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

Description

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 years.

STEPHEN COLE's previous books include The Canadian Hockey Atlas; The Last Hurrah- A Celebration of Hockey's Greatest Season '66--'67; and a hockey humour anthology, Slapshots. He is also the author of a history of CBC-TV, Here's Looking at Us. Cole has written on movies and TV for The Globe and Mail and the National Post, and his short stories have appeared in Quarry and Descant. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Jacquie McNish, and their sons, Harry and Lewis.

"A must-read for hockey fans . . . this book should be at the top of every puck enthusiast's wish list." -Winnipeg Free Press "This book is great fun, a hop into a time machine to a time when hockey was more violent . . . and the players more colorful, with better nicknames. [A] readable gem." -Publishers Weekly "Come aboard Stephen Cole's amazing time machine for a skate back to the Seventies-hockey's most dramatic decade. It was the best of times and often the worst of times-the rollicking years of expansion, rival leagues, mayhem, bad hair, court cases and, of course, the brilliant play of Bobby Orr and Guy Lafleur. Hockey Night Fever will pull you out of your seat." -Roy MacGregor