{"product_id":"the-last-season-paperback","title":"The Last Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoy MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that his hockey career is ending, what will become of his life? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Batterinski grew up tough in Northern Ontario where hockey was the only way out of a life of grinding poverty. He got out and enjoyed fame as a hockey \"enforcer\" for the Philadelphia Flyers. But fame is fleeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in his thirties and at the end of his playing career, Felix tries to make a go of it as a player-coach for a Finnish club. As the lone Canadian on the team, he is an outsider with a reputation that takes on a life of its own. When a controversial play brings his comeback bid to a screeching halt, Felix is faced with his own obsolescence and begins a tragic descent into disillusion and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy MacGregor is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHome Team: Fathers, Sons, and Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Governor General's Award), \u003ci\u003eNorthern Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCanadians\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, he is a regular columnist for the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. His journalism has earned him four National Magazine Awards and two National Newspaper Awards. In 2012 he became a Media Honouree Hockey Hall of Fame. He lives in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760720609568,"sku":"9781459706866","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/675160de01a9abadd7c52369d901de70.webp?v=1780187979","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-season-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}