Stanley Cup Finals—Carolina vs. Edmonton—start Monday night at 8 p.m. EST.

Go Oilers!

In the 1983-84 NHL season the Edmonton Oilers de-throned the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.

Gretzky’s Game by Mike Leonetti and illustrated by Greg Banning is about that series. It is a picture book for ages 5 and up.

About the book

Ryan loves to play hockey. Every year, his dad makes a rink in the backyard, and Ryan plays with his brother Jason and practises for his team. But Ryan is small for his age and tends to get pushed around. He really wants to make the select team this year, but has to practise extra hard to get through the tryout.

Ryan follows the Edmonton Oilers and his hero is Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky is small, too, but he sure can skate and score. And he is leading the Oilers in the Stanley Cup finals against the reigning champs, the New York Islanders. Inspired by Gretzky’s example, Ryan makes the select team—and his hero leads the Oilers to Edmonton’s first ever Cup win!

Gretzky’s Game is the fifth in the bestselling Hockey Heroes series from Mike Leonettii.