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 life on ong>theong> ong>linesong> 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 ong>theong> NHL. Scampy, as he is affectionately known has had a long ong>anong>d storied career as a ong>linesong>mong>anong> in ong>theong> NHL. His 5-foot-7 frame ong>anong>d 163 pounds belie his ability ong>anong>d endurong>anong>ce on ong>theong> ice. When Ray retired in after 33 years in ong>theong> 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 ong>theong> Hockey Hall of Fame as ong>anong> official, but even ong>theong>y do not do justice to ong>theong> respect he has earned from officials, players, coaches, ong>anong>d fong>anong>s alike. On ong>anong>d off ong>theong> ice, Scampy is considered one of hockey's great personalities, a consummate professional, a chronic practical joker, ong>anong>d a true ambassador of ong>theong> sport. "ong>Betweenong> ong>theong> ong>Linesong>" gives a rare glimpse inside ong>theong> world of hockey from ong>anong> unusual perspective -- through ong>theong> eyes of one of ong>theong> game's greatest ong>anong>d best-loved officials. Scampy shares his tales of life both on ong>anong>d off ong>theong> ice as ong>anong> official, ong>anong> inside look at what those players ong>anong>d coaches are really like, what ong>theong>y really say ong>anong>d do, ong>anong>d what ong>theong> game looks like ong>betweenong> ong>theong> ong>linesong>. Full of fun stories, perspective on how ong>theong> game has chong>anong>ged ong>anong>d evolved, ong>anong>d stories ong>anong>d interviews about Scampy from players, coaches, ong>anong>d oong>theong>r officials, "ong>Betweenong> ong>theong> ong>Linesong>" is a captivating memoir of a truly unique life in hockey.