Celebrate the National Hockey League with this revised and updated
edition of The Official NHL Hockey Treasures--complete with coverage of
Washington's first championship in 2018 and the thrilling end to the
2018-19 Stanley Cup finals.
This revised and updated edition of The Official NHL Hockey
Treasures--which includes the 2018-19 Stanley Cup finals won by St.
Louis--gives the sport's long and colorful history the special treatment
it deserves. With hundreds of photographs and an exhaustively researched
text, it explores the origin and evolution of hockey, especially the
professional game in North America, the great players, famous games, and
illustrious teams.
But where this title really scores is through its awe-inspiring
collection of 30 items of facsimile memorabilia, all perfectly
reproduced to feel like the very originals. They include 100-year-old
newspaper reports from the NHL's first games, letters from the President
of the NHL, player contracts--including Gordie Howe's deal to play with
his two sons on the Hartford Whalers--and collectible hockey cards.
Divided into eight sections, The Official NHL Hockey Treasures offers a
refreshing perspective of this fast-moving and thrilling sport. Hockey
fans will treasure this beautiful volume forever.