The Hockey Machine

A middle-grade sports thriller, the story follows thirteen-year-old hockey prodigy Steve Crandall, who is kidnapped by a fan and forced to join a professional junior team. Stranded in a high-stakes world where winning games is only part of the battle, Steve must outplay dangerous opponents and outwit his captors to survive. As the pressure mounts, he races to find a way back to freedom while protecting his teammates and his own life.