Stephen Harper's hockey book sneak peek offered online

If you've been waiting with bated breath for the book on hockey Stephen Harper's spent years writing, you're in lucka sneak peek is now available online.

Harper has reportedly been working on the book for years, regularly setting aside small amounts of time to get it done.

And whilethe MP for Calgary Southwesthas avoided stating a preference for any particularNHL team, the book's title may reveal the team whose jersey he'd most likely sport during the playoffs if this team ever makes the post-season.

A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockeynow has an official release date of Nov. 5 anda website, including abrief promotional video set to a soaring orchestralscore.

Text flashes on the screen as the camera pans across old newspaper clippings and hockey cards.

"The origins of Canada's beloved game, its rise to professionalism, and the pursuit of the Stanley Cup by teams long forgotten. Told with a fan's passion by Stephen J. Harper," says the text on the website.

The book'spublisher is Simon & Schuster Canada.