The Best Seat in the House Stories from the

A back-up goalie's raucous, hilarious look at life in the NHL Jamie McLennan spent twenty years playing professional hockey, sort of. As the backup for such legendary goalies as Grant Fuhr, Ron Hextall, Roberto Luongo, and Miikka Kiprusoff, he saw everything . . . except much playing time. In The Best Seat in the House, McLennan delves into his career, from breaking into the NHL, to backing up the legends, to dressing-room camaraderie, to the crazy antics that go along with life on the road and in the league. With a fun-loving attitude and easy-going style, he tells plenty of tales from on and off the ice, like his disastrous meeting with Gene Simmons involving egg salad, or the time he accidentally called Lady Gaga a troll to her face, and even how he hid a hotdog in his gear for an in-game snack. Written with the help of Sportsnet's Ian Mendes, this book offers an unusually irreverent look at The Life in professional hockey.

Jamie McLennan—known to many as "Noodles"—is an Edmonton-born former NHL goaltender. Jamie spent 17 years playing professional hockey, 11 of those in the NHL, playing in 245 games and dressing for over 550 games with the New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames organizations. Later in his career, he had a short stint in Russia and Asia before retiring and working for the Flames again as part of their coaching and player development staff. Jamie is currently an analyst for TSN and the NHL Network and sometimes writes a column in The Hockey News.

Ian Mendes has spent more than a decade as a television reporter for Sportsnet, covering the NHL and other major sporting events for the network. A graduate of Carleton University's journalism program, he is also a regular contributor to the Ottawa Citizen and Today's Parent.

Foreword by Jarome Iginla ix

Foreword by Roberto Luongo xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Preface xv

1. The Early Years 1

2. Hextall, the Chicken and Other Tales from My Goalie Partners like Luongo and Kiprusoff 31

3. Pronger, Iginla and My Favorite Teammates 57

4. Al Arbour and the Brain-teaser 89

5. Life in the Blue Paint 117

6. Naked People and Crazy Stories from the Ice 159

7. Rookie Dinners and Other Stories

That Should Have Landed Me in Jail 175

8. The Slashing Incident and Career Wrap-up 203

Index 227

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The Best Seat in the House Stories from the NHL--Inside the Room, on the Iceand on the Bench

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