The Shot. the Reed Larson Hockey Story

This is the story of the ground-breaking, outstanding NHL defenseman, Reed Larson, a dominating player at the top in many defense offensive records. He had the hardest shot in hockey. Larson's superb play broke ground at the front of a new wave of American NHL players. Incredibly, he was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season, 1977-78 after three months of brilliant play that demonstrated how monumental was his play. He was the only American player selected and playing in this...
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This is the story of the ground-breaking, outstanding NHL defenseman, Reed Larson, a dominating player at the top in many defense offensive records. He had the hardest shot in hockey. Larson's superb play broke ground at the front of a new wave of American NHL players. Incredibly, he was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season, 1977-78 after three months of brilliant play that demonstrated how monumental was his play. He was the only American player selected and playing in this All-Star Game, and in the next All-Star Game and he was the first American defenseman to be selected as an All-Star in the modern era. 1978 NHL All-Star Game-January 24, 1978, Wales Team-most are Hall of Famers. Coach Scotty Bowman, 1977 Stanley Cup Champion Coach of the Montreal Canadiens. 5 Defensemen: Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Bjore Salming, Brad Park, & Reed Larson. Forwards: Guy Lafleur, Yvon Cournoyer, Bob Gainey, Steve Shutt, Marcel Dionne, Daryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald, Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, Jean Provost, & Dennis Maruk. Goalies: Ken Dryden, Roggie Vachon. -[Larson Top Row first player on left] This incredible hockey story goes from growing up skating on his neighborhood outdoor rink in the city of Minneapolis to skating on the iconic NHL rinks as a 4 Time All-Star Defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings. Larson's career was at the top of the NHL in many offensive records of achievement such as #5 All-Time NHL Defensemen-Most Goals Per Game: #5 All-Time NHL Defensemen-Most Seasons of 20 or more goals. The development of Larson's incredibly hard shot is the story of a unique combination of core activities and many hours skating and shooting at his neighborhood outdoor rink. The book has a chapter with the breakdown into 8 steps of Larson's incredible slap shot. The journey of Larson's hockey development includes playing college hockey for the demanding, motivational, Coach Herb Brooks, while winning a college hockey championship in 1976, four years before Brooks coached the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal team. A hockey must read! This is a remarkable hockey story celebrating one of the NHL Grand Defensemen Greats!