Behind the Mask

"Behind the Mask profiles 12 legendary NHL goalies, emphasizing the traits that make each one unique. It blends accounts of the goalies' on-ice exploits with anecdotes about their lives off the ice--information gleaned from archival research as well as interviews with teammates, family members and the goalies themselves. The careers here cover the last half-century of professional hockey--from the personal struggles of Roger Crozier and Ed Giacomin on their way to stardom in the 1960s, to the recent brilliance of Carey Price, whose character blends stoicism with a deep warmth and pride in his Indigenous background. Told with author Randi Druzin's trademark mix of knowledge and wit, Behind the Mask has all the insight and color to make it a bestseller like her previous book on NHL goalies, Between the Pipes."--

CONTENTS

Author’s Note

1 THE NERVOUS WRECK ROGER CROZIER

2 THE CASTAWAY: ROGIE VACHON 

3 THE CHARACTER: GERRY CHEEVERS

4 THE WORKING-CLASS HERO: ED GIACOMIN

5 THE KID BROTHER: TONY ESPOSITO

6 THE STRANGER: VLADISLAV TRETIAK

7 THE SHOOTING STAR: MIKE PALMATEER

8 THE SURVIVOR: GRANT FUHR

9 THE CROWD-PLEASER: ROBERTO LUONGO

10 MISTER CONGENIALITY: MARC-ANDRÉ FLEURY

11 THE CLASS ACT: HENRIK LUNDQVIST

12 THE STOIC: CAREY PRICE

Notes 
Glossary 
Acknowledgments