{"product_id":"goon-memoir-of-a-minor-league-hockey-enforcer-2d-ed-9781476671680","title":"Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer, 2D Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Doug Smith | Adam Frattasio\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Directionless yet driven by a fervent desire to make something of himself, Doug \"The Thug\" Smith took his only marketable job skill--amateur boxing--and followed an unlikely career path to become a hockey enforcer, a.k.a. \"goon.\" Entrusted with aggressively protecting his teammates from tough guys on the opposing team, he punched, elbowed and cross-checked his way up the ranks of minor league hockey to win a championship ring and the respect of his community. His entertaining underdog story is the subject of the cult-classic motion picture \u003ci\u003eGoon\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and its sequel \u003ci\u003eGoon: Last of the Enforcers\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46474047619223,"sku":"9781476671680","price":1949.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476671680.jpg?v=1766265661","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/goon-memoir-of-a-minor-league-hockey-enforcer-2d-ed-9781476671680","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}