The Lives of Conn Smythe

The Lives of Conn Smythe
Title The Lives of Conn Smythe PDF eBook
Author Kelly McParland
Publisher McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages 402
Release 2012-10-02
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0771056842

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While the story of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been told many times, there has never been a full biography of the man who created, built and managed the team, turning it from a small-market collection of second-rate players into the hockey and financial powerhouse that dominated Canadian sports and created a collection of Canadian icons along the way. From the 1920s to the mid-1960s, Conn Smythe was one of the best-known, highest-profile figures in the country -- irascible, tempestuous, outspoken, and controversial. He not only constructed a hockey team that dominated the league for long stretches, but was critical to the growth and shaping of the NHL itself. By building Maple Leaf Gardens and hiring Foster Hewitt to fill Canada's living rooms with weekly broadcasts, he turned Saturday night into hockey night, creating institutions and habits that became central to Canada's character and remain with us today. Smythe's story is much deeper and richer than the tale of a cantankerous hockey owner. Smythe fought in both world wars, fighting at Ypres and Passchendaele in the first war and landing at Normandy in the second. He was wounded in both and spent two years as a POW in a German camp after being shot down in 1917. He grew up in poverty and vowed to escape the life that was so incredibly hard on his family. Smythe was active in politics and ignited a national crisis over conscription that split the Liberal government in two and brought Mackenzie King to the brink of resignation. This book tells the life of one of the country's great characters, a man who helped shape and define us and who left behind national habits and institutions that continue to lay at the heart of what makes Canada, Canada.

LIFE

LIFE
Title LIFE PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Total Pages 136
Release 1951-03-05
Genre
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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

J.P. Bickell

J.P. Bickell
Title J.P. Bickell PDF eBook
Author Jason Wilson
Publisher Dundurn
Total Pages 240
Release 2017-09-09
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1459740475

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Without J.P. Bickell, Toronto wouldn’t have the Maple Leafs. A self-made man who left a giant mark on Canada, Bickell was also an industrial giant, a wartime leader, and a philanthropist — a man whose legacy continues to this day.

Conn Smythe

Conn Smythe
Title Conn Smythe PDF eBook
Author Conn Smythe
Publisher McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages 290
Release 1981-01-01
Genre Hockey
ISBN 9780771090783

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LIFE

LIFE
Title LIFE PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Total Pages 136
Release 1951-03-05
Genre
ISBN

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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

Hockey Priest

Hockey Priest
Title Hockey Priest PDF eBook
Author Matt Hoven
Publisher CUA Press
Total Pages 352
Release 2024
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0813237874

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"Hockey Priest looks past simply understanding Bauer as a do-gooder or hockey innovator. It shows how he attempted to create a different stream of hockey that could better support youth and so build up the nation. Archival research for the book uncovered Bauer-written hockey reports, speeches, and notes that detail his thinking about the game and his politicking to bring about change in it"--

Art Ross

Art Ross
Title Art Ross PDF eBook
Author Eric Zweig
Publisher Dundurn
Total Pages 312
Release 2015-09-12
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1459730429

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The first authorized biography of Art Ross, Hockey Hall of Famer, NHL founding father, and long-time member of the Boston Bruins. Though he last played the game nearly one hundred years ago, Art Ross remains connected with the greatest stars in hockey. Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, and Sidney Crosby have all won the award that bears his name, the trophy given annually to the NHL’s top scorer. Ross himself managed just one goal during his NHL career; however, in the dozen years leading up to the formation of the NHL in 1917, he was one of the biggest stars in the game. After his playing career ended, Ross became one of the founding fathers of the Boston Bruins, holding the positions of coach, general manager, and vice president. He was one of the men most responsible for making the NHL a success in the United States, and was integral to the modernization of hockey. All these accomplishments led to him being one of the first players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey historian Eric Zweig brings to life the early days of hockey. From the mining towns of Northern Ontario to the hallowed halls of Boston Garden, Art Ross was one of the biggest names in hockey over his six decades in the game.