The Boys of Winter
[2024-03-08 01:02:59]
"The moment of the wealthiest sports of the 20th century was enriched with abundant and meticulous attention.The new perspective of Wayne Coffee delicately presents the story of 25 years ago now and this amazing , Amazing wonderful, still too wonderful to believe in achievement. "- Al Michaels
"In 1980, the American hockey team was printed mythically on screen and screen for about 25 years, Wayne Coffee's" Winter Boys "was deeper than this. Like a man ... And yes, this is a very good book. - John Fine Stein
"I celebrated my 15th birthday on the day that boys in winter defeated the Russians with Lake Placid, and Wayne Coffee is behind the scenes in addition to the truth of this" miracle " I stitched the story gorgeously. possibility. "- Pat La Fontaine, NHL Hall of Fame entered
"These wonderful stories can be modified at any time, but when you reinterpret emotions brought by Coffey against emotions, muscular prose, and ice miracles, they look like new." - The New York Times Robert Lipsyte, the author of the competition
"I'd like to hear a heroic story of the US Olympic hockey team held at Lake Placid in 1980. I want to hear it again, this is a fable, a fable, a wonderful drama, repeated However, please raise the necessary lump in the necessary throat, and add new details to the well-know picture.
"There was a Hollywood version of the Ice Miracle the first time, since only journalists and writers like Wayne Coffee can report and convey it, there is a real story, rich background and texture now." - New York Harvey Allaton of the Times
"As an example of intensive research, entertainment and inspirational sports writing and social history, Wayne Coffee eventually recreated the event of putting the cold war on ice. Winterboy is an authority on the decisive moment of American culture It is a book "- Jay Atkinson, author of Ice Time
"Wayne Coffee has recreated the unlikely excitement that the American men's hockey team had during the 1980 Olympics ... this adventure now looks more incredible than it was 25 years ago." - Bill NPR is the only game host, Littlefield, author of Fall Classics
Coffey, Wayne Winterboy Winter Boys provides a wonderful insight into the lives of 20 young people in the 1980 American men's hockey team. Many people may know the story that America broke the Soviet Union disliked from the movie "Ice Miracle". As a hockey player, I've seen this, and I am always interested in the lives of players other than this historical event. The winter boys talk about each player's story, how players like Neal Broten arrived at the Olympic team from the prairie town of Minnesota, and the backgrounds of these iconic players after the game. Wayne Coffey's novel crept into the 1980 US Olympic hockey team's coaches, dreams, and countless stories, so any hockey lover or sports fan must read. - Ben Zimmerman, 2020
Silver anniversary is always a good time to look back and Wayne Coffee is doing things that have completed the current legendary hockey victory in his book "Winter Boy" in and after that. Coffey used the game game as a basic story, but as he progressed he woven all the biographies of the principal. This is a good way to catch up with everyone. Like the University of Wisconsin female coach Mark Johnson, some people are still playing hockey. Then Mike Eruzione basically relied on him to fight the Soviet victory by making an inspiring speech. The only person who did not speak to him died in a car accident in 2003, but still he was a coach Herb Brooks who had a good expression here.
Brooks is the most vivid character of "Winter Boys: Coaches, Dreams, and the Unknown Story of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team". The hidden theme of Wayne Coffey is that he will do the right coach to the right. . That team will need a responsible madman at any opportunity, not a good person, in Brooks, it found inspiration. His talent is to see that the American team attracts Russians with their own play style based on ice