{"product_id":"9781443474702","title":"Certified Beauties","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith its unpredictability, brutality, and camaraderie, hockey is full of great stories. And great characters. \u003cem\u003eCertified Beauties\u003c\/em\u003e is a new collection of the most compelling, hilarious, and heartwarming inside hockey stories—the ones that the players tell each other. Grab a seat with TSN’s James Duthie as hockey’s finest relive the highs, the lows, and heartwarming, hilarious moments on and off the ice including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      How Brady and Matthew Tkachuk both pulled pranks on teammates that almost went horribly wrong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      The night a stunned beer league team had to face Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      The friendship of Darryl Sittler and Borje Salming and the remarkable story of Salming's final visit to Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      When Sarah Nurse became a superstar during the chaos of Covid-19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      How a team of Canadian “misfits” turned disaster to gold in Riga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      When Kevin Bieksa got a big break at the worst possible time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·      How Darcy Hordichuk captured an alligator and left it on Roberto Luongo's front porch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Sidney Crosby and a special chapter remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, \u003cem\u003eCertified Beauties\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for every hockey fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBeauties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Duthie loves to hear, and loves to tell, a great hockey story. This book is full of them. Most will make you laugh. A few might make you cry. You know how we always say, ‘That guy’s a beauty’? This book is full of beauties.” —Roberto Luongo, from the foreword of \u003cem\u003eBeauties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Duthie (CA)","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Hardback  |  2025-10-21","offer_id":46920304328959,"sku":"9781443474702","price":36.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-10-14T130444.055.jpg?v=1760461503","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781443474702","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}