Between the Lines: Not-So-Tall Tales from Ray "Scampy"
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scapinello, Ray / Simpson, Rob / Bowmong>anong>, Scotty, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, ong>Anong> insider's look at ong>lifeong> on the lines To hockey fong>anong>s, Ray Scapinello's name ong>anong>d face are as recognizable as ong>anong>y star player or coach in the NHL. Scampy, as he is affectionately known has had a long ong>anong>d storied career as a linesmong>anong> in the NHL. His 5-foot-7 frame ong>anong>d 163 pounds belie his ability ong>anong>d endurong>anong>ce on the ice. When Ray retired in after 33 years in the NHL, he had officiated in regular season matches (never missing a game), 426 playoff games, ong>anong>d ong>anong> astounding twenty Stong>anong>ley Cup final series. His untouchable statistics make him a lock to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame as ong>anong> official, but even they do not do justice to the respect he has earned ong>fromong> officials, players, coaches, ong>anong>d fong>anong>s alike. On ong>anong>d off the ice, Scampy is considered one of hockey's great personalities, a consummate professional, a chronic practical joker, ong>anong>d a true ambassador of the sport. "Between the Lines" gives a rare glimpse inside the world of hockey ong>fromong> ong>anong> unusual perspective -- through the eyes of one of the game's greatest ong>anong>d best-loved officials. Scampy shares his tales of ong>lifeong> both on ong>anong>d off the ice as ong>anong> official, ong>anong> inside look at what those players ong>anong>d coaches are ong>realong>ly like, what they ong>realong>ly say ong>anong>d do, ong>anong>d what the game looks like between the lines. Full of fun stories, perspective on how the game has chong>anong>ged ong>anong>d evolved, ong>anong>d stories ong>anong>d interviews about Scampy ong>fromong> players, coaches, ong>anong>d other officials, "Between the Lines" is a captivating memoir of a truly unique ong>lifeong> in hockey.