Brady Brady and the Icehogs face their toughest rivals in the biggest tournament of the season!

The Gold Stick trophy is the big prize that Brady Brady and the Icehogs are after, and this year they get to play for it on home ice. The team puts in lots of extra practice and time promoting the event to their community. On game day, they play fair and battle hard, earning a spot in the final. But in the most important game, their rivals the Dragoons play dirty and defeat the Icehogs.

Brady and his friends are crushed. It feels like playing fair doesn’t matter at all! Or does it?

A pep talk and a surprise game help Brady and his friends understand that good sportsmanship is how they can really be winners.

MARY SHAW a créé le personnage de Brady Brady dans le but de cultiver l'amour de la lecture chez son fils de cinq ans. Cette série à succès, qui comprend 16 livres, est une vraie réussite canadienne. Lorsque Mary Shaw n’est pas à son cottage vers Ottawa, en Ontario, elle vit à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique.

MARY SHAW developed Brady Brady while trying to get her hockey-obsessed five-year-old son to read. The bestselling series, which now includes 17 books, is a true Canadian success story. Mary Shaw lives in Vancouver, British Columbia when she’s not at her cottage outside of Ottawa, Ontario. Visit her online at www.bradybrady.com.

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CHUCK TEMPLE a commencé sa carrière à 18 ans. Il est l'illustrateur de la série à succès Brady Brady et a aussi créé, avec David Chilton, The Wealthy Barber Calendar qui s'est vendu à plus de 2,5 millions d'exemplaires.

CHUCK TEMPLE began his career at the age of 18 when his first comic strip, Bernie on the Beat, went into syndication. He studied at both the University of Guelph and the Ontario College of Art, and cites Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, as his favourite cartoonist. He also enjoys coaching and playing hockey. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario.

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