Cargando…
Deceptions and doublecross : how the NHL conquered hockey /
Hockey lovers will be fascinated by the truth about how the National Hockey League was founded and how, through less than savory means, it captured permanent possession of the Stanley Cup. Deceptions and Doublecross begins with the 1917 conspiracy among a Montreal contingent of the National Hockey A...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Toronto, Ont., Canada ; Tonawanda, NY :
Dundurn Press,
©2002.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Hockey lovers will be fascinated by the truth about how the National Hockey League was founded and how, through less than savory means, it captured permanent possession of the Stanley Cup. Deceptions and Doublecross begins with the 1917 conspiracy among a Montreal contingent of the National Hockey Association to oust Toronto owner Edward James Livingstone from the league. The result was the transformation of the NHA into the NHL, with Frank Calder as president, leaving Livingstone out in the cold. Under Calder's iron-fisted direction, the NHL became the only major hockey league in North America, |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-383) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417582111 9781417582112 9781459721340 1459721349 |