On the Road: And Inside View of Life with and NHL Team [Paperback]

Howard Berger (Author)

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Toronto sports broadcaster Berger has compiled a fascinating documentary about his journey with the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club: 48 games, 80 practices, 31 flights, and numerous shuttles and buses during last year's strike-shortened 102-day season. This is a rare opportunity to look behind the scenes at a pro sports franchise. Interestingly, most people view pro athletes as pampered, well-paid individuals. Not entirely so, states the author. The grueling travel schedule, practice/game routine, hotel living, plus fan and management pressure overshadow the glamour. The players deal with the stress through tight-knit camaraderie, practical jokes, and zealous dedication. On The Road is an easy-to-read, insightful study, featuring an assortment of photos and biographies for each team member. Hockey aficionados will relish it. Recommended for all public collections.?L.R. Little, Penticton P.L.,
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 349 pages
• Publisher: Warwick Publishing; Second Printing edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895629519
• ISBN-13: 978-1895629514
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,806,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste (or waist) of time, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Road: And Inside View of Life with and NHL Team (Paperback)

My title says it all. There were so many spelling mistakes and/or typos (including the one above in the bio of Tie Domi) that I gave up half way through the book. If the author and/or the publisher couldn't bother to produce a quality book I couldn't be bothered finishing it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what i expected, May 12, 2001

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"bluejacketsfan" (Newark, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Road: And Inside View of Life with and NHL Team (Paperback)

In the rough and tumble world of hockey what Berger produces is a fluff piece. I wanted to know what life was like on the road for an NHL team during a season but all i got from it was Berger's panoramic views from the window seat in the airplane. Who gives a crap what the city skyline was like? Instead of offering us a hard hitting account, he offers us with buddy buddy schmoozing with a couple hockey players and the coach. It was obvious that the players didn't want him around. Hardly ever did Berger give us accounts of him being with the players hangining out after the game or on days off. The closest thing to it was talking with Doug Gilmour on the street but he left in a hurry to go see his momma.(I thought he was supposed to detail the players and the team not his momma.) If i was going to request access to cover a team, i would lay down what i wanted to accomplish for the book and if i couldn't come to an agreement with the team, then i wouldn't produce a fluff piece just to let the world know i was around some hockey players. If Berger's goal was to remain buddies with the players and management, then what he should of done was chronicle another team not so close to his heart.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is BEYOND brutal!, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Road: And Inside View of Life with and NHL Team (Paperback)

This is what happens when a radio reporter tries to write. Never have I read a more boring book in my life. Here's some typical portions from the book: "I got up. I ate breakfast and read the newspaper. There was a story about so-and-so. Then I went to the rink for practice. I talked to so-and-so about the game that night. Then I went back to the hotel. I was bored, so I went to a movie. When the movie was over, I went back to my room, grabbed my things and went to the rink." It goes on and on like that. Really, folks, give this subject to someone who can actually WRITE and tells you about all the drinking and #$%@?! that goes with hockey people when they travel AND THEN you will have a book! I covered the NHL for a long time. I know of what I speak.