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The NHL in Pictures & Stories: The Definitive History
In The NHL in Pictures & Stories, authors Bob Duff and Ryan Dixon recount the events that have shaped the NHL. From its madcap early years all the way to the 32-team elite professional sport that it will be—once the newest franchise, Seattle, takes the ice in 2021—no stone is left unturned.
In this new edition, readers are treated to more than 150 stories, ranging from game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, to outstanding starts like the expansion Vegas Golden Knights competing for the Stanley Cup.
Some of the events covered in The NHL 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 become the 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
• 2005: NHL installs shootout
• 2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards
• 2016: Auston Matthews' incredible rookie debut
• 2018: Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals win the Cup
With more than 200 images, hundreds of star players and dozens of artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, The NHL in Pictures & Stories is the definitive guide to the history of the NHL.
Published in association with The Hockey Hall of Fame.
In this new edition, readers are treated to more than 150 stories, ranging from game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, to outstanding starts like the expansion Vegas Golden Knights competing for the Stanley Cup.
Some of the events covered in The NHL 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 become the 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
• 2005: NHL installs shootout
• 2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards
• 2016: Auston Matthews' incredible rookie debut
• 2018: Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals win the Cup
With more than 200 images, hundreds of star players and dozens of artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, The NHL in Pictures & Stories is the definitive guide to the history of the NHL.
Published in association with The Hockey Hall of Fame.
- GenresSportsHockeyNonfiction
256 pages, Paperback
Published October 11, 2019
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About the author
Bob Duff
29 books8 followersCurrently the sports columnist for the Windsor Star, Bob Duff has covered the NHL since 1988 and is a contributor to The Hockey News and MSNBC.com. Duff's book credits include: The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower, Hockey Dynasties, Without Fear, Nine: Salute to Mr. Hockey, On the Wing: A History of the Windsor Spitfires, and The Hockey Hall of Fame MVP Trophies and Winners. Duff lives in LaSalle, Ontario, with his wife Shira and daughter Cecilia. (Courtesy of Biblioasis)
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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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