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The Riverton Rifle : straight shooting on hockey and on life : my story / Reggie Leach ; with Randi Druzin ; foreword by Bobby Clarke.

Leach, Reggie. (Author). Druzin, Randi. (Added Author).

Summary:

"It all comes down to making the right life choices, says the NHL's legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in ice hockey history. Nicknamed the Riverton Rifle for his thrilling speed and deadly shooting skills, Leach overcame a childhood marked by poverty and racism to rise through the NHL, playing for the Stanley Cup-winning 1975 Philadelphia Flyers. Through Leach's own recollections, The Riverton Rifle traces his trajectory from humble beginnings to NHL stardom, and follows the dramatic fall caused by his drinking problem and his subsequent rebirth as a successful businessman, family man, and pillar of the Aboriginal community." -- Provided by the Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781771641371 (hardcover)
Physical Description: x, 194 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : col. ill., ports. (chiefly col.) ; 24cm.
Publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Greystone Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / by Bobby Clarke -- Riverton -- The Bombers -- NHL rookie -- The Cup -- Toast of the town -- Oh, Canada! -- Broad Street departure -- The fall-- The rebirth -- Full circle.