Paul Henderson: The Goal Of My Life
Canadian hockey hero Paul Henderson is releasing his memoir. Written with Roger Lajoie, Henderson’s book is cleverly titled Paul Henderson: The Goal of My Life
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Plenty has been written about and even by Paul Henderson over the years. His heroic goal in the 1972 Summit Series immortalized him in hockey and even Canadian history. Yet this book has the potential to be by far the best piece ever written on Henderson’s life. That’s because he has gone through a lot since that famous night in September 1972 – from alcoholism to finding god to reinventing himself to battling Leukemia. He has become a hero beyond the hockey rink, and his insights on life promise to captivate.
Here is more from the publisher, Fenn/McLelland and Stewart:
Paul Henderson will forever be recognized and remembered for his goal with 34 seconds remaining in the 8th game of the 1972 Summit Series. This goal gave Canada the lead and won them the series and with that the team became known as “the Team of the Century.” And Paul’s goal as, “the Goal of the Century.”
But there is more to Paul Henderson than just that one goal and in The Goal of My Life, Henderson opens up about scoring both on and off the ice. A family man and man with deep faith, Henderson lives each day with tremendous appreciation for the gifts life has rewarded him and has not allowed his recent diagnosis with cancer to alter his positive demeanor.
Henderson takes fans back to the moment 1972 when Canada won the Summit Series, though additionally shares memories from his entire life and his early days playing hockey through to his retirement from the game and his personal challenges with Leukemia. Henderson is a hero and his book is one that all fans of hockey and life will enjoy.
