Canadians like to think of hockey as a national phenomenon, but Tropic of Hockey shows that the game has put down roots in some of the most unlikely places in the world. Dave Bidini, author of the acclaimed On a Cold Road, is a lifelong hockey fan, but one day finds himself turning off the TV with the Stanley Cup finals in disgust. He is horrified at the current state of the sport. Still a believer in the spirit of the game, he sets out on a world expedition to discover unlikely places where hockey exists in its purest form. From China to Transylvania, the scenes he witnesses convince him that the genuine, idiosyncratic and proudly local spirit of hockey is alive and well. | Tropic of Hockey by Dave Bidini, Paperback | Indigo Chapters