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  • One Game at a Time

  • My Journey from a Small Town to Hockey's Biggest Stage
  • By: Harnarayan Singh
  • Narrated by: Harnarayan Singh
  • Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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One Game at a Time

By: Harnarayan Singh
Narrated by: Harnarayan Singh
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Instant National Best Seller

From the distinct and vibrant voice behind Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi comes the story of pursuing a dream and defying the odds, reminding us all of hockey's power to unite.

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Ask a hockey fan if they have heard the wonderfully electric call of Nick Bonino's overtime-winning goal from the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, and they will almost surely answer with a resounding "Yes"! That's because video clips of the Hockey Night in Punjabi broadcast immediately went viral, amplifying the profile of Harnarayan Singh, the voice behind the call.

Growing up in small-town Alberta, Harnarayan was like many other kids who dreamed about a life within the sanctum of the game they idolized. There was only one small difference - he didn't look like any of the other kids. And when he sat down on Saturday nights to tune in to Hockey Night in Canada with the rest of the nation, he couldn't ignore the fact that the broadcasters or analysts didn't look like him either. Undeterred, Harnarayan worked his way from calling imaginary hockey games with his plastic toy microphone as a child, to funding secret flights from Calgary to Toronto every weekend in the early days of Hockey Night in Punjabi, to making history as the first Sikh to broadcast an NHL game in English.

Full of heart, humor, and bursting with personality (and maybe a few family prayers for Wayne Gretzky), One Game at a Time is the incredible and inspiring story of how Harnarayan Singh broke through the longstanding barriers and biases of the sport he loves. But more than that, Harnarayan blends his unabashed love of hockey with a refreshing and necessary positive message about what it means to be a Canadian in the world, making him one of the most influential ambassadors of the game today.

©2020 Harnarayan Singh (P)2020 Penguin Random House Canada
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Critic reviews

2021, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction

One Game at a Time is a work that should be read by everybody, not just those in the hockey world. Harnarayan takes the reader on a journey across the globe and back in time, relating his experiences of balancing his own faith and culture with Canada’s favourite sport. His work ethic and commitment to be an amazing broadcaster, as well as a strong advocate for social and racial equality is truly inspiring. I’m so happy for all of his success and I urge everyone to read and learn from his story, as I have.” (Nick Bonino, NHL player)

“Harnarayan has to be one of the hardest working people I know. He was given an opportunity and didn’t only just take advantage of that opportunity, but he crushed it out of the park. He will always be someone I value not only as a hockey broadcaster, but as a person. I have known him a long time, well before he became this amazing broadcaster, and he is just as humble and genuine today as he was the day I first met him.” (Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Olympian and hockey broadcaster)

“Give Harnarayan Singh the Masterton. His is a story of perseverance and dedication to hockey - a small-town kid from Brooks, Alberta who wouldn't say no to any of the obstacles in his path.” (Eric Duhatschek, senior writer, The Athletic)

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Marvelous!!!

A heartwarming story all the way around.

Wonderful insight into the immigrant experience and how a boy made his dreams come true, supported by the love of his family and faith.

A truly great book!!!

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