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Pucklore authors celebrate the founder of the game, James Creighton, reveal the first 1,000 goal scorer, trace the evolution of the hockey net, recreate the trial of Allan Loney for murder on the ice, and present more fascinating stats and stories than you can shake a (hockey) stick at.
The 268 page book has never before seen photos and illustrations laid out in an attractive 10'' x 8'' portrait format.
No hockey fan should be without this book. A perfect special occasion gift.
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
| J.W. (BILL) FITSELL | The Rise and Fall of Ice Polo in New England and the Maritimes | |
| J.W. (BILL) FITSELL | The Halifax Rules and the Origins Debate | |
| BILL SPROULE | The Birthplace of Professional Hockey: Houghton County, Michigan | |
| ERNIE FITZSIMMONS | The Cradle of Pro Hockey: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| PAUL KITCHEN | The Evolution of the Goal Net | |
| MICHEL VIGNEAULT | The French and Irish Catholic Hockey Connection in Montreal | |
| MARTIN C. HARRIS | The Pros Are Coming: The NHL in England and France | |
| JAMES MILKS | James George Alwyn Creighton: Founding Father | |
| JAMES MILKS | Paul Jacobs: First Native Canadian in the NHL? | |
| PATRICK HOUDA | Joseph Malachek: First 1,000-Goal Scorer | |
| GLEN R. GOODHAND | Foreign Born, But Not Foreign Trained NHL Players | |
| LENARD KOTYLO | Was It a Plot? The Alcide Laurin Hockey Death | |
| LENARD KOTYLO | Hockey in the Courts: Legal Action Off the Ice | |
| IAIN FYFFE | Cinderella Stories: Luck in the Stanley Cup Playoffs | |
| KEVIN SHEA | The Metro Junior A Hockey League: Logistics & Statistics | |
| FRED ADDIS | Year of the Mask: Injuries & Innovators | |
| JEAN-PATRICE MARTEL | Shootout Specialists: Odds & Ends | |
| DON REDDICK | Reenacting Dawson’s Stanley Cup Challenge | |
| MICHAEL TALBOT | The First Team Canada: The Oxford Canadians | |
| ERIC ZWEIG | From World War I to World Champions: The Winnipeg Falcons | |
| ROGER A. GODIN | MacNaughton Cup Victors: St. Paul Athletic Club | |
| PAUL CHRISTMAN | Ephemeral Quakers: Philadelphia’s First NHL Franchise | |
| TIM ZANDER | Unheralded and Unsung: The Perth Blue Wings | |
| JIM VANTOUR | The First WHL Champions: The Edmonton Flyers | |
| JIM MANCUSO | Hockey Kings of the South: The Charlotte Checkers | |
The back cover features a woodcut illsutration of Jacques Plante by artist Michael Custode.