Wes Blake is the aging general manager of a struggling hockey team. In desperation, he goes to the end of the earth to find John Terry, the perfect goaltender, a man capable of carrying the team on his back and turning their miserable season around. He indeed accomplishes this goal, but at a terrible price. The Champion, the fourth novel by J. Rye Erixon, tells the twisted, tragic story of John Terry, a man bred for hockey greatness - and driven to madness.