I'd Trade Him Again: On Gretzky, Politics, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Deal - Hardcover

McConnell, Terry; Nye, J'lyn; Pocklington, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1551683660 ISBN 13: 9781551683669

Publisher: Key Porter Books, 2009

Synopsis

Reviled and revered, Peter Pocklington brought the Edmonton Oilers and hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky to Edmonton, before negotiating Gretzky's shocking move to the Los Angeles Kings. His story is one of triumph, failure, and perseverance. It's also a primer on how to make the most of free-market capitalism. The book chronicles one man’s obsessive pursuit of the deal” and how that pursuit helped shape him and the ideals he continues to hold today. Pocklington spares no detail in this riveting read for hockey fans, sports fans, business junkies, and anyone who enjoys a good rise-from-the-ashes story.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Pocklington has acquired and sold more than?fifty companies in both the USA and Canada. He is widely recognized for his ownership days with the Edmonton Oilers where he was a part of the Stanley Cup dynasty of the eighties. Pocklington has also owned several Ford dealerships and?was a candidate for the leadership of Canada’s Conservative Party. Pocklington serves on the board of the Betty Ford Center, is a supporter of Junior Achievement. He and his wife Eva reside in Indian Wells, California.

Terry McConnell is one of Edmonton’s most widely read journalists. His columns are published in the Edmonton Journal six times a week, while one of his columns appears weekly in Florida’s Sarasota Herald ?Tribune. An award winning journalist and avid Hockey fan, Terry and his family live in outside of Edmonton in Riverdale, Alberta.

J’lyn Nye is one of the most recognizable and popular television journalists in northern Alberta and anchor and producer for global televisions news hour final.? Nye earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for best television news documentary from the American Radio and Television News Directors Association for her news special, “Return to Normandy.” She lives in southwest Edmonton.

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Review:

“I’d Trade Him Again takes another look at what went on behind the scenes to negotiate a deal that left Gretzky crying in front of the microphones and fans burning effigies of Pocklington in the streets.” ? Canadian Press

About this edition

• Publisher: Key Porter Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1551683660
• ISBN 13: 9781551683669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304