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You don't have to be a hockey player or fan to enjoy this book. In Under Pressure, Ray Lucas provides fans with a timely, uncensored look at pro football's play-at-all-costs culture. The solution seems so simple: No head shots. Please try again. He has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Ken Dryden doesn’t pull any punches in his critique of Bettman and his head in the sand approach to concussions and CTE. You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.

For what it is and what it aspires to be, this book is nearly perfect. Journalist Maria Hinojosa Shares the Books That Helped Her Trust Her Voice. That being said, I'm glad I read it and I think every hockey fan should. This makes for the crisis of increased concussions. As a former player, he has both credibility and an insider. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey. It’s been many years since I’ve read it but I can still feel the strength in Dryden’s writing style - his storytelling. At one time it was accepted that dying in a car accident was just a part of racing. You should probably read this book. Certainly, people do these sports at this level knowing some of the risks, but maybe not fully understanding what the consequences could be long term. With Game Change he has taken us both within where hockey is now, but most importantly inside its future for both its players and its fans. “We want for the answer to be science.

His professional football career, however, came to a sudden end at age 30, when a neck injury caused him to collapse on the sideline during training camp. I thought Dryden had wrung out every ounce of that in his other books, but the well was obviously far from dry. He discusses how this prevailing attitude leads to widespread abuse of painkillers and leaves many former players unable to lead a normal life once their playing career ends while also sharing details on how he overcame his drug addiction and turned his own life around. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. A great listen, a heart breaking but import story. Just days before he planned to take his life, Lucas was put in touch with a group of doctors who agreed to perform neck surgery free of charge. Ken Dryden is a phenomenal writer. Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey 368. by Ken Dryden | ... His subject, Steve Montador, was a journeyman hockey player who “was never not on the margins.” After a decent career, with more than 500 games on six NHL teams from 2001 to 2012, Montador dealt with concussion-related health issues. Published in 2017, the book is a non-fiction account of the life and death of Steve Montador and the future of hockey.

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