Hockey's Record Breakers

Hockey's Record Breakers

Wayne Gretzky skated down and shattered many of pro hockey's best-known records, and ever since superstars such as Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and Alex Ovechkin have pursued his amazing marks. Here are hockey's greatest records and the stories of the players who have held, chased, and broken them. Lively writing brings record-breaking moments across various sports to life with lots of colorful photos and trivia tidbits. Readers will be amazed at how long some records stand and how quickly others fall. . . .The appearance of the Sports Illustrated Kids logo throughout is sure to lure in readers, especially sports buffs. . . .Good fodder to satisfy browsers.-- "School Library Journal" Shane Frederick has been writing about sports since he worked for his high school newspaper in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. While covering college hockey and other sports for The Free Press newspaper in Mankato, Minnesota, he has won awards for his stories from the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Minnesota Newspaper Association. He is also the author of several sports books, including "The Best of Everything Hockey Book" and "The Ultimate Guide to Pro Hockey Teams." Shane is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas He and his wife, Sara, have three children and live in Mankato.