Hockey Night Fever
Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s
$53.58
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2015
Summary
A wildly evocative chronicle of the decade that changed hockey forever.A wildly evocative chronicle of the decade that changed hockey forever.“Lady Byng died in Boston” read a sign in the Garden arena in 1970, a cheery dismissal of the NHL trophy awarded the game’s most gentlemanly player. A new age of hockey was dawning. For 30 years, hockey was an orderly and (relatively) well-behaved sport. There was one Commissioner, six teams and five colours–red, white, black, blue and yellow. Oh, and o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385682121 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0385682123 |
| Author: | Stephen Cole |
| Publisher: | Random House Canada |
| Imprint: | Doubleday Canada |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 632g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 160mm |
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Critics Review
“A must-read for hockey fans … this book should be at the top of every puck enthusiast’s wish list.” —Winnipeg Free Press
“This book is great fun, a hop into a time machine to a time when hockey was more violent … and the players more colorful, with better nicknames. [A] readable gem.” —Publishers Weekly
“Come aboard Stephen Cole’s amazing time machine for a skate back to the Seventies—hockey’s most dramatic decade. It was the best of times and often the worst of times—the rollicking years of expansion, rival leagues, mayhem, bad hair, court cases and, of course, the brilliant play of Bobby Orr and Guy Lafleur. Hockey Night Fever will pull you out of your seat.” —Roy MacGregor
About The Author
Stephen Cole
STEPHEN COLE’s previous books include The Canadian Hockey Atlas; The Last Hurrah- A Celebration of Hockey’s Greatest Season ‘66–‘67; and a hockey humour anthology, Slapshots. He is also the author of a history of CBC-TV, Here’s Looking at Us. Cole has written on movies and TV for The Globe and Mail and the National Post, and his short stories have appeared in Quarry and Descant. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Jacquie McNish, and their sons, Harry and Lewis.
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