Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada's National Sport

by Laura Robinson

Book Overview

The world of junior and professional hockey will never be the same since Sheldon Kennedy of the Boston Bruins revealed that, while a junior player with the Swift Current Broncos, he was molested more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077107560X
• ISBN13: 9780771075605
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Behind Closed Doors

As I was reading this book a lot of hit to close to home. Being a teenage girl and a fan of a junior hockey team I've witnessed things that were mentioned in this book. Laura Robinson did an amazingly insightful job to inform the readers of the "taboo" subjects of hockey. I would definately reccomend this book to anyone who's looking for the truth of what goes on behind closed doors.

an eye-opening experience

When I ordered this book, I didn't expect to be reading what I did. This book sheds some light on the truly dark side of junior hockey, and it shows that there are serious flaws within the sport. It just goes to show that everything is not as it seems to be.

An amazing acount of what really happens in Canadas' sport.

I picked up this book for a psychology report and could not put it down. The author does a great job , especially when discussing the topic of Sheldon Kennedy/Graham James. She leaves nothing out and was very informative. A must read for all parents, and hockey fans a like.

Well-written and informative...

I picked this book up for a different perspective of my favorite sport, and indeed that's what was in store for me. However, as I began reading it I was really impressed by her writing style; these kinds of books normally don't hold my attention for very long. I thought she kept it close to the bone with facts and only inserted opinions where strongly supported by logic. Comprehensive and complete.

Finally, someone not afraid to tell the truth

Besides being shocked and even becoming nauseated after reading one of the horrible rituals a junior player endured, I was also thankful that finally someone let these horrors come out. Not a book for the weak-stomached and for those that are hell bent on being convinced that pro hockey is a perfectly nice sport with no flaws, but an excellent resource for those that want to know what can and does go wrong every day in this sport.