Ebook {Epub PDF} Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey by George Plimpton

George Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, recorded and now featuring a foreword by Denis Leary. In Open Net, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, /5(32).  · Told with Plimpton's characteristic humour and insight, Open Net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice, and a . George Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and featuring a foreword from Denis Leary and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. In Open Net, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he .

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OPEN NET is another inimitable account of an amateur's foibles meeting the world of professional sport. George Plimpton takes to the ice a goalie for the Boston Bruins, after first signing a document holding the team harmless if he should meet with injury or death as their amateur goaltender. The late George Plimpton, "participatory journalist" and celebrity editor, delivers an insider's account of professional ice hockey in "Open Net." Spending a season with the Boston Bruins, Plimpton chronicles an absorbing personal account of what many sports fans consider the most brutal team sport. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey at www.doorway.ru Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.