Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey

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  • Auteur: Oliver, Greg
    Contributor:

    Gregory, Jim

    Résumé:

    A pioneering and beloved Canadian legend comes to life

    Father David Bauer changed lives--at the rink, in the classroom, and at the pulpit. Bauer's dream created the first truly national Canadian hockey team. In 1963, that unique group represented Canada abroad and were committed to both country and to Father Bauer. Whether shepherding the hockey program at St. Michael's College in Toronto or the men's national team out of the University of British Columbia, Bauer was both spiritual leader and trailblazer. Through exhaustive research and countless interviews, author Greg Oliver explores a Canadian icon, the teams that he put on the ice, and the rocky, almost unfathomable years of the 1970s when Canada didn't play international hockey. Finally, for the first time ever, the whole story of Father Bauer's critical importance to Canada's game is told in the rich detail it deserves, and a beloved icon is celebrated for his contributions to our nation's sporting history.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Sports and recreation, Biographies and autobiographies
    Subject(s): Canada
    Original Publisher: ECW Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781770909991

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Gregory, Jim

Abstract

A pioneering and beloved Canadian legend comes to life

Father David Bauer changed lives--at the rink, in the classroom, and at the pulpit. Bauer's dream created the first truly national Canadian hockey team. In 1963, that unique group represented Canada abroad and were committed to both country and to Father Bauer. Whether shepherding the hockey program at St. Michael's College in Toronto or the men's national team out of the University of British Columbia, Bauer was both spiritual leader and trailblazer. Through exhaustive research and countless interviews, author Greg Oliver explores a Canadian icon, the teams that he put on the ice, and the rocky, almost unfathomable years of the 1970s when Canada didn't play international hockey. Finally, for the first time ever, the whole story of Father Bauer's critical importance to Canada's game is told in the rich detail it deserves, and a beloved icon is celebrated for his contributions to our nation's sporting history.

Genre
Canadian nonfiction
Sports and recreation
Biographies and autobiographies
Subject
Canada
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ECW Press

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