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The Power of the Players Fuels Young Author's Passion literary arts by Brendan O'Leary P a r n e e t D i l a w a r i is a determined s a w at t h e C o l i s e u m -- t h e V a n c o u v e r C a n u c k s played the L o s A n g e l e s Kings. H e r e m e m b e r s the game w o u l d s t o c k it, a n d h e k i c k e d o f f l a u n c h w i t h a b o o k signing at B o o k C o m p a n y in P a r k R o y a l . C u r r e n t b o o k sales, at $ 1 4 . 9 5 b o o k , tally o v e r $500 the the y o u n g man w i t h a strong sense of deterthe p u r p o s e . A n d right n o w , he's m i n e d t o b e r e c o g n i z e d by against T o r o n t o w h e n Pavel B u r e scored with three seconds remaining year per G u i n n e s s B o o k o f W o r l d R e c o r d s as t h e Y o u n g e s t N o n - F i c t i o n A u t h o r , as w e l l as t h e Y o u n g e s t S p o r t s W r i t e r . A t the age of 14, D i l a w a r i w r o t e and and on the c l o c k . T h a t was also the A s for the future, Dilawari will c o n t i n u e t o w r i t e a n d p u b l i s h o n his own if h e h a s t o , a l t h o u g h h e h a s publisher pro- t h e C a n u c k s g o t t o t h e final; D i l a w a r i g o t t h e c r o w d g o i n g at an Ottawa s e l f - p u b l i s h e d The NHL History of Ice Hockey. the S e n a t o r s g a m e b y w a v i n g his " G o C a n u c k s G o " poster. the H e thrives on the excitement and been offered a contract by G o r d o n S o u l e s . H e has s e v e r a l j e c t s i n t h e w o r k s : The NHL History of Ice Hockey II, w h i c h and D i l a w a r i l o v e s t o w r i t e a n d , in Parneet encourages ing writers "never patient, Dilawari aspirto be s u m m e r of 1997, a b a n d o n e d by e n e r g y o f t h e g a m e . A n d t h i s is w h y D i l a w a r i is a s u c c e s s . H e is p a s s i o n a t e about w h a t he writes and admires t h a t s a m e p a s s i o n in o t h e r s . H e r e c o u n t s Ted Lindsay's struggle to get will friends o n s u m m e r vacation, he began writing about hockey. H e chose h o c k e y b e c a u s e he loves the g a m e . D i l a w a r i a n d his family m o v e d to include interviews with W a y n e Gretzky, D o m i n i c Hasek, and Eric L i n d r o s , to be ready for the of give up, as it does over Christmas market; a compilation not happen night." Photo Brendan by C a n a d a i n 1991 f r o m C h a n d i g a r h , India. H i s p a s s i o n f o r h o c k e y was the National H o c k e y League Players A s s o c i a t i o n up and running and how short stories and poetry; a possible C D - R O M edition of N H L a n d p e r h a p s an N H L w e b statistics; site. this Baseball ignited s o o n after he arrived. H e O'Leary r e m e m b e r s his f i r s t g a m e , w h i c h he t h e N H L d i d n o t like his a t t i t u d e . H e praises W a y n e Gretzky's retirement Dilawari's writing project s u m m e r is a b o o k e n t i t l e d Forever. speech and respects that G r e t z k y s t a y e d in t h e r o o m t o a n s w e r all questions. " A n d did you k n o w T r e v o r L i n d e n is t h e o n l y that W h e n a s k e d w h y b a s e b a l l , his the f a c e l i g h t s u p : "It's t h e p o w e r o f players." of T h e N H L and the History of H o c k e y is written Parneet Dilawari, and and published retails for Ice hockey player w h o has r e c e i v e d t h e O r d e r C a n a d a ? " he enthuses. D i l a w a r i is i n d e e d a n e n c y c l o p a e dia of h o c k e y k n o w l e d g e . His book by $14.95. talks to the history of the g a m e , e q u i p m e n t , a n d play; f a v o u r i t e player Brendan writer O'Leary and sports is a fan. photographer, biographies; t e a m rosters; and statist i c s . T h e f i n a l c h a p t e r o f h i s b o o k is a recap of the Detroit to 1998 Stanley C u p , w h i c h 4 w o n by beating W a s h i n g t o n I . T h e c h a p t e r is w o v e n intricately the w i t h q u o t e s by players, c a p t u r i n g energy and excitement of the final g a m e : " K o s t a n i t o v , c l a d in a R e d W i n g s jersey, w a s w h e e l e d o n t o ice at t h e e n d o f t h e g a m e a n d the c e l e b r a t i o n after the the joined post-series greatest athlete,' handshake.'That's one of the moments I've e v e r h a d as a n said D e t r o i t ' s Brendan Shanahan.'Not in h o c k e y of t o o often does a m o m e n t transcend sport, but that was o n e them. That's a greater victory winning the Stanley C u p . ' " T h e b o o k w a s c o m p l e t e d in fall o f 1998. " T h e challenge was remembers own than the really finding a publisher," D i l a w a r i . S o h e p r i n t e d his c o p i e s . In J a n u a r y 1999, the perseverthat ing s c r i b e f o u n d b o o k s t o r e s