From current stars Jordan Eberle, Ryan Getzlaf, Jarret Stoll and Brooks Laich to Hall of Famers and legends like Gordie Howe, Bryan Trottier, Elmer Lach and Glenn Hall, Saskatchewan produces more NHL hockey players per capita than any other place in the world. Where do they all come from come from and why so many?
Fire on Ice is the story of kids literally growing up skating on frozen sloughs, backyard rinks and in small-town arenas. They turn the hard-working ethic of their backgrounds into the characteristics that produce NHL players in extraordinary numbers. The reputation for toughness and resiliency, Davis discovers, is no accident.