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Open Net

by George Plimpton · 1987

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OPEN NET is another inimitable account of an amateur's foibles meeting the world of professional sport.

George Plimpton takes to the ice a goalie for the Boston Bruins, after first signing a document holding the team harmless if he should meet with injury or death as their amateur goaltender. He survives a game against the Philadelphia Flyers relaticely unscathed - and brings back this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey.

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