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Queens of the Ice: They Were Fast, They Were Fierce, They Were Teenage Girls (Lorimer Recordbooks)
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About Queens Of The Ice: They Were Fast, They Were
Product Description In 1931, a group of ten teenage girls from Preston (present-day Cambridge), Ontario, enlisted the help of the top women's sport journalists of the era, and the Preston Rivulettes hockey team was born. Within a decade the team became so good that no other team would dare to play against them. Yet the struggles these young women faced are ones that women can still relate to today, including criticism for aggressive play and fighting, lack of financial and fan support, the right to govern their own sports organizations, and ice time that went to boys' and men's teams first. Review "[An] exciting and compelling story of the Preston Rivulettes girls hockey team... Queens of the Ice is the type of book that will not only get young readers interested in history and reading, but will also keep the attention of older readers. The Rivulettes' story needed telling and Adams did these women justice." ( Thehockeywriters.com 2011-03-25) "Effectively captures the scrappy nature of the games...Those with an interest in ice hockey or sports history will enjoy the account." ( Kirkus Reviews 2011-08-01) "Thoroughly researched and chronologically and seamlessly organized." ( Resource Links 2011-10-01) About the Author Carly Adams is a sports historian at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta. She has written many articles on the history of women in hockey. Carly is also the Book Review Editor for Sport History Review.
