Zamboni Rodeo: Chasing Hockey Dreams from Austin to Albuquerque

Zamboni Rodeo: Chasing Hockey Dreams from Austin to Albuquerque
by Jason Cohen

Zamboni Rodeo: Chasing Hockey Dreams from Austin to Albuquerque
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Author: Jason Cohen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11
ISBN: 1550549456
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Greystone Books

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Book Review: Zamboni Rodeo for RW
Summary: 5 Stars

Zamboni Rodeo is about Jason Cohen, the Author, who whent on the rode with the Austin Ice Bats and followed them through one whole season. There Cohen found out what Texas Hockey was all about: booze, broken buses, late games, practicing in broken down malls, and potato chips. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was full of laughs and excitment. I think Cohen is a really good writer who puts exteme amounts of detail into every scentence in the book that makes it seem like your are right there next to him. This book is great, and I would recomend it to everyone.

Summary of Zamboni Rodeo: Chasing Hockey Dreams from Austin to Albuquerque

Hockey is booming in the minor pro leagues south of the Mason-Dixon line, with the epicenter being the Texas Sunbelt, home to more pro hockey teams than any other province or state including Ontario and Michigan. Zamboni Rodeo follows the fortunes of the Austin Ice Bats as they wander across Texas, living on junk food and beer, practicing in deserted malls, and navigating slushy ice in too-warm arenas. Writer Jason Cohen joined the team in the locker room between periods, suffered through every lurching bus ride and fog-delayed game, and even spent a night in the penalty box in his quest - hilariously documented here - to know heartland hockey in all its sorry glory. Photographs add to this lively, irreverent ride through the heady world of bush-league hockey.

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