"[Presents an overview of hockey's Stanley Cup.] From the formation of the leagues and the crowning of the first championship-winning team, to the Rangers' Stanley Cup curse and the uncertain fate of the teams during the Spanish flu epidemic, this book recounts the highs and lows of this exciting ice hockey series"--Provided by publisher.
"[Presents an overview of hockey's Stanley Cup.] From the formation of the leagues and the crowning of the first championship-winning team, to the Rangers' Stanley Cup curse and the uncertain fate of the teams during the Spanish flu epidemic, this book recounts the highs and lows of this exciting ice hockey series"--Provided by publisher.
The reader is invited to make coaching decisions after being provided with the facts of ten actual hockey games most of which are Stanley Cup. What really happened is presented at the end of each chapter.
Roughneck hockey players Bad' Joe Hall and Newsy Lalonde were bitter enemies on the ice. During WWI many of Canada's hockey players left to fight for their country. Rivals Joe and Newsy were then forced to play side by side as teammates. In 1919, just when the fighting overseas ended, the Spanish influenza quickly spread across North America. The Stanley Cup was put in jeopardy. This is the story of two guys who learned to work together and deal with unexpected challenges of all kinds.
the illustrated history of hockey's greatest dynasties
Hunter, Douglas
1997
Profiles ten NHL hockey teams who have won the Stanley Cup more than once, discussing the team's achievements and failures, and looking at every aspect of the league's progress.
Traces the history of the Stanley Cup, hockey's top prize, year-by-year from 1893 to the present. Includes a brief history of the World Hockey Association's Avco World Cup.
