Cañon City Public Library

Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too. A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious...

Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life's big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after...

"A revised Team Spirit Hockey edition featuring the Colorado Avalanche that chronicles the history and accomplishments of the team. Includes access to the Team Spirit website which provides additional information and photos"--

Each letter of the alphabet introduces a fact about the game of hockey.

Many legends have laced up skates and now define the sport. Wayne Gretzky's name is all over the record books making it easy for him to be called "The Great One." Glenn Hall, "Mr. Goalie" holds an impressive iron man streak, all without wearing a goalie mask. There is, of course, the most talked about moment in all of hockey the "Miracle on Ice." Hockey: Great Moments, Records, and Facts show the people and events that make the sport great! Aligned...

A biography of the greatest hockey player of the 20th century who helped elevate the popularity of hockey in the United States and who led Team Canada to the gold at the 2002 Olympics.

As winter progresses, the strange man in the worn flight jacket dances frequently on the ice of the rink, expressing more with his movements than most people do with words.

"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means...

The story of the player/coach of a fading hockey team who finds a way to keep it going.