The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories - Softcover

Duff, Bob; Dixon, Ryan

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9781770859708: The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories

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ISBN 10: 1770859705 ISBN 13: 9781770859708

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2017

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Celebrate the NHL's centennial anniversary with the Hockey Hall of Fame -- fully updated with the events that capped the NHL's centennial anniversary!

In The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories, authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 31-team elite professional sport that it is today.

From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned.

Some of the events you'll read about in 100 NHL Years:

1945: Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games

1951: Bill Barilko scores his last goal -- a Cup winner

1958: Willie O'Ree breaks the NHL's color barrier

1959: Jacques Plante starts to wear a mask

1960: Montreal Canadiens first ever five-time Cup champs

1966: Bobby Hull breaks Richard's 50-goal record

1971: Phil Esposito scores 76 goals

1980: Peter Stastny defects to the NHL

1981: Wayne Gretzky scores 50 goals in 39 games

1989: First Russians play in the NHL

1998: NHL players go to the Olympics

2003: NHL takes the game outside

2005: NHL installs shootout

2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards

2017: The NHL's 31st team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights debut.

With more than 200 images, hundreds of star players and dozens of artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories is the definitive guide to the NHL's centennial celebration.

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About the Author:

Bob Duff is a veteran sports writer who has covered the Stanley Cup Final, World Cup of Hockey, Super Bowl and the World Series, among other major sporting events, for a variety of news outlets, including: MSNBC.com, the Windsor Star and The Hockey News. His books include The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower, Nine: A Tribute To Gordie Howe, and The History of Hockeytown.

Ryan Dixon is a writer at large with Canada's premier sports news organization, Sportsnet. He is also the author of Hockey's Young Guns.

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