Foreword / by Bob Costas -- Foreword / by Gordie Howe -- Introduction -- Growing up tough -- Cutting my teeth with the Humboldt Indians -- From the gophers to the baptism by fire -- Turning pro -- Bench-clearing brawls -- The genesis of a classic: Slap shot -- Slap shot reflections -- Married at the aces? and then off to the races -- Sing Dixie to me -- The odyssey continues -- Now what? -- Rats? -- The boys are back in town -- Slap shot II breaking the ice -- Thoughts on Dave Hanson -- Looking through Hanson Brothers glasses into the future -- Afterword.