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2017., Adult, Simon and Schuster Call No: Fic Bac Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected."--From publisher.
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2019., Mosaic Press Call No: QWF Fic Wad Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Hockey Night in the Rough Towns is a book of five charming stories about small-town Ontario life, folk and their love of wintry creeks, ponds and shinny. Jerold Wadsworth has raised our national literature of hockey to a new level – humour, pathos, drama, and perfect characterizations. His stories, set in the present and the past, are filled with a subtle wit and humour; this is a beautifully written, affectionate and engaging book, telling us about small-town Ontario life and drama – and hockey. The author’s portrait of vivid characters and his ability to capture the true folk speech of Canada makes him an obvious heir to the tradition of Leacock.
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1999., Hollywood Pictures Home Video ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Mystery Edition: Widescreen version. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A remote, hockey-obsessed town populated by 633 of the most eccentric characters you'd ever want to meet, Mystery is the kind of place where nothing ever changes. But then life as they know it gets turned completely upside down when a publicity stunt brings the world-famous New York Rangers to Mystery for a game with the local team of weekend warriors and the whole town rises to meet the challenge of a lifetime.
![Mystery, Alaska [DVD] (1999). Directed by Jay Roach.](/Library/images/~imageCT68955.JPG "Mystery, Alaska [DVD] (1999). Directed by Jay Roach.")
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2009., Les Intouchables Call No: QWF FR Fic Hot Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Alexandre McKenzie habite sur la Côte-Nord. Il passe ses étés à arpenter la forêt sur son « quatre-roues et à pêcher la truire au bord d'un lac. L'hiver, il joue au hockey. Panache, le premier tome de la série Aréna, raconte les aventures d'un jeune joueur de hockey midget, vedette régionale promise à un grand avenir, qui voit son statut et son talent dépérir au fur et à mesure qu'il s'engage dans une relation amoureuse avec une jeune fille au destin tragique. Tout comme l'orignal qui le hante depuis cette première journée où il a rencontre Jessie, Alex devra lutter contre ses démons intérieurs pour retrouver cette touche magique qui faisait de lui le meilleur, son « panache , qu'il a perdu avec les premiers flocons de l'hiver.
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2022., Simon & Schuster Canada Call No: Fic Bac Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling and "engrossing" (People) Beartown series--which inspired an HBO series of the same name--follows the small hockey town's residents as they grapple with change, pain, hope, and redemption.
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c2011., Adult, Vagrant Press/Nimbus Call No: Fic Fit Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Jamie Fitzpatrick's debut novel tells of a muddled adulthood in St. John's, Newfoundland. Derek is forty-one years old. His girlfriend has just left him for a job in Ottawa, his father, a DJ at the local classic rock station, is about to go to court, and his rec hockey team is up in arms about a TV reporter's attempts to glorify their weekly games. When Derek's half-brother, Curtis, comes home, the visit stirs up nagging questions about their parents' early days, and Derek examines again what it means to make commitments that may or may not bring real happiness. Fitzpatrick captures the subtleties of casual conversation and the often understated wit that emerges between old friends. Having grown up after the decline of whatever might have been the real Newfoundland, Derek and his teammates are generally at a loss to defend the urban, mostly wayward lives they occupy. Set into a wet spring in St. John's, its rinks, streets, and landmarks, and the sunken map of old haunts and years gone by, 'You Could Believe in Nothing' is a study in familiarity and self-definition, underlining how little we sometimes know about ourselves and the people we know best."--Nimbus.