A book into which stickers were attached after being given out at Esso gas stations in 1970. There were 18 player stickers for each of the 14 teams then in the NHL. The book was printed after the Boston Bruins won the 1970 Stanley Cup, meaning that the stickers were dated for the 1970-1971 season. Of the possible 252 stickers, 192 are affixed, with the remaining 60 missing. With all stickers unaffixed but present, the price for these things is generally in the $100-$150 range, depending on condition; with the stickers affixed, it's $50-$100. With that in mind, this is being offered for a colle... View More...
Contains the personal statistics and professional record of every guy in the NHL at the beginning of the 1981 season. 144 pages, illustrated. Impressions, light tanning, moderate general wear. View More...
1st printing w/complete number sequence. The on-the-ice and behind-the-scenes story of 1974's eight-game series between Russia's elite and the best from the World Hockey Association, chronicling the former's fairly convincing victory. 92 pages, illustrated. Light general wear. Internally tight and clean, with no previous owner's marks or notations. An uncommon item. View More...
From basic requirements through to special situations, the author details "All you wanted to know about goaltending," and much more. Foreward (sic) by Jean Perron, then-coach of the University of Moncton hockey team. 109 pages, illustrated. Edgewear, corner creasing, sticker pull, impressions, general wear. Internally tight. View More...
From basic requirements through to special situations, Bellefleur details "All you wanted to know about goaltending," and much more. Foreward (sic) by Jean Perron, then-coach of the University of Moncton hockey team. 109 pages, illustrated. Impressions/scratches, corner wear, some rubbing. View More...
From basic requirements through to special situations, the author details "All you wanted to know about goaltending," and much more. Foreword (sic) by Jean Perron, then-coach of the University of Moncton hockey team. 128 pages, illustrated. A hint of general wear. Internally tight and clean. View More...
An uncommon booklet featuring three members of the Stanley Cup-winning 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs offering advice to young boys wishing to play better hockey. Johnny Bower, naturally, offers advice on the various aspects of successful goaltending; Dave Keon explains proper play for forwards; and Tim Horton concentrates on defence. 24 pages, including 1 page for autographs (blank). Moderate general wear. View More...
A Vancouver newspaperman tells the story of the Canucks, from the early fruitless attempts to gain a franchise, through to the 1972-73 season. Blue cloth, 139 pages (including 1972-73 game-by-game statistics and all-time records, illustrated. Slant, bumped spine ends, general wear. Rubbed dust jacket w/edgewear, impressions, creases, tears, 1.5" x .75" piece torn from bottom edge of front panel, original price sticker to top corner of front flap. View More...
The playoff story of Brad Richards and his Conn Smythe Trophy-winning playoffs during the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup win, told through feature articles originally published in The New York Times, Stanley Cup Final stories originally published in USA Today, and the whole copiously illustrated w/photographs from Reuters. The Lightning had some impressive performances in their run to the Cup, none more outstanding than their four-game second-round sweep of the montreal canadiens by a combined score of 14-5. The Lightning also defeated the New York Islanders (first round), the Philadel... View More...
The playoff story of Brad Richards and his Conn Smythe Trophy-winning playoffs during the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup win, told through feature articles originally published in The New York Times, Stanley Cup Final stories originally published in USA Today, and the whole copiously illustrated w/photographs from Reuters. The Lightning had some impressive performances in their run to the Cup, none more outstanding than their four-game second-round sweep of the montreal canadiens by a combined score of 14-5. The Lightning also defeated the New York Islanders (first round), the Philadel... View More...
The first of four volumes in the author's comprehensive history of the greatest sport in the world, as played in New Brunswick's capital city. If there was a player or team in Fredericton that ever laced up skates, it's impossible to believe that Fitzsimmons didn't find out about it. 304 pages, illustrated. Inscription reads: "Bill:/Hope you enjoy & thanks for your help/with STU names/Ernie Fitzsimmons." A bit of surface/handling wear. Internally tight and clean. View More...
After six years of research and writing, the authors give us a history of hockey that is "the story of human cultural interaction and geographic migration. It is a game that spread worldwide from its original home in ancient Mesopotamia, along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, moving over the centuries across much of the ancient and modern world. As human society developed, the game of hockey became closely associated with practices of religion. At one point, ancient hockey and religion merged. The result being that these two disparate elements of ancient society became part and pa... View More...
After six years of research and writing, the authors give us a history of hockey that is "the story of human cultural interaction and geographic migration. It is a game that spread worldwide from its original home in ancient Mesopotamia, along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, moving over the centuries across much of the ancient and modern world. As human society developed, the game of hockey became closely associated with practices of religion. At one point, ancient hockey and religion merged. The result being that these two disparate elements of ancient society became part and pa... View More...
A book of essays about hockey winners, including Bobby Orr (the best player in the history of ice), Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Ted Lindsay, Red Kelly, and others, with a chapter on three-decades-later-to-be-convicted criminal R. Alan Eagleson (who had just organized the player's association), and an article on why NHL goaltenders sometimes get a little goofy (it's the pressure, y'know). Green cloth, 157 pages, illustrated. Dust jacket has 1" diagonal tear to top right of rear panel, moderate edgewear, a few short (1/4") tears, light corner wear. View More...
Paperback original. Examining the history of hockey, the author looks at the early days, the older styles of play, expansion, the WHA, the international game, and such '70s superstars as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull, Marcel Dionne, Stan Mikita, and others. 150 pages. A very nice square copy, internally tight and clean. Difficult to find in this condition. View More...
A title from the Abelard Sports Library series, this one a look at the excitement and allure of hockey (immediately suspect, though, since it lists incorrectly the birth date of the game's best-ever player, Bobby Orr, who was born on March 20, 1948, but is listed here as having joined us on March 28, 1948). 128 pages (including index, illustrated. Some warp to boards, moderate general wear. View More...
The 1997-98 official magazine of Canada's national team, "containing a wealth of information on the men's and women's teams and the players/coaches comprising them. All articles in both English and French. Not an easily found publication. 118 pages, illustrated. Light soil, moderate handling wear. View More...
1st printing w/complete number sequence. MacGregor tells the sometimes suspenseful, sometimes humourous story of ice maker Trent Evans, who was invited to assist with the Salt Lake City Olympics, and who buried a loonie (a Canadian one-dollar coin, for those unfamiliar with Canada's goofy coinage--although the nickname could as easily apply to any Canadian politician) at centre ice of the E Center, where Canadian hockey teams subsequently won two gold medals. This copy signed by MacGregor, on title page. Foreword by Wayne Gretzky. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 95 pages (plus Acknowledgeme... View More...
First printing w/complete number sequence. Contains a variety of articles telling the story of one of hockey's greatest centres, a Boston Bruins legend, and the heart, soul and guts of Team Canada in 1972. Black and gold boards w/gold spine lettering, 115 pages (including acknowledgements), plus four pages of advertisements for other titles in the publisher's Remembering series, copiously illustrated. Tiny soil marks to bottom edge. An unread copy. View More...
Provides 1982-83 stats and highlights, hockey quizzes and "a close-up look at your favourite teams and superstars, including a special story about Wayne Gretzky." (What, what, what? He took a hit without looking for Semenko to defend him? Take a penalty and go to the box without complaining about it?) 126 pages, illustrated, cover photograph of Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer. A bit of sticker pull to bottom right corner of front cover. View More...
Offers a variety of hockey-related information for the younger reader just learning about the game, from an animated cartoon character popular in the 1970s. 88 pages, illustrated. Moderate wear to corners/spine ends, creasing/handling wear, crosscracks, remains of price sticker to top left corner of inside front cover View More...
One of the best centres in NHL history tells his story, from his birth in the Slovak Republic until about the mid-point of his career as a member of the Chicago Black Hawks (that was how it was spelled back then, so don't be sending me any letters -- oh, wait, nobody knows what a letter is any more). Mikita, with Glenn Hall and Bobby Hull, led the Hawks to the Stanley Cup in 1961. Brick cloth w/black spine lettering, 223 pages. Top corners bumped/crinkled, gently bumped spine ends, a few turned page tips, in rubbed dust jacket w/some impressions, edgewear, edge tears, subsequent creases, chipp... View More...
A title for juvenile readers, featuring profiles of a handful of hockey players, among them Jim Craig (who achieved fame as goaltender for the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid), Phil Esposito, Marcel Dionne, Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, and Wayne Gretzky. Red buckram w/black cloth backstrip w/silver spine lettering, 120 pages (including index), illustrated. Light edgewear, mild wear to corners/bottom spine, chipping/short edge tears to top spine. View More...
Contains information about the NHL team, its history, statistics, records, opponents, and much else, long before it moved to Carolina. 120 pages, illustrated. Small nick to top spine, light handling wear. A nice copy of an uncommon yearbook/guide. View More...
Proudfoot takes a look at various stories pertaining to the 1983-84 National Hockey League season, including the Islanders' quest for their fifth straight Stanley Cup. Also contains complete statistics from the 1982-83 season, interviews with coaches and players, lists of trophy winners, Hall of Fame members, and much else. Cover photograph of All-Star goaltender and Vezina Trophy winner Pete Peeters of the Boston Bruins. 272 pages, illustrated. A hint of general wear. Internally tight and clean. View More...
Proudfoot takes a look at numerous issues related to the 1982-83 National Hockey League season, including the quest of the Islanders for another Stanley Cup, the relocation of the Colorado Rockies to New Jersey, the Vancouver Canucks under the leadership of Roger Neilson, and much more. Also considers the trades, draft picks, and award winners, with a look back to the previous season. Cover photograph of Mike Bossy. 242 pages, illustrated. Moderate general wear. Internally tight and clean. View More...
Ronberg takes a look at violence in hockey, exploring its popularity, examining what he sees as tacit encouragement by officials of violent fouls, and finally offering stories of some of the professional game's bad guys. Clarence Campbell, then-president of the NHL, offers, in the form of a two-page letter printed at rear, a rebuttal of the author's conclusions. So much has changed since this was written almost half-a-century ago that I suspect most of Campbell's rebuttal would be discounted today. Red cloth w/gilt lettering, 192 pages, illustrated. A bit of warp to rear cover, moderate ge... View More...
"An account of the development of hockey in Canada, the exploits of the great players and a history of the N.H.L. teams with a complete record of the Stanley Cup winners." Steel blue cloth w/silver rule/Stanley Cup decoration to front cover, silver lettering to front cover, 194 pages, illustrated. Mild wear to corners/spine ends, dusty edges, Christmas gift inscription, in rubbed dust jacket w/sunned spine, edgewear, short edge tears, two vertical scrapes to rear panel, general wear. View More...
A book about the greatness of hockey. Russell travelled across Canada searching out "those people whose devotion to the game epitomizes what's best about it, whose passion for the game fuels our own, whose pure and simple love of the game makes possible everything that is truly great about it." Charcoal boards w/gilt spine lettering, 334 pages, illustrated. Light wear to corners/spine ends, a hint of cocking, in lightly edgeworn dust jacket w/light rubbing, mild surface wear. View More...
A comprehensive guide containing a review of the previous NHL season, a wealth of statistics for players and teams from a variety of leagues and countries, records of trophy winners, rosters, and much else. Front cover photograph features Islanders star Mike Bossy, back cover photograph shows Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier and Bossy lifting the Stanley Cup, their second of four consecutive victories. 320 pagers, illustrated. Some rubbing, mild corner wear, half-a-dozen corner tips gently bent, light general wear. A nice copy, internally tight and clean. View More...
