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100 Years in Pictures and Stories
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Current format, Book, 2016, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsIn The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories , authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30-team elite professional sport that it is today.
From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned.
Some of the events you'll read about in The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories :
1945: Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games 1951: Bill Barilko scores his last goal -- a Cup winner 1958: Willie O'Ree breaks the NHL's color barrier 1959: Jacques Plante starts to wear a mask 1960: Montreal Canadiens first ever five-time Cup champs 1966: Bobby Hull breaks Richard's 50 goal record 1971: Phil Esposito scores 76 goals 1980: Peter Stastny defects to the NHL 1981: Wayne Gretzky scores 50 goals in 39 games 1989: First Russians play in the NHL 1998: NHL players go to the Olympics 2003: NHL takes the game outside 2005: NHL installs shootout 2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards.With more than 200 images, hundreds of star players and dozens of artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories is the definitive guide to the NHL's centennial celebration.
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- Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2016.
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