Thunder and Lightning

Authors:

By Phil Esposito, Peter Golenbock

Format:

Paperback

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In print, usually dispatched within 3-4 days.

Price:

£9.99

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Ice Hockey, Biography, Phil Esposito, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning

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Further Details

• Published: 1st Nov 2005
• ISBN: 1572437693
• Pages: 304

From the Publisher:

Few athletes have affected their game as much and in so many ways as Phil Esposito.

Thunder and Lightning: A No-B.S. Hockey Memoir by Phil Esposito with Peter Golenbock is just what the title says it is. The stories that other athletes are too embarrassed or shy to share, Esposito delves into with great gusto - curses, details, names and all.

As an NHL standout through the 1960s, '70s and '80s, Esposito did it all both on and off the ice. His infamous hard partying and famous on-ice prowess took him to every corner of the country. But his exploits didn't stop at the border. As a member of Team Canada, he learned first-hand what you can and can't get away with in Europe (hint: when in Russia, don't go messing with mysterious metal boxes bolted to the floor).

Thunder and Lighting shares Esposito's never-before-published stories of playing-day antics and management battles through four decades in the NHL and Olympics.

Some of the rumored stories from Esposito's career have become fan legends. For the first time ever, Esposito dishes the details on everything, including:

* How Bobby Orr kidnapped Esposito from the hospital
* What made Gordie Howe break Espo's lip in just his second NHL game
* Why Esposito nearly jumped from a Vancouver hotel room
* How important a good tanning bed is to a successful season
* What big-name baseball owner helped sabotage his hockey dream
• What role sushi played in founding the Tampa Bay Lightning

Thunder and Lightning allows Espo the final word on so many behind-the-scenes battles both infamous and unknown.