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  • Published: 15 October 2019
  • ISBN: 9780771027499
  • Imprint: McClelland & Stewart
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $59.99

Game Change

The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey



From bestselling author and Hall-of-Famer Ken Dryden, this is the tragic story of NHLer Steve Montador (who was diagnosed with CTE after his untimely death) and a passionate prescriptive to counter the #1 risk to hockey in the future: head injuries.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BC NATIONAL AWARD FOR CANADIAN NON-FICTION
A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK

From the bestselling author and Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, this is the story of NHLer Steve Montador—who was diagnosed with CTE after his death in 2015—the remarkable evolution of hockey itself, and a passionate prescriptive to counter its greatest risk in the future: head injuries.

Ken Dryden’s The Game is acknowledged as the best book about hockey, and one of the best books about sports ever written. Then came Home Game (with Roy MacGregor), also a major TV-series, in which he explored hockey’s significance and what it means to Canada and Canadians. Now, in his most powerful and important book yet, Game Change, Ken Dryden tells the riveting story of one player’s life, examines the intersection between science and sport, and expertly documents the progression of the game of hockey—where it began, how it got to where it is, where it can go from here and, just as exciting to play and watch, how it can get there.

  • Published: 15 October 2019
  • ISBN: 9780771027499
  • Imprint: McClelland & Stewart
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $59.99

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Praise for Game Change

Praise for Game Change:

  • "Ken Dryden's new book, Game Change [is] a powerful and convincing examination of hockey's failure to address the growing issue of concussions." --Roy Macgregor, Globe and Mail
  • "In intertwining [Steve Montador's] story with the history of hockey, Dryden brings the reader to a place where he can ask what can be done to prevent the type of brain trauma that Montador suffered." --Toronto Star
  • "Game Change is the rare issues book with crossover appeal." --Quill & Quire
  • "Excellent. Well written. Well researched. Well reasoned. Informative. Intriguing. Thought provoking." --Bob McKenzie, TSN