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The Official NHL Hockey Treasures, Centennial Edition

by (author) Dan Diamond

with Eric Zweig & Craig Ellenport

foreword by Gary B. Bettman

Publisher
Carlton Books
Initial publish date
Nov 2017
Category
Hockey
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781773281483
    Publish Date
    Nov 2017
    List Price
    $34.99

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Hockey’s long and colourful history deserves special treatment and this is the perfect way of displaying it. Published to coincide with and celebrate the centenary of the National Hockey League, this fully revised and updated edition—in a brand new format—of The Official NHL Hockey Treasures tells the rich and fascinating history of hockey through hundreds of photographs and an exhaustively researched and lucid text.

The origin and evolution of hockey, especially the professional game in North America are explored, as are the great players, famous games and illustrious teams. But where this title really scores is through its awe-inspiring collection of 25 items of facsimile memorabilia, which have been inserted into four printed bags affixed inside the book. These documents have all been reproduced in such a way that you will feel as if you have the very originals in your hand. The artefacts include 90-yearold newspaper reports from the NHL’s first games, letters from the President of the NHL, player contracts—including Gordie Howe’s deal to play with his two sons on the Hartford Whalers—collectible hockey cards, and much, much more.

Divided into eight sections, The Official NHL Hockey Treasures offers a refreshing perspective of this fast-moving and thrilling sport through—simultaneously—historical narrative and features. This beautiful volume is something hockey fans will treasure forever.

About the authors

Dan Diamond wrote Treasures of the National Hockey League for Carlton’s 2009 list. He is the publisher of the National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book and edited the Total Hockey Encyclopedia. He produced category-defining large-format illustrated books to mark the NHL’s 75th anniversary in 1991 and the centennial of the Stanley Cup in 1992 and created comprehensive media guides in print and on-line for the Winter Olympics and World Cup of Hockey. He lives and works in Toronto.

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Éric Zweig
est né à Toronto et habite maintenant à Owen Sound, en Ontario. Dès l'âge
de 10 ans, il était passionné de sports. Il écrit des articles à propos du
sport ou de l'histoire du sport depuis depuis qu'il a obtenu son diplôme en
sciences politiques de l'université Trent, en 1985. Il écrit également pour
les médias.

 

ERIC ZWEIG has been writing about sports since his days on the school newspaper desk. His books for kids include The Big Book of Hockey for Kids, On This Day in Hockey and MVP Superstars. Awesome Hockey Trivia for Kids is the fifth book in his Hockey Trivia for Kids series. Eric is also a noted author of adult sports books, most recently Hockey Hall of Fame Heroes and Stanley Cup: The Complete History (with Phil Pritchard); he was a contributor to The Official NHL Hockey Treasures, Centennial Edition.

He belongs to the Society for International Hockey Research and lives in Owen Sound, Ontario.

 

Eric Zweig's profile page

Craig Ellenport's profile page

Gary B. Bettman's profile page

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