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The NHL: 100 Years in Pictures & Stories
In The NHL: 100 Years in Pictures & Stories, authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30-team elite professional sport that it is today.
From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned.
Some of the events you'll read about in The NHL: 100 Years in Pictures & Stories:
• 1945: Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games
• 1951: Bill Barilko scores his last goal—a Cup winner
• 1958: Willie O'Ree breaks the NHL's color barrier
• 1959: Jacques Plante starts to wear a mask
• 1960: Montreal Canadiens first ever five-time Cup champs
• 1966: Bobby Hull breaks Richard's 50 goal record
• 1971: Phil Esposito scores 76 goals
• 1980: Peter Stastny defects to the NHL
• 1981: Wayne Gretzky scores 50 goals in 39 games
• 1989: First Russians play in the NHL
• 1998: NHL players go to the Olympics
• 2003: NHL takes the game outside
• 2005: NHL installs shootout
• 2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards
With more than 200 images, hundreds of star players and dozens of artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, The NHL: 100 Years in Pictures & Stories is the definitive guide to the NHL's centennial celebration.
From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned.
Some of the events you'll read about in The NHL: 100 Years in Pictures & Stories:
• 1945: Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games
• 1951: Bill Barilko scores his last goal—a Cup winner
• 1958: Willie O'Ree breaks the NHL's color barrier
• 1959: Jacques Plante starts to wear a mask
• 1960: Montreal Canadiens first ever five-time Cup champs
• 1966: Bobby Hull breaks Richard's 50 goal record
• 1971: Phil Esposito scores 76 goals
• 1980: Peter Stastny defects to the NHL
• 1981: Wayne Gretzky scores 50 goals in 39 games
• 1989: First Russians play in the NHL
• 1998: NHL players go to the Olympics
• 2003: NHL takes the game outside
• 2005: NHL installs shootout
• 2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards
With more than 200 images, hundreds of star players and dozens of artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, The NHL: 100 Years in Pictures & Stories is the definitive guide to the NHL's centennial celebration.
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224 pages, Hardcover
Published October 4, 2016
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November 2, 2016
For anyone who is an NHL fan, this is a treasure trove of history in pictures and stories.
The book would make a fantastic coffee table book and is 224 pages chocked full of colored pictures, stats, history, with contents in the beginning and an index at the back of the book.
Starting at the beginning, 1917, The Birth of the NHL up until 2016. I am sure any and all NHL fans will find this book interesting, full of facts and probably bits and pieces not normally known.
I won this amazing book in a Goodreads giveaway. I am not obligated to write a review and all thoughts, opinions, and ratings are my own.
The book would make a fantastic coffee table book and is 224 pages chocked full of colored pictures, stats, history, with contents in the beginning and an index at the back of the book.
Starting at the beginning, 1917, The Birth of the NHL up until 2016. I am sure any and all NHL fans will find this book interesting, full of facts and probably bits and pieces not normally known.
I won this amazing book in a Goodreads giveaway. I am not obligated to write a review and all thoughts, opinions, and ratings are my own.
January 20, 2018
Lots of great information but I am especially happy he didn't shy away from the Moore story.
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