How We Did It, Karl Subban
How We Did It, Karl Subban
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How We Did It
The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life

Author: Karl Subban, Scott Colby

Narrator: Karl Subban

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The ultimate hockey dad, Karl Subban is a former school principal and father of five, including three sons--P.K., Malcolm and Jordan--who have been drafted to the NHL. Karl's inspirational and moving story follows the hockey journey from house league to the big leagues and shows how to grow the unlimited potential that is in every child.

In his thirty-plus years of coaching, teaching and parenting, Karl Subban has proved to be a leader with the gift of inspiring others. He has dedicated his life to helping young people grow their potential--to be better at what they do, and to be better people.
    Originally from Jamaica, Karl Subban, along with his wife, Maria, have raised five accomplished children. Their oldest son is P.K. Subban, who won the Norris trophy for top defenceman in the NHL and whose trade from the Canadiens to the Nashville Predators shocked the hockey world. Their two daughters are teachers, one a university basketball star and the other a talented visual artist. Their two youngest sons, Malcolm and Jordan, have been drafted and signed by the Bruins and the Canucks.
    As a child, Karl dreamed of being a star cricket player--but when he moved to Canada at age 12, hockey and basketball became his new passions. At university, when he realized his NBA hoop dreams would not come to be, Subban found his true destiny as an educator, devoting his life to bringing out the best in his students and his children.
    From the backyard hockey rink to the nail-biting suspense of draft days, Karl Subban shares tales of his family's unique hockey journey. Mixing personal stories with lessons he learned as a coach and principal--lessons about goal-setting, perseverance and accomplishment--How We Did It will allow other parents, teachers, coaches and mentors to apply the same principles as they help the young people in their lives to identify, develop and live their dreams.

About The Author

KARL SUBBAN is a retired school teacher and administrator of 30 years with the Toronto District School Board. He has worked with Canadian Tire on a project that teaches Canadian families about the important benefits of their children participating in hockey and served as an ambassador for Hyundai Hockey Helpers Program. When Karl is not delivering empowering speeches to Canadian audiences on how to find one's potential, he spends time teaching his grandchildren how to skate.Karl is narrating his audio book.SCOTT COLBY is an award-winning journalist with 28 years' experience writing and editing. He is currently the Opinions editor at the Toronto Star. The author lives in Toronto.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I was really happy when I saw that I have won it, since P.K. was a favorite here, in Montreal. Well, it delivered. Usually, I hate highlighting passages in my books. But there were so many that I wanted to keep that I didn’t have a choice. M. Subban gives rea......more

Goodreads review by Erin

I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway and was very excited for its arrival! It was interesting to see how a prominent hockey household grew up. There's certainly a lot that this book does not address but as a memoir of the family and their path, it was fun. The writing style is straight-forwa......more

Over the years I have read a number of Hockey books, I remember in high school reading my father's copy of Black & White & Never Right by Vern Buffey and about a decade later Fire on Ice by Eric Lindros. But this book is so much more than just a hockey story, and even more than an amazing story abou......more


Quotes

“[A] must-read.” —Mike Organ, The Tennessean