Hockey Night Fever: Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s

Name: Hockey Night Fever: Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s
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Book Synopsis: A wildly evocative chronicle of the decade that changed hockey forever. "Lady Byng died in Boston" read a sign in the Garden arena in 1970, a cheery dismissal of the NHL trophy awarded the game's most gentlemanly player. A new age of hockey was dawning. For 30 years, hockey was an orderly and (relatively) well-behaved sport. There was one Commissioner, six teams and five colours--red, white, black, blue and yellow. Oh, and one nationality. Until 1967, every player, coach, referee and GM in the NHL had been a Canadian. And then came NHL expansion, the founding of the WHA, and garish new uniforms. The Seventies had arrived: the era that gave us not only disco, polyester suits, lava lamps and mullets but also the movie Slap Shot and the arrest of ten NHL players for on-ice mayhem. But it also gave us hockey's greatest encounter (the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit), its most splendid team, the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens, and the most aesthetically satisfying game--the three-all tie on New Year's Eve, 1975, between the Canadiens and the Soviet Red Army. Modern hockey was born in the sport's wild, sensational, sometimes ugly Seventies growth spurt. The forces at play in the decade's battle for hockey supremacy--dazzling speed vs. brute force--are now, for better or worse, part of hockey's DNA. This book is a welcome reappraisal of the ten years that changed how the sport was played and experienced. Informed by first-hand interviews with players and game officials, and sprinkled with sidebars on the art and artifacts that defined Seventies hockey, the book brings dramatically alive hockey's most eventful, exciting decade.

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Are you a fan of hockey? Do you want to dive deep into the history of this exhilarating sport? Look no further than "Hockey Night Fever: Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s"! This wildly evocative chronicle takes you back to the decade that changed hockey forever. With a mix of nostalgia and thrilling anecdotes, this book will transport you to a time when hockey became more than just a game - it became a cultural phenomenon.

Experience the transition from an orderly and well-behaved sport to a wild and sensational one. Witness the birth of modern hockey as the Seventies brought us not only disco, polyester suits, and mullets but also the unforgettable movie "Slap Shot" and the shocking arrest of ten NHL players for on-ice mayhem. These were the years when hockey truly came of age, and this book captures every heart-pounding moment.

But it wasn't all about chaos and insanity. The Seventies also gave us hockey's greatest encounter - the historic 1972 Canada-Russia Summit. It introduced us to the most splendid team, the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens, and treated us to the most aesthetically satisfying game - the legendary three-all tie on New Year's Eve, 1975, between the Canadiens and the Soviet Red Army.

Supported by first-hand interviews with players and game officials, "Hockey Night Fever" offers a welcome reappraisal of the ten years that forever changed how the sport was played and experienced. Immerse yourself in the captivating details and fascinating stories that shaped hockey's DNA. From dazzling speed to brute force, these forces battled for hockey supremacy, forever leaving their marks on the game we know and love today.

What are you waiting for? Take a journey through time and relive the electrifying era of Seventies hockey. Click here and grab your copy of "Hockey Night Fever: Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s" now!

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