The Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Quest for Hockey's Biggest Prize by Matt Doeden
Published by Millbrook Press (Tm) ISBN: 1541578384
Format: Chapter Book Nonfiction
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Author Doeden presents the history and glory of the Stanley Cup, the ultimate championship played at the end of the season in the National Hockey League. Hockey fans will love reading about the greatest games and upsets, and the moment that make the game so thrilling. There is a short concluding chapter about the future of the game and the controversy of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) due to repeated trauma to the head, which occurs with repeated concussions. End matter includes Stanley Cup Champions list, Source Notes, a glossary, bibliography, and index. The titles in this Millbrook Press series are high interest and well-done. For grades 2-5.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth