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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9780785335047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA chronicle of the famous 20th century hockey players, not only in the NHL but in the Olympics, NCAA championships, and an assorted number of pro and amateur leagues.
Author: Floyd Conner
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Published: 2002-10-31
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 159797336X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of hockey is filled with the bizarre, the unexpected, and the hard to believe. Hockey's Most Wanted™ chronicles 700 of the most outrageous players, coaches, and owners in hockey history. In humorous detail, Floyd Conner describes hockey’s top-ten strange plays, inept players, bizarre nicknames, craziest fans, colorful characters, unlikely heroes, odious owners, worst coaches, beleaguered officials, most brutal fights, and more. Learn why Dave Reece was nicknamed “the Human Sieve,” and find out which goalie once gave up fifteen goals in a game. Meet the player who was whistled for a record sixty-seven penalty minutes in a single game and another who played in the National Hockey League for five years before scoring his first goal. Imagine scoring the winning goal in the seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup—for the opposing team—or how it felt to be the defenseman traded for a net. You can find all this and more in Hockey's Most Wanted™, a book that every hockey fan will enjoy.
Author: Stan Fischler
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780740719042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf there is one book that's missing from the ever-growing number of hockey books available, it is an A-to-Z guide of the sport's all-time greatest stars. Finally, that book has arrived. Veteran hockey authors Stan and Shirley Fischler's Who's Who in Hockey is the complete guide to the game's greatest players.This indispensable hockey reference book features all of the sport's most notable players, from Wayne Gretzky and Howie Morenz to Rocket Richard, Marcel Pronovost, and Bep Guidolin.For easy reference, this comprehensive 480-page volume is divided into three parts: pre-World War II players, World War II to Expansion, and From 1967-68 to the present.Each player's entry includes his biography, personal statistics, and career highlights, along with anecdotal information. In addition to player listings, this power-packed book will include: o Dozens of player photoso Capsule histories of every past and present NHL franchiseo The colorful history behind the Stanley Cupo Profiles of the game's best coaches and managers o Profiles of others who've helped make the game great, such as Pete and Jerry Cusimano, who pioneered the Detroit tradition of throwing octopuses onto the ice for luck.Perhaps the most complete compendium of biographies on hockey's greatest players ever published, Who's Who in Hockey will be a hot item with both die-hard and newer fans of this popular professional sport.
Author: Great Britain. Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 360
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steven A. Riess
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-03-26
Total Pages: 2636
ISBN-13: 1317459466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA unique new reference work, this encyclopedia presents a social, cultural, and economic history of American sports from hunting, bowling, and skating in the sixteenth century to televised professional sports and the X Games today. Nearly 400 articles examine historical and cultural aspects of leagues, teams, institutions, major competitions, the media and other related industries, as well as legal and social issues, economic factors, ethnic and racial participation, and the growth of institutions and venues. Also included are biographical entries on notable individuals—not just outstanding athletes, but owners and promoters, journalists and broadcasters, and innovators of other kinds—along with in-depth entries on the history of major and minor sports from air racing and archery to wrestling and yachting. A detailed chronology, master bibliography, and directory of institutions, organizations, and governing bodies—plus more than 100 vintage and contemporary photographs—round out the coverage.
Author: Michael Vance Gurley
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Published: 2016-06-14
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 162639654X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Roaring Twenties Chicago, eighteen-year-old farm boy and hockey hopeful Brett Bennet is drafted to the big leagues of the city’s first major team. His deepest secret catches fire when he meets the dashing but reclusive goalie, Jean-Paul Moreau. As they circle each other, finding out who they truly are, their lives are changed in ways neither can control. Brett will need the help of freewheeling flapper Margret to find a way to break through Jean-Paul’s ice, and to navigate the high-stakes world of professional sports from the opening game to the championship. Only together do they have a hope of facing the deadly threat of a man who can bring it all down with one word.
Author: Eric Duhatschek
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (CA)
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781571452252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive look into the last hundred years of hockey. From the creation of the Stanley Cup to the incomparable Wayne Gretzky, this book showcases the impact of hockey over the past century. The book is divided into five sections each written by a hockey expert. "The Early Years" by Trent Fraye, "The Original Six" by Red Fisher, "The Expansion Era" by Rejean Tremblay, "The Dynasties" by Al Strachan (general editor and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame), and "The Modern Era" by Eric Duhatschek.
Author: Newsmakers
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 1997-11-27
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9780787601072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philip Mathews
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
Published: 2014-02-28
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9671061745
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised and updated edition of the Chronicle of Malaysia brings the full dramatic sweep of Malaysia's history up to date, taking the reader through the nation's first 50 years from the formation of Malaysia in 1963 all the way to 2013. It is packed with illustrated news stories covering hundreds of the nation's key social, political, cultural and sporting events. As a compendium of all aspects of Malaysian life, the book captures the mood of the day with a sense of vividness and immediacy. Concise, accessible articles—revised and rewritten to engage today's readers—are introduced by headlines and liberally illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned cartoons. The book is structured chronologically, with an average of eight pages devoted to each year beginning with a succinct summary of the year's key events. A host of themes are covered: not just the major political and economic events but also the human side of the Malaysian experience—sports, fashion, music, the arts, architecture, lifestyle, disasters, crime and the social scene. These combine to give readers the feel of each era of Malaysia's past and enables them to draw parallels with the present.
Author: John Powers
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780060152000
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA behind-the-scenes look at the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team follows each player's struggle to make the team, discusses practice sessions and the creation of a cohesive team, and recaps the games and unforgettable victory over the Russians at Lake Placid
