Description
Stepping into the crease as a goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins, George Plimpton offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of professional hockey’s grit, speed, and strange, exhilarating intensity. Framed by reflections on legends like Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, his experience in a hard-fought exhibition game becomes a probing meditation on what it means to risk your body for a game—and what it reveals about hope, fear, and the thin line between triumph and injury. With a foreword by Denis Leary and newly surfaced material from the Plimpton Archives, Open Net blends firsthand storytelling with the author’s distinctive, observant voice. Equal parts celebration and inquiry, it captures the sport’s grace and chaos while honoring the men who live by the next whistle.
Available Editions
paperback
Little Brown & Company
Published Jan 1, 2016
244 pages
ISBN: 9780316392655
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Details
First Published
1985
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Open Net by George Plimpton.