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Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey

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Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey

by Morey Holzman, Joseph Nieforth

Dundurn | October 1, 2002 | Hardcover

Hockey lovers will be fascinated by the truth about how the National Hockey League was founded and how, through less than savory means, it captured permanent possession of the Stanley Cup.

Deceptions and Doublecross begins with the 1917 conspiracy among a Montreal contingent of the National Hockey Association to oust Toronto owner Edward James Livingstone from the league. The result was the transformation of the NHA into the NHL, with Frank Calder as president, leaving Livingstone out in the cold.

Under Calder''s iron-fisted direction, the NHL became the only major hockey league in North America, and gained exclusive claim to the Stanley Cup.

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    Jim Barber

    Rating: 4/5

    A Thorough Study of a League's Genesis

    Jim Barber

    9 years ago

    If you're not a hockey fan, or interested in the
    history of the game, this book might be a
    little dense for your liking.
    This is a work of academic scholarship, not
    just good hockey writing. Holzman and
    Nieforth have cobbled together an incredibly
    well-researched history of how the National
    Hockey League came into being.
    As the title says, it's a story of deceptions
    and doublecrosses. As with many of the
    corporate scandals of today, it's a story of
    how egos, personal vendettas and shady
    dealings are truly behind many business
    dealings.
    The author's spent a decade pouring through newspaper accounts, and any documentation left behind by the men who ran professional hockey from the early years of the 20th century, through to the early 1940s.
    It's quite remarkable to see behind the scenes and into the smoky backrooms, where careers are snuffed out with a few pen strokes, where one man, Frank Calder, runs first the NHA and then the NHL, as his own personal fie

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Hockey lovers will be fascinated by the truth about how the National Hockey League was founded and how, through less than savory means, it captured permanent possession of the Stanley Cup.

Deceptions and Doublecross begins with the 1917 conspiracy among a Montreal contingent of the National Hockey Association to oust Toronto owner Edward James Livingstone from the league. The result was the transformation of the NHA into the NHL, with Frank Calder as president, leaving Livingstone out in the cold.

Under Calder''s iron-fisted direction, the NHL became the only major hockey league in North America, and gained exclusive claim to the Stanley Cup.

About the Author

Morey Holzman, a member of the Hockey Research Association, has contributed to Total Hockey: Second Edition, The Official WHA Encyclopedia, and The Canada Cup. He is respected for his pioneering efforts with his Web site, epenaltybox.com. He is a corporate controller in California.

Joseph Nieforth, a member of the Society of International Hockey Research, has contributed research to many web sites, STATS Inc., and Total Hockey: Seond Edition. He is involved with television productions and operartions in Toronto.

Hardcover

October 1, 2002

Dundurn

English

Canadian Author


1550024132
9781550024135

From the Critics

"This refreshing history reminds us that the NHL resulted frtom a bitter power struggle that included courtroom battles, backroom dealing and personal grudges as brutal as anything seen today on the ice."

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