101 fascinating stories about hockey that will enlighten and delight fans.
Have you heard about the referee who was dragged back to the rink by an angry mob demanding he change the result? Or the playoff goal that was scored with half a puck? Or the fourteen-year-old who played in a professional game?
In 101 Fascinating Hockey Facts, NHL elder-statesman Brian McFarlane tells these and 98 other tales from the rink. Hockey fans will love flipping through this collection, packed with trivia and did-you-knows, to test their knowledge and to find tidbits to share with their friends.
Have you heard about the referee who was dragged back to the rink by an angry mob demanding he change the result? Or the playoff goal that was scored with half a puck? Or the fourteen-year-old who played in a professional game?
In 101 Fascinating Hockey Facts, NHL elder-statesman Brian McFarlane tells these and 98 other tales from the rink. Hockey fans will love flipping through this collection, packed with trivia and did-you-knows, to test their knowledge and to find tidbits to share with their friends.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2019.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.962/64
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781459745674 1459745663
- LCCN
- GV847.8.N3
- LCCN Item number
- M39 2019eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- NLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (211 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00240580 (OCoLC)1109727041 (CaOOCEL)479962
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- One hundred one fascinating hockey facts One hundred and one fascinating hockey facts
- Transcribing agency
- YDX
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION 9
- 1: THE STANLEY CUP THIEF 11
- 2: LAFLEUR ALSO A CUP THIEF 13
- 3: KIDNAPPING ESPO 15
- 4: AN OFF-ICE PUNCH-UP 17
- 5: THE GREATEST DETRIMENT TO HOCKEY 19
- 6: ONE LUCKY GUY 22
- 7: ACE BAILEY, NOT SO LUCKY 24
- 8: BELISLE, GET HALF-DRESSED! 26
- 9: LITTLE LEAGUER TO BIG LEAGUER 28
- 10: TARO! TARO! TARO! 30
- 11: THE MOST FEARED MAN IN THE EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE 32
- 12: DON’T YOU DARE MENTION HIS NAME! 35
- 13: LEMIEUX MAKES AGING ROOKIE A STAR 37
- 14: THE AMAZING MULLENS 39
- 15: A MILLION FOR MIRO 42
- 16: PUT A SOCK IN IT, EDDIE! 44
- 17: ARTIFICIAL ICE CAME EARLY 46
- 18: WANNA SKATE? MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 48
- 19: GET THAT REF! 49
- 20: MELEE IN MONTREAL 51
- 21: SOME DANDY NEW RULES 53
- 22: A SINGLE COIN MADE THEM PROS 55
- 23: ONE CRAZY SERIES 57
- 24: GETTING CHARLIE TO THE GAME 60
- 25: GRETZKY BEHIND BARS? 62
- 26: WHO KILLED MCCOURT? 64
- 27: A LEAGUE FOR 30 PLAYERS 65
- 28: ONE TOUGH CUSTOMER 67
- 29: ONE BIZARRE GOAL 71
- 30: SCORERS SIZZLE IN NHL’S FIRST SEASON 73
- 31: MY FAVOURITE STICK 77
- 32: THE CUP HEADS SOUTH 78
- 33: PUNCH PUTS THE PUCK IN 79
- 34: HELLO, CANADA! 80
- 35: CLANCY DID IT ALL 81
- 36: STRIKE ONE 84
- 37: PICK YOUR WINNER, MY LADY 86
- 38: HO HUM, JUST ANOTHER GOOSE EGG 87
- 39: THE TEAM THAT COULDN’T SCORE 89
- 40: FIRST GAME A DAZZLING SUCCESS 91
- 41: SHRIMP GETS IN THE GAME. OR DOES HE? 93
- 42: ICING AND MORE ICING 95
- 43: SHOOT FROM THE CIRCLE 96
- 44: SAM’S BIGGEST SAVE WAS AT SEA 98
- 45: MOSEY WAS MIGHTY FAST 100
- 46: “WATCH OUT, REF! HERE IT COMES!” 101
- 47: TWO OBSCURE RECORDS 103
- 48: A NIGHT FOR MARCEL 105
- 49: HALL’S FANTASTIC STREAK 107
- 50: ANOTHER GAME? FORGET ABOUT IT, FRAN 109
- 51: THE RIGHT TO PLAY 111
- 52: THESE WOMEN CAN REALLY PLAY 114
- 53: DECADES OF CHANGE 116
- 54: FRANCIS FIGHTS THREE FIREMEN 118
- 55: FANS ASSAULT LEAGUE PRESIDENT, THEN RIOT 120
- 56: BOOM BOOM WINS, BUT GETS ROASTED 122
- 57: SHORE’S QUIRKS 124
- 58: GARBAGE CAN POOR REPLICA OF THE CUP 126
- 59: AGELESS WONDERS 127
- 60: THE YOUNGEST TO PLAY PRO 130
- 61: HAVE A HOT DOG, GEORGE 131
- 62: NOEL PICARD GETS A BIT CONFUSED 133
- 63: THE GAME I NEVER SAW (EVEN THOUGH I WAS RINKSIDE) 135
- 64: WHERE’S THE REF? 137
- 65: HOCKEY STORY OF THE CENTURY 139
- 66: FIFTY GOALS IN SEVEN GAMES 141
- 67: ROGER WAVES THE TOWEL 143
- 68: MARTY WAS A MIGHTY MITE 146
- 69: BOBBY DID IT ALL 148
- 70: STILL FULL OF FIRE — AT 84 150
- 71: MARIO THE MAGNIFICENT 153
- 72: CUP CUP AND AWAY 155
- 73: FORREST FACES FASCINATING CHALLENGE 157
- 74: SMALL-TOWN VICTORS 160
- 75: HEY, MOM, YOUR NAME’S ON THE CUP! 162
- 76: MUD’S MARKER ENDS MARATHON GAME 164
- 77: A MAGIC MOMENT FOR MOORE 166
- 78: WHAT A COMEBACK! 169
- 79: DON’T LOSE THOSE GLOVES, MARCEL 170
- 80: YOU WON’T LAST 20 GAMES, KELLY 172
- 81: AND THE OSCAR GOES TO … 175
- 82: WATCH YOUR MOUTH, COACH 177
- 83: BOURQUE’S LONG WAIT 179
- 84: THE MIRACLE ON MANCHESTER 181
- 85: RAW RECRUIT BECOMES PLAYOFF MVP 183
- 86: THE LAST LAUGH 186
- 87: A PRE-GAME BRAWL IN MONTREAL 188
- 88: FIRST SHIFT ENDS IN TRAGEDY 190
- 89: STICKING IT TO McSORLEY 192
- 90: CAREY PRICE MEETS BRANTFORD BOY 194
- 91: MARCHESSAULT FINALLY MAKES IT 196
- 92: BROCK BOESER A SURVIVOR 199
- 93: GUMP’S GIFT OF GAB 202
- 94: FIND ANOTHER SEAT, PAL! 204
- 95: GORDIE HOWE’S CLOSE CALL 205
- 96: A SPITTING IMAGE 207
- 97: TAKING THE GLOVES OFF 209
- 98: GADSBY HAD NO LUCK AT ALL 211
- 99: A SAD END TO A BRILLIANT CAREER 214
- 100: A LOVER AND A FIGHTER 216
- 101: FOX BEATS ORR TO SCORE! 218
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 221
