A collection of Sports illustrated articles published between 1966 and 2009 that chronicles Bobby's Orr NHL career and life after playing hockey.
Starting with his jump from the Oshawa Generals to the NHL's Boston Bruins, Sports Illustrated began in-depth coverage of the career of Bobby Orr, a player who remains, over thirty years after his retirement, one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr completely changed…
What do Wayne Gretzky and thermodynamics have in common? A lot more than you might think. The game the National Hockey League calls "the coolest game on earth" is also a fast-paced, dynamic display of physics in action. Aimed at hockey fans, this text uses plain language to desc…
The author presents a comprehensive study of the game of professional hockey and profiles of some of the great players and teams, and describes life on the road and in the spotlight from his own personal experiences.
Presents the official illustrated history of the National Hockey League. Provides a brief history of the game, and then discusses notable players, games, and events for each decade from the 1900s to today. Includes hundreds of photographs, a chronology, information on the Stanle…
A history of the National Hockey League covers top players, teams, and events from its foundation in 1917 to the present day.
"The story of hockey from its earliest days to the 2010 Stanley Cup final is described in fine detail and complemented by dozens of biographies and hundreds of photographs."--Page 4 of cover.
The first full-length biography of one of hockey's - and Canada's - most influential forces, Conn Smythe. While the story of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been told many times, there has never been a full biography of the man who created, built and managed the team, turning it fro…
