Eric Zweig

Art Ross

The Hockey Legend Who Built the Bruins

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Produktbeschreibung

The first authorized biography of Art Ross, Hockey Hall of Famer, founding father of the NHL, and long-time member of the Boston Bruins. Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, and Sidney Crosbie have all hoisted the trophy that bears his name. Learn about Ross's early crusade for players' rights, and why he was a key to the NHL's success.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781459730403
• ISBN-10: 1459730402
• Artikelnr.: 41786467

Autorenporträt

Eric Zweig is a managing editor with Dan Diamond & Associates, consulting publisher to the National Hockey League. His books include Fever Season, Tough Guys: Hockey Rivals in Times of War and Disaster, Star Power: The Legend and Lore of Cyclone Taylor, and, most recently, Twenty Greatest Hockey Goals. He lives in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents 
 Prologue 
Introduction: Big Game Player 
Part 1: Becoming a Legend 
1 Growing up in the Hudson's Bay Company 
2 The Move to Montreal 
3 Go West Young Man 
4 Going Pro 
5 Small Town Glory 
6 A Fight to the Finish 
7 Back to the Big City 
8 A Wanderer Who Wanders 
9 Money Madness 
10 High Pay Leads to Hard Knocks 
11 More Money Madness 
12 Fighting the Salary Cap 
13 A New Hockey War 
14 Peace, War ... and a Real War 
15 Banned for Life ... For a While 
16 Memorable Moments 
17 End of the Line 
18 Life Goes On 
Part 2: Building the Bruins 
19 On to Boston 
20 Growing Pains 
21 Buying a Better Team 
22 New Rules, New Invention, and a New Job  
23 A Big Year in Boston 
24 Practice Doesn't Quite Make Perfect 
25 Battling the Great Depression 
26 The Ace Bailey Incident 
27 Big Changes 
28 Back on Top ... Twice! 
29 World War Too 
30 The War Years 
31 Postwar Challenges 
32 Hockey Immortality 
33 A Great Loss to the Game 
Epilogue Acknowledgements 
Appendix: Career Statistics 
A Note on the Sources 
Selected Bibliography 
Index