A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey is a 2013 non-fiction book by Stephen Harper concerning the history of professional ice hockey in Canada during the early 20th century.

Nov 19, 2013 · Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper adds a chapter to his country's legacy of hockey writing with his book on the rise of professionalism in the sport.

Nov 5, 2013 · In the tumultuous beginnings of hockey, the fights were as much off the ice as on it. This engaging new book is about the hockey heroes and hard-boiled businessmen who built the game, and the rise and fall of legendary teams pursuing the Stanley Cup.

Sep 6, 2013 · The Canadian public got its first look at the title and cover for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s long-anticipated non-fiction book about the early days of professional hockey.

Published to praise from reviewers in both the US and Canada, A Great Game brings alive the hockey heroes and hard-boiled businessmen who built the game of hockey and pays passionate tribute...

Harper began work on A Great Game in 2004 as a “distraction from the hectic and obsessive nature of political life.” Nine years later, his experience as Canada’s leading political figure has become far more intriguing than his history of the rise of professional hockey in Toronto.

Sep 4, 2013 · On Wednesday, the Canadian public got its first look at the title and cover for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s long-anticipated non-fiction book about the early days of professional hockey.