, Wendel set the Leafs record for goals by a rookie. He was named the seventeenth captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1991, and he played thirteen of his fifteen seasons in Toronto, where his leadership, scoring prowess, and physical play endeared him to fans. Still active in the Leafs organization today, Wendel also works with many charities and a number of corporations. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Denise, and three children, Kylie, Kassie, and Kody.
Jim Lang is a sportscaster, journalist, and the coauthor of hockey memoirs by Tie Domi, Max Domi, Wendel Clark, and Bryan Berard, as well as Everyday Hockey Heroes Volumes I and II with Bob McKenzie, Everyday Hockey Heroes III and My Day with the Cup. He lives outside Toronto with his wife and kids.
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