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Sports & Recreation Hockey

Greatest Moments in Canadian Hockey

by (author) J. Alexander Poulton

Publisher
Editions de la Montagne Verte
Initial publish date
Sep 2005
Category
Hockey, Trivia, History
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780973768145
    Publish Date
    Sep 2005
    List Price
    $9.95 USD

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Greatest Moments in Canadian Hockey is a fan-tastic collection of stories about the players, teams, coaches and moments that changed the game forever. These memorable highlights stand out as significant markers in the history of Canadian hockey: * Wayne Gretzky scoring his 802nd goal to become the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer * Bob Baun's winning goal in the 1964 Stanley Cup final while skating on a broken foot * Paul Henderson leaping into the air after scoring the winning goal in the 1972 summit series against the Soviet Union * The story behind Jacques Plante's decision to become the first goalie to wear a face mask * Bill Barilko's famous -- and final -- goal in Toronto's 1951 Stanley Cup victory, an event immortalized by the Tragically Hip in the song ''Fifty Mission Cap'' * The riots in Montreal that broke out in 1955 after Canadiens superstar Maurice ''Rocket'' Richard was suspended for the season after an on-ice brawl. * And many more stories...

About the author

Arpon Basu had said since the age of eight that he would one day make the National Hockey League. Any chance of that happening, came to a crashing halt when, at 15 when he realized he was completely devoid of any talent. He earned a graduate journalism degree from Concordia University and went straight to a sports-writing job with the Canadian Press. The first time he walked into the Montréal Canadiens dressing room as a giddy cub reporter, Basu nearly fell over as it dawned on him that, despite his ineptitude on the ice, he had in fact been telling the truth as a dreamy-eyed eight-year-old.Basu covers sports for the Canadian Press in Montréal and writes a weekly sports column for the Montréal Gazette. He is also editor of Montréal’s South Shore, The St-Lambert Journal.

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