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ABOVE and BEYOND
HOCKEY

If hockey is your game --
if you love the rich, astonishing history of the greatest game on earth,
and the speed, skill, and power of our game at its best --
if you hate the money-grubbing circus the NHL has made of itself,
and the way it's betrayed its heritage and its fans --
this is the site for you.
Above and Beyond Hockey does far more than provide American and worldwide access to
two controversial, critically acclaimed books otherwise available only at Canadian booksellers.
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The Death of Hockey
or: how a bunch of guys with
too much money and too little sense
are killing the greatest game on earth
-- and how the fans can save it
Angry, hilarious, controversial,
critically acclaimed -- free-wheeling
commentary that knocked the NHL
on its ear. Inside: free excerpts,
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The All-New Hockey Compendium
the groundbreaking work that set
a new standard for sports stats
and hockey analysis returns
with a brand-new edition for 2001-02
Unique, original, incisive statistics,
illuminating histories, and all-time ratings
spanning 93 years of major-league
pro hockey -- sharp, entertaining,
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Messier
meticulously researched,
masterfully told, the
most complete and compelling
work ever on the complex star
Behind the headlines and statistics,
a revealing look at a hockey legend
-- an intimate study of the life
of perhaps the game's most
fascinating personality and the
greatest leader in team sport.
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Above and Beyond Hockey
You are here. A broad overview and a brief taste of what's inside.

News and Archive
Commentary on the best, worst, weirdest and most outrageous
of what's currently happening in hockey --
also featuring up-to-the minute NHL scores and game reports,
and a full library of our past features.

The All-New Hockey Compendium
A brief preview of the newly released 2001-02 edition
of the book that revolutionised hockey statistics
while celebrating the game's history.

Messier
The Man. The Moose. The Messiah.
Hockey biography at a new level of literacy.

Inside The Death of Hockey
Excerpts from every chapter in The Death of Hockey.
Something to please you, something to provoke you. Test drive it, then buy it!

Read the Reviews
What some of the biggest, savviest newspapers in Canada had to say about
The Death of Hockey.

Meet the Authors
Little bitty biographies of the guys responsible for the all the ranting you hear.

Fan Forum
Chime in with your own take on the books, the site, or on the state of the game.
Join fellow fans in the debate. Contact the authors. Ask a trivia question.
And cast your vote in our Fan Poll as you enter.

Professor Krypto's CrossChecks
Maddeningly insoluble crossword puzzles for the literate hockey fan.

The Trophy Case
All the awards won by this charmingly modest example of InterNet folk-art.
Now win an award from Above and Beyond Hockey as well!

Hockey Links
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Hockey Bookshelf
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THE DEATH
OF HOCKEY

by JEFF Z. KLEIN and
KARL-ERIC REIF
published by Macmillan Canada

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THE ALL-NEW
HOCKEY
COMPENDIUM

by JEFF Z. KLEIN and
KARL-ERIC REIF
published by McClelland & Stewart

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MESSIER

by
JEFF Z. KLEIN
published by
Doubleday Canada

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