Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey

Here is the heart and soul of hockey-the story of more than a century of the world`s fastest sport. From its beginnings on lonely winter ponds in Canada, the game of ice hockey has been transformed into the world`s most demanding and exhilarating team sport, played before tens of thousands of fans by skilled and powerful professional under the archlights of great and legendary sports temples. In Brian McFarlane`s History of Hockey, Brian McFarlane, one of the game`s most respected and recognized commentators for Hockey Night in Canada , retells hockey`s history in a fast-moving year-by-year account of the game`s origins, rule changes, great games, plays and trades in both regular season and playoff action. traces the fortunes of the sport`s most successful and enduring dynasties, fly-by-night organizations and all of the major teams and leagues, their heroes, workhorses and players of infamy. Written with the knowledge and insight of a life spent playing and following the game, McFarlane has amassed more hockey information in Brian McFarlane`s History of Hockey than exists in any other book of its kind. Colorful, anecdotal, up-to-date and complete, Brian McFarlane`s History of Hockey contains all of the hockey events worthy of being remembered or destined never to I forgotten. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.