Description
In The NHL in Pictures and 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 Richards 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 and Stories
1945: Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games
1951: Bill Barilko scores his last goal a Cup winner
1958: Willie ORee breaks the NHLs 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 Richards 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 and Stories is the definitive guide to the history of the NHL.
Published in association with The Hockey Hall of Fame.
Author: Bob Duff, Ryan Dixon
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 10/11/2019
Pages: 256
Weight: 2.18lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780228102229
Language: English
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