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The Ghosts in Maple Leaf Gardens

Author : Rick Ferguson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491707119
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts in Maple Leaf Gardens written by Rick Ferguson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Toronto Maple Leafs have not won a Stanley cup since 1967—a burden that long-suffering fans have regrettably had to bear. Ron Bailey, the new director of player personnel for the Leafs, is more than frustrated with his beloved team, who last won the prestigious title when he was just three. Unfortunately, Ron worries that the cynical Canadian fans and media who fear it may be another forty years before the Leafs win another one might be right. Just as he is about to give up hope, Bailey accidentally uncovers a possible reason for the Leafs’ long drought—a curse that has been supposedly placed on the team by the father of Dale McCaine, a former player who, due to tragic circumstances, never had the opportunity to play for a cup. As Bailey’s curiosity peaks, he asks for a meeting with the feisty and feeble Doug McCaine—who asks for a second chance for his deceased son to play for the Stanley Cup in Maple Leaf Gardens. Only then will he lift his curse. In this sports adventure, a young hockey director must orchestrate the game of the century as the spirits of former Leafs’ greats to band together to help a player’s dreams come true.

Curse of the Maple Leafs

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257772163
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book Curse of the Maple Leafs written by Martin Avery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Night at the Gardens

Author : Russell Field
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487547161
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book A Night at the Gardens written by Russell Field and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931, manager Conn Smythe envisioned an arena that would project an aura of middle-class respectability. In A Night at the Gardens, Russell Field shares how this new arena anticipated spectators by examining varying spectator behaviours, who the spectators were, and what the experience of spectating was like. Drawing on archival records, the book explores the neighbourhood in which Maple Leaf Gardens was situated, the design of the arena’s interior spaces, and the ways in which the venue was operated in order to appeal to respectable spectators at a particular intersection of class and gender. Oral history interviews with former spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens detail the experience of watching the spectacle that unfolded on the ice during each hockey game. A Night at the Gardens tells the fascinating story of how one prominent public building became such an important part of Toronto society.

Illustrated Guide to Hockey Sites & History

Author : Steven Sandor
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781894974196
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Illustrated Guide to Hockey Sites & History written by Steven Sandor and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home to Hockey Night in Canada, the Hockey Hall of Fame, Don Cherry and the storied Leafs, Toronto is indeed the centre of the hockey universe. But did you know . . . Before becoming the Maple Leafs, the franchise had several names, including the Torontos, the Arenas and the St. Pats, and the team's first games were played in the long-gone Arena Gardens. The Toronto Maple Leaf s might never have come about if the legendary hockey czar Conn Smythe hadn't been fired by the start-up New York Rangers. And why were the Rangers practicing in Toronto and not New York? Maple Leaf Gardens came into existence only after Depression-era construction workers agreed to take pay cuts and accept shares in MLG, which proved to be a boon for the workers. In addition to the incredible displays, films, exhibits and the exact replica of the fabled Montreal Canadiens dressing room, the Hockey Hall of Fame is rumoured to be haunted by a ghost. A disgruntled non-inductee? Not exactly. Steven Sandor stands on his head with this cannonading tour of Toronto's rich hockey past and present. Combining entertaining stories with contemporary and historic photographs, the Illustrated Guide to Hockey Sites & History: Torontoshoots and scores on every shift. The stories break out fast with wonderful characters and trivia spanning over a century of hockey history. Maps and directions are provided for anyone who wants to come off the bench and visit the sites. Steven also recommends a few establishments around the city where healthy scratches can enjoy a beverage and watch the game.

100 Years, 100 Moments

Author : Scott Morrison
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 0771051212
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book 100 Years, 100 Moments written by Scott Morrison and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the NHL's 100th season, a fan-friendly, argument starter of a book, compiling the 100 most impactful moments in league history. From ostentatious scoring totals to unstoppable teams destined for championships, the NHL boasts a history of greatness. But as die-hard fans well know, greatness isn't the whole story. In this image-rich, licenced celebration of the NHL's past and present, veteran hockey journalist Scott Morrison mines a century of NHL hockey to find the game's 100 most important moments. From Bobby Orr's 1969-70 trophy haul, to Detroit coach Scotty Bowman's unprecedented icing of five Russians at once on the Red Wings' way to their first of several Stanley Cups, the Stastny brothers' defection, and Roger Neilson reviewing a game on VHS, these moments weren't always the photogenic peaks of athletic glory that graced the morning news, but each of them changed the game.

Hockey Night in Canada Junior

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257816802
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Hockey Night in Canada Junior written by Martin Avery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Players, Teams, and Stadium Ghosts

Author : Bob Hunter
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821446835
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Players, Teams, and Stadium Ghosts written by Bob Hunter and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Players, Teams, and Stadium Ghosts, sportswriter Bob Hunter has assembled a Hall of Fame collection of his best writing from the Columbus Dispatch. Fans will encounter some of the biggest names in sports and relive great moments from games played by amateurs and pros. They’ll encounter forgotten players and teams that struggled. Hunter shows us LeBron James when he was a 15-year-old high school freshman, already capturing the world’s attention; 20-year-old Derek Jeter’s meteoric rise through the minors, including the Columbus Clippers; a strange encounter with Pete Rose hustling frozen pizzas; and the excitement of watching future WNBA star Katie Smith dominate a Columbus Quest championship game. The common thread is the personal touch that Hunter consistently uses to take readers beyond the final scores and the dazzle of lights. These are the people behind the athletes. They’re remembered for how they played, but Hunter reminds us who they were.

Icing on the Plains

Author : Troy Treasure
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982214074
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Icing on the Plains written by Troy Treasure and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Kansas City’s attempt to integrate major-league hockey into its sports marketplace, only to see it fall through thin ice. Troy Treasure, an award-winning sports reporter, tells the riveting story of the Kansas City Scouts, who began playing in the National Hockey League in 1974. Perhaps the franchise’s owners should have guessed it would be a struggle from the beginning: After finally getting an arena, its original name—the Mo-Hawks—was rejected because the Chicago Blackhawks thought it too closely resembled their moniker. But while the franchise underperformed on the ice and at the box office, there was also triumphs and plenty of laughs mixed in with the tears. During their two years on the ice, the Scouts featured the biggest on-ice badass in the NHL, a combustible coach, and one of hockey’s all-time funny men. Filled with player interviews and painstakingly researched, this book pays tribute to the history of professional hockey in Kansas City, the city’s other pro sports teams, and athletics at large.

The Heroin Diaries

Author : Nikki Sixx
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847396143
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Heroin Diaries written by Nikki Sixx and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the frenzied world of heavy metal superstardom, the co-founder of legendary Motley Crue offers an unflinching and gripping look at his own descent into drug addiction. When Motley Crue were at the height of their fame, there wasn't a drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. He spent days - sometimes alone, sometimes with others addicts, friends and lovers - in a coke- and heroin-fuelled daze. THE HEROIN DIARIES reveals Nikki's personal diary entries alongside commentary from the people who know Nikki best including band mates Tommy, Vince and Mick. The book is a candid look at a nightmare come true: a punishing heroin addiction that brought Nikki to the edge of losing his talent, his career, his family and finally to a near-fatal overdose which left him clinically dead for a few minutes before being revived. Brutally honest, utterly riveting and shockingly moving, THE HEROIN DIARIES follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.

The Voices of Hockey

Author : Kirk McKnight
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442262818
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Voices of Hockey written by Kirk McKnight and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Line changes, limited time outs, and pucks traveling 100 miles per hour—hockey is called “the fastest game on Earth” for a reason. Keeping up with this non-stop action, especially for decades on end, takes a special kind of talent. Today’s NHL broadcasters capture the game in arguably the most difficult capacity in the world of sports, giving the fans a guide to the action in a way nobody else could. With careers outlasting the players, coaches, general managers, and, in some cases, the city itself, the NHL’s broadcasters have more than their fair share of stories to tell. In The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth, Kirk McKnighttakes thirty-four of the game’s most gifted play-by-play broadcasters—including nine hall of famers—and shares their many insights, memories, and experiences. These broadcasters have witnessed all-time greats such as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and Alexander Ovechkin, making them the ideal voices to pay tribute to the legends of yesterday and the heroes of tomorrow. The Voices of Hockey brings the reader down to the surface of the ice to experience overtime marathons, record-setting performances, bloodied fights, intense rivalries, and the raising of the Stanley Cup, with details and inside perspectives from some of the most qualified spectators of the game. From Bob Miller’s description of “The Miracle on Manchester” to John Kelly’s childhood recollection of Bobby Orr’s famous “flying goal,” this bookis truly an encapsulation of the NHL over the past fifty years. Generations of hockey fans will enjoy reliving their favorite moments and reading about those they missed in this unique and captivating view of the fastest game on Earth.

Bobby Orr and Me

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557036925
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Bobby Orr and Me written by Martin Avery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Avery reflects on the place of hockey in the Canadian soul. Bobby Orr And Me flows from Avery's boyhood games in the Muskoka/Parry Sound region in the heart of Canada and it examines the globalization of hockey. Part memoir, part essay on national identity, part hockey history, Hockey Dreams is a meditation by a Canadian author on the essence of the game that helps define our nation.

The Montreal Canadiens

Author : Nicolas Moreau
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 144262633X
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The Montreal Canadiens written by Nicolas Moreau and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation of: Le Canadien de Montraeal, une legende repensaee.

Maybe Next Year

Author : Greg Pearson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476627304
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Maybe Next Year written by Greg Pearson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose. Millions sit in the wind and the cold, watching their team slip ever further from the playoffs--only to come back for more next year. What is it that keeps them going? This book, published just before the Cubs ended the longest active drought in pro sports, features more than 100 loyal followers of 23 teams who explain their reasons for never giving up. They tell stories of devotion and determination: the Toronto Maple Leafs fans who got married, on the ice, before a game; the Sacramento Kings supporters who fought to keep their team from leaving town; and the fans of Mississippi State football with their never-say-die cowbells. For these fans, optimism outweighs disappointment.

Aftermath

Author : Bryan Ratushniak
Publisher : Cormorant Books
ISBN 13 : 1770865772
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Aftermath written by Bryan Ratushniak and published by Cormorant Books. This book was released on 2020-11-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Powerful, honest, & moving.” — Open Book Who doesn’t rush to the window when a fire truck rushes by? Bryan Ratushniak, has spent a thirty-two-year career working on the busiest fire trucks in Canada and has detailed his adventures in this witty memoir. The book details the emotional damage inflicted by the horrors of the job and how the author came out the other side more or less in one piece. Ratushniak shares the ups and downs of balancing home and professional life while trying to hold onto his sanity. Aftermath: A Firefighter’s Life is filled with candid, humorous, tragic, and hopeful stories from behind the “big red doors.”

The Life and Teams of Johnny F. Bassett

Author : Denis M. Crawford
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476642958
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Teams of Johnny F. Bassett written by Denis M. Crawford and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most influential sportsmen of the late 20th century, Johnny F. Bassett's marketing wizardry belied his impact on professional hockey and football. A Canadian showman with a Barnumesque flair for spectacle, Bassett challenged the orthodoxy of sports, building sporting utopias in the fatally flawed World Football League, World Hockey Association, and United States Football League. He catered to the common fan, demanded fair treatment of athletes, and forced the sporting establishment to change the way it did business, often to his own detriment. Drawing on archival research and interviews with Bassett's contemporaries, this comprehensive biography chronicles his life in and around professional sports: his quixotic attempt to compete with the Maple Leafs; his stunning coup in signing three members of the reigning Super Bowl champions for his WFL team; his battles with the Canadian government over American football; his audacious marketing of hockey in Alabama; and his rivalry with Donald Trump for the soul of the USFL.

100 Things Oilers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Author : Joanne Ireland
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1633199029
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book 100 Things Oilers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die written by Joanne Ireland and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Oilers fans have marveled at highlights of The Great One, and have felt that excitement coming back to Oil Country with phenom Connor McDavid. But only real fans can immediately recall Ryan Smyth's third-period hat trick in the 2006 playoffs or have hit the road to support their team in enemy territory. 100 Things Oilers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true Edmonton fans. Whether you were there in person for the Wayne Gretzky era, or whether the first game you attend is at the new Rogers Place, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Experienced sportswriter Joanne Ireland has collected every essential piece of Oilers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

The Heroin Diaries: Ten Year Anniversary Edition

Author : Nikki Sixx
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416525327
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Heroin Diaries: Ten Year Anniversary Edition written by Nikki Sixx and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking, gripping, and at times darkly hilarious bestselling memoir of Nikki Sixx’s yearlong war with a vicious heroin addiction, featuring exclusive new content. When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn’t any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn’t do. He spent days—sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers—in a coke- and heroin-fueled daze. The highs were high, and Nikki's journal entries reveal some euphoria and joy. But the lows were lower, often ending with Nikki in his closet, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and wrapped in paranoid delusions. Here, Nikki shares the diary entries—some poetic, some scatterbrained, some bizarre—of those dark times. Joining him are Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Slash, Rick Nielsen, Bob Rock, and a host of ex-managers, ex-lovers, and more. Brutally honest, utterly riveting, and surprisingly moving, The Heroin Diaries follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom—and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.