Hockey’s New Wave: The Young Superstars Taking Over the Game

By Chris Peters

From Connor McDavid in Edmonton to Auston Matthews in Toronto, the hottest young hockey players are already tearing up the ice. With their amazing skill and unique playing styles, these stars are bringing new life to the sport and some of its most famous teams, and they’re only just getting started.

Hockey’s New Wave gives readers a front-row seat to this transition from one generation to the next, with pages full of information about these players, where they came from, and what makes them stand out. Engaging text, fact boxes, and action photographs bring readers close to the action and will prepare you to cheer on the biggest sports stars for years to come.

• Language: English
• Publisher: North Star Editions
• Release date: Jan 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781634940658

Chris Peters

Chris Peters caught the hockey bug while growing up on Chicago’s South Side and traveling from rink to rink with his dad to watch the Chicago Blackhawks. He played the sport throughout his youth and managed to turn his passion for the game into a career, not as a player, but as a writer. Peters has written for numerous publications and websites and has published three other books on hockey. He currently covers the NHL, NHL Draft, and hockey prospects across the globe for ESPN. Peters resides in North Liberty, Iowa, with his wife and two children.

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