Goon
Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer, 2d ed.
2nd Edition
Published on 21. December 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4766-7168-0 (ISBN)
Description
Directionless yet driven by a fervent desire to make something of himself, Doug "The Thug" Smith took his only marketable job skill--amateur boxing--and followed an unlikely career path to become a hockey enforcer, a.k.a. "goon." Entrusted with aggressively protecting his teammates from tough guys on the opposing team, he punched, elbowed and cross-checked his way up the ranks of minor league hockey to win a championship ring and the respect of his community. His entertaining underdog story is the subject of the cult-classic motion picture Goon (2011) and its sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017).
Reviews / Votes
"Smith was an enforcer, the kind of swaggering tough guy hockey teams bring on the ice to protect their star players and strike fear into the hearts of their opponents."-Grantland; "Gives details of every hockey fight he ever got into...loved reading about Smith's experiences as the wide-eyed average guy, playing in front of large crowds and tussling with some of the toughest men from the 1990s."-Puck Junk.More details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
35 photos, notes, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7168-0 (9781476671680)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Doug Smith has worked as a police officer in Massachusetts for more than two decades and as an assistant coach for the three-time state-champion Hanover High School hockey team. He lives in Halifax, Massachusetts. Adam Frattasio is an adult education teacher and author of Steroid Man: Confessions of a Powerlifter from the Golden Age of Enhancement (McFarland, 2016). His first book, GOON: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey, was adapted into the motion picture GOON and a sequel, GOON: Last of the Enforcers.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
From the Coauthor
?1.?Reborn in the Boys' Club
?2.?My First Training Camp
?3.?A Second Life
?4.?Road Trip
?5.?Popular Loyalty?
?6.?A Third Chance with Johnstown
?7.?My Second Training Camp
?8.?Delivering with the Mailman
?9.?Sunk in Seniors
10.?Hit in the Bigtime
11.?Rent-A-Goon
12.?One More Shot at the Animal
13.?More Than a Goon
14.?GOON: The Movies
Chapter Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
From the Coauthor
?1.?Reborn in the Boys' Club
?2.?My First Training Camp
?3.?A Second Life
?4.?Road Trip
?5.?Popular Loyalty?
?6.?A Third Chance with Johnstown
?7.?My Second Training Camp
?8.?Delivering with the Mailman
?9.?Sunk in Seniors
10.?Hit in the Bigtime
11.?Rent-A-Goon
12.?One More Shot at the Animal
13.?More Than a Goon
14.?GOON: The Movies
Chapter Notes
Index