Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind

Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind
by John Gilbert

Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind
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Author: John Gilbert
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-14
ISBN: 076033241X
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: MVP Books

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Book Review: The Herb Brooks Story is truly remarkable!
Summary: 5 Stars

The book "Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind, is an incredible story of a man that changed so many peoples lives! He took a group of kids and turned them into a team that no one could reckon with! It truly took the talent of Herb Brooks to bring the talent inside this incredible kids out to the surface, and turn them into a team. This book is a must read for anyone who enjoy`s a true and inspirational story!How the Game Is Played is a true story of twin brothers in their inspirational story about hockey, baseball, military careers, and their medical careers and family lives. A must see for people of all ages!

Summary of Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind

The U. S. hockey team?s victory at the 1980 Olympics was a ?Miracle on Ice?--a miracle largely brought about by the late Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged that invincible team.  Famously antagonistic toward the press at Lake Placid, Brooks nonetheless turned to sportswriter John Gilbert after each game, giving his longtime friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive coverage of the ?80 team.  This book is Gilbert?s memoir of Brooks.  Neither strictly biography or tell-all exposé, Herb Brooks:  Born to Coach is the story of an extraordinary man as it emerged in the course of a remarkable friendship.

 

Gilbert, writing for the Minneapolis Tribune, first met Brooks during his coaching days at the University of Minnesota, whose hockey program he resurrected in the 1970?s.  The two became fast friends, and here, for the first time, Gilbert relates anecdotes--his own and former players?--that illuminate Brooks? oftentimes hard-nosed coaching methods, his dramatic successes, and his incomparable character.   From Brooks? beginnings in East St. Paul and his stint with the 1960 gold medal-winning Olympic team (from which he was famously the last player cut), Gilbert goes on to dissect the coach?s tenure with the Gophers (including three national titles) and the Lake Placid story, from the selection process and yearlong barnstorming tour to the Games themselves.  Throughout this and later chapters of Brooks? career--including coaching turns with St. Cloud State University, four NHL teams, and the 2002 U.S. Olympic squad--readers are treated to impossibly colorful quotes, rare photographs from Brooks? playing and coaching careers, and pertinent sidebar pieces that originally appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune.

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