{"product_id":"goon-memoir-of-a-minor-league-hockey-enforcer-2d-ed-paperback","title":"Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer, 2D Ed. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoug Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Frattasio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirectionless yet driven by a fervent desire to make something of himself, Doug \"The Thug\" Smith took his only marketable job skill--amateur boxing--and followed an unlikely career path to become a hockey enforcer, a.k.a. \"goon.\" Entrusted with aggressively protecting his teammates from tough guys on the opposing team, he punched, elbowed and cross-checked his way up the ranks of minor league hockey to win a championship ring and the respect of his community. His entertaining underdog story is the subject of the cult-classic motion picture \u003cem\u003eGoon\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and its sequel \u003cem\u003eGoon: Last of the Enforcers\u003c\/em\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Smith\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a police officer in Massachusetts for more than two decades and as an assistant coach for the three-time state-champion Hanover High School hockey team. He lives in Halifax, Massachusetts. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Frattasio\u003c\/b\u003e is an adult education teacher and author of \u003ci\u003eSteroid Man: Confessions of a Powerlifter from the Golden Age of Enhancement\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 2016). His first book, \u003ci\u003eGOON: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e, was adapted into the motion picture \u003ci\u003eGOON\u003c\/i\u003e and a sequel, \u003ci\u003eGOON: Last of the Enforcers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604835877117,"sku":"9781476671680","price":42.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/N0x2T2lOdGtqcTlBMFY0dlZVQklZQT09.webp?v=1780102312","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/goon-memoir-of-a-minor-league-hockey-enforcer-2d-ed-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}