Contents
I. THE QUESTION THAT HE FRAMES
Neither Rhyme nor Reason
The First Wife
II. KINGS AND LITTLE ONES
Initia Gentis
Sheet Metal
The Dog Behind the Stove
The Back Door Open Where She’s Gone to the Garden
The Famous Crouch
Writing on the Walls
Hole in the Hat
Stations of the Cross
Night Shift
A Clever Dog
The Question for Harry
Jitters
Long Memories
Ukrainian Bones
Different Ways of Telling Time
Let’s Go Dancing
Next Time
Big Dogs (1)
Desperate Moves
III. TWO GOALIES GOING FISHING IN THE DARK
Night Crossing in Ice
Solid Ground
Dinner at the Priest-House
Signs of Recognition
Fair Trade
Nothing but Moonlight Here
Cardinal Sin
String and Bones
Clobie Collins
The Swan-House
A Little Story on Himself
Colour in This Country
Bay Roberts
Narrow Gauge
IV. GOALTENDER SUITE
Rough Calculations
One of You
Inside Jokes
Running Battle
Any Last Words (1)
Ulcers McCool
Windscape
Three Little Jokes
Any Last Words (2)
Big Dogs (2)
The Glass Door or Any Last Words (3)
Transition Game
V. CANADIAN DREAMS
Canadian Dreams
Porsche Turbo
Better Days
No Time to Go
Out of the Sun
Our Trio
Guys like Pete Goegan
VI. SAINTS AT HOME, SOLDIERS BETWEEN WARS
Ascension
Game Days
How Things Look in a Losing Streak
Et toi, Marcel? or Solitude
Things in Our Day
What I Liked About Bars
Time After Time
VII. HURT HAWKS
An Ancient Fire
The Thousand Things
Something Burning in Chicago
No Country for Old Men
Telegrams from Newfoundland
Game Five Again
The Last Faceoff
Tidal Fears
VIII. LAST MINUTE OF PLAY
The Season of Wayward Thinking
Tunnel to Windsor
Bachelors
River of Ponds
New York Hospital: I.C.U.
Acknowledgements
The Photographs
Bibliography