Hockey for Dummies

Covers a little of all of the basics of the game. I didn't expect great detail, but some of the subjects needed to be covered in more detail

I know I am violating all the Review laws, but oh well. I thought this book was nothing like the real Ice Hockey. To learn Hockey, you gotta play it. otherwise you might as well play chess. And if you can't take a check you can kiss your hockey career goodbye. If you buy the book and read it it means you are a dummie well PEACE OUT.

Living in the United Kingdom its always going to be differcult to get some t.v coverage on the marvellous game ,nevermind getting a book with as much depth and coverage as this,I found this book to be very informant as well as being worded so a relative novice could understand its terminology. This definatly gets a thumbs up from me and i heartly recommend it....

Living in the United Kingdom its always going to be differcult to get some t.v coverage on the marvellous game ,nevermind getting a book with as much depth and coverage as this,I found this book to be very informant as well as being worded so a relative novice could understand its terminology. This definatly gets a thumbs up from me and i heartly recommend it....

Like all the "For Dummies" books, this is a good purchase if you really don't know anything about the subject. I think there's a place for these books. They're a good for absolute beginners who want to get started. They can also help you decide if you like something enough to find out more about it. It's just that they're not that cheap and I think they almost always leave you wanting more.

If you know anything about hockey, you'll probably find much of this book useless or uninteresting. There are better books on how to play hockey (like Percival's Hockey Handbook) and about the sport (like Total Hockey) out there that are worth buying. You'll probably skim this book quickly and never pick it up again.

If you're just learning, this will give you all the basics along with a few bits of interesting information. Still, I'll bet you don't read this thing more than once. There are better books to get into the various aspects of hockey as a player, parent of a player, or fan.

I'd recommend this book to someone who just wants to watch hockey and have some idea what's going on...although finding a friend who can tell you is probably better and will only cost you a beer or two. If this book were cheaper or went a bit further I'd recommend it to more people. As it is, all I can say is with the title right on the front of the book you can't say they lied to you!

PS: This review isn't meant as a slam to the authors who I think did a good job. It's just a problem with this series or format. It serves a purpose, just a very narrow one.