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Cover Title Page Copyright Congratulations! And Thank You! Contents Introduction UNCLE JOHN’S EARLY YEARS OF HOCKEY

Where It All Began Miner League Hockey? The Real Millionaires From Renfrew to Replays Hockey in the Trenches Hockey Hero When Hockey Trumped Hitler First Photo

THOSE OTHER LEAGUES

Down in the Eh, Eh? The 10-Cent-Beer-Night Caper!! The “Other” Big League Jet-Propelled Oilers Their Cup Runneth Over Other NHLs On the Table

THE GREATS

The Fabulous Nines Hockey’s First Olympic MVP Brothers-In-Twine Béliveau Says No Crossover Artists Direct Lines 1987: Pure Heaven Red Bobby Orr of Hockey Lore The Great Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Hockey Quiz The First Great Draft The Great One The Many Sides of Tie Defining Moment in Hockey

LAW & ORDER

The Richard Riot Injured, Weirdly Legendary Meltdowns The Men in Stripes The Green-Maki Stick Fight The Bodyguard

THE RECORD BOOK

Medical Records And the Award Goes To… The Versatile Dit A Young Man’s Game Sophomore Jinx Hockey Goes to Hollywood A Novel Game Vital Statistics Keep It in the Family The Long and Short of It

THE ROAD TO THE CUP

Stanley Cup Strata Models of Consistency The Longest Road Trip Big, Bad, and Broad Draft Day Drama Lengthy Stays on the Throne Best in the Crunch Hold That Tiger

OFF-ICE PERSONALITIES

Was the Major a Kernel? He Shoots! He Scores! Losing with Pizzazz Best Behind the Bench Jolly Jack? Gallivan-ting Doughnut Disaster The Legend of Taro Tsujimoto Irrepressible Roger

THE CHARACTERS

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Rink The Vanished Leaf Eddie, You’re Out! Tiger Talk Eddie Shore’s Wild Ride A Boy and His Dog Buzzer Beaters Winner’s Heart in A Comedian’s Body All Bets Are Off Those Nutty Netminders The Fabulous Fatman Clear the Track! The Noble Goalie Father Hockey

UNSUNG PIONEERS OF THE GAME

Hockey’s Color Change Stay-at-Home Czechs and Russians The Founding Father of Modern-Day Goaltending Skirts and Slapshots The Flying Fem Finn Europe Invades Shattering the Ice Ceiling The Stylish Swede More Than Just a Game Pioneer on Ice

THE WORLD STAGE

Goal(s) Heard ’Round the World A Woman’s Game The Big Red Machine Wild at the World Hockey Championships Miracle on Ice Sinden’s Thoughts on Glasnost

BLOOPERS & MISCUES

Engraving Errors Don’t Bother to Knock Brief Tour of Duty Don’t Mention That Trade When You Gotta Go Million Dollar “M” So Be Good, for Goodness Sake! Things Not to Say to the Boss’ Wife May the Best Man Win

ACCESSORIES OF HOCKEY

A Numbers Game N-H-L-Mets How to Make Ice The Masked Marvel A Tale of Two Blockers Masked Messages Z Is for Zamboni Equipment Pioneers How to Make a Hockey Puck Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Puck How to Marry a Millionaire Hairy Times in Hockey

UNDERDOGS, UNDERACHIEVERS, & UNLIKELY HEROES

Little Big Men Hero for a Game Hey Kid! Suit Up! Their 15 Minutes Sieves and Swiss Cheese Rare Jewel and a King What Ever Happened To…?

CEREMONIES & SUPERSTITIONS

You Are Getting Sleepy, Very Sleepy Very Superstitious Curse of Muldoon Animal Icecapades The Battle of Alberta The Incredible Goodbyes

MIXED BAG

The Name Game Donors v. Recipients Hockey? Good Grief Slap Shot Science 8 Places to Sk8 Before You Die Stick Action (Off the Ice) Nude Hockey News Weird Hockey News

THE BUSINESS OF HOCKEY

The House That Smythe Built Rise of the Union Morenz Money, Not More Money Owners of the Game It’s All About the Game…Or Is It? The Labor Front The Duke and the Tampa Bay Lightning Hype and Pucks in New York

LET ’EM ENTERTAIN YOU

Paris Hilton: Hockey Player Sitcom Hockey Hockey Pubs Welcome to Hockeyville

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