{"product_id":"the-last-season-9781459706866","title":"The Last Season","description":"\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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy MacGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459706866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45034051338355,"sku":"9781459706866","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d9b73286-1a9b-4a32-b86c-40bac3bfdd48.jpg?v=1779791502","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-last-season-9781459706866","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}