Description
From the NHL’s such a lot surprising All-Megastar MVP comes a sports activities memoir in contrast to some other. Hilarious, candid, and reflective, A Man Like Me recounts the heartwarming Tale of John Scott: a typical joe who changed into a sports activities superhero in a single day.
Known as a keen-and-ready fighter and bruiser within the league, John Scott used to be a stunning and tongue-and-cheek nominee for the 2016 NHL All-Megastar Recreation. He’d been within the league for over 8 NHL seasons, enjoying for groups such because the Wild, Blackhawks, Rangers, Sabres, and the Sharks. Scott’s easiest characteristic as an NHL participant used to be shedding his gloves—by no means the most efficient participant, the 260 pounder did develop into probably the most feared fighter within the NHL, racking up in depth penalty mins. To be able to save you him from enjoying within the Recreation, his present workforce—the Phoenix Coyotes—traded Scott to the Montreal Canadians, who demoted him to the AHL workforce in an try to disqualify him from enjoying within the All-Megastar Recreation. Enthusiasts have been outraged and Scott used to be devastated. He’d been downgraded in his activity—compelled to relocate at the same time as his spouse used to be pregnant with dual ladies. However the Enthusiasts wouldn’t backtrack and insisted the NHL permit Scott play within the Recreation. The league relented, and Scott now not best used to be invited to wait the NHL Recreation in Nashville, however used to be nominated a workforce captain. The media and sports activities Enthusiasts at huge fell in love with the enormous six-foot-8 participant who via all approach, used to be simply a regular Man and no celebrity participant. In a real Cinderella Tale, Scott scored objectives and used to be the All-Megastar Recreation’s MVP. That is his non-public memoir—detailing his existence rising up and the way he used to be ready to stay his humorousness and develop into without equal Cinderella-Tale of hockey.
