When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumors of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than $600 million. The arena deal, they argue, established...

In the 1950s, crowds that equaled half the city of Troy's population filled the newly constructed 3,900-seat Hobart Arena to watch the area's first hockey team, the Troy Bruins, take the ice. In the 1960s and 1970s, fans packed one of hockey's great "barns," Hara Arena, to watch the Dayton Gems become one of the more well-known and successful franchises in all of professional hockey. In the 1990s and 2000s, it was the Dayton Bombers that reignited...

Provides an introduction to the game of hockey, covering the rules of the game, the equipment needed to play the game, and the responsibilities of each player.

Seventeen of the NHLs superstars are profiled, with full-colour photos, bios, previous-season stats, and pull-out interview quotes. 'Hockey Superstars' also includes fill-in pages for season stats and a Countdown to the Cup playoff bracket, referee signals, awards, top draft picks and more!

Presents top ten lists covering such topics in professional hockey as leading players of various types, great teams, notable hairstyles, uniforms, nicknames, and families.

Detailed player biographies of each leading scorer in the National Hockey League. & glossary of hockey terms.

For the first time, the legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells the impressive story of his life and career, and shares the lessons he's learned about leadership.