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Chapters: Bryan Fogarty, Manny Legace, Scott Pearson, Brad May, Keith Primeau, Jay Mckee, Steve Staios, Dennis Vial, Jason Bonsignore, Ethan Moreau, Greg de Vries, Paul Laus, Mike Rosati, Keith Osborne, Stan Drulia, Mark Lawrence, Jason Ward, Shawn Mccosh, Todd Simon, Jason Soules. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 81. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bryan Fogarty (June 11, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec March 6, 2002 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) was an ice hockey defenceman who played for the Quebec Nordiques, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens. Born in Montreal to parents Tom and Virginia, Fogarty was youngest of five. He had two sisters, Lynn and Lori, as well as two brothers named Glen and Patrick. Lori died of cancer at 38. Fogarty grew up in Brantford, Ontario - the same city that Wayne Gretzky had grown up in. Fogarty's talent was apparent right away. Brantford Minor Hockey Association coordinator Bob Coyne told reporters that "he was a star. From the time he put skates on, he was better than everyone else. "We had seen Wayne (Gretzky). Wayne had to work at it. His game was outsmarting everybody else. Fogarty's game was outperforming everybody else. That's like comparing a Volkswagen to a Corvette." Growing up, Fogarty was a typical 80's Canadian teenager. He listened to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, sported a mullet and loved to hang out with his friends. Bryan started drinking at an early age. When he was 15 he was already playing with players who were much older than him because of his exceptional skill level. He would frequent bars and strip clubs with the older players. He was insecure by nature. During his junior hockey days in the OHL he'd take Niagara Falls Thunder coach Bill Laforge aside in the locker room and ask him in a whisper if his teammates hated h...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4110922 ... Read more