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In The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories, authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30-team elite professional sport that it is today. From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned. Some of the events you'll read about in The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories: 1945: Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games 1951: Bill Barilko scores his last goal -- a Cup winner 1958: Willie O'Ree breaks the NHL's color barrier 1959: Jacques Plante starts to wear a mask 1960: Montreal Canadiens first ever five-time Cup champs 1966: Bobby Hull breaks Richard's 50 goal record 1971: Phil Esposito scores 76 goals 1980: Peter Stastny defects to the NHL 1981: Wayne Gretzky scores 50 goals in 39 games 1989: First Russians play in the NHL 1998: NHL players go to the Olympics 2003: NHL takes the game outside 2005: NHL installs shootout 2015: Carey Price becomes first goalie to win four major awards.
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As sports columnist at The Windsor Star, I cover a variety of sports at both the local and professional level. I have covered the Stanley Cup final, World Cup of Hockey, Super Bowl, World Series, Summer Olympic Games, Ryder Cup, World Cup of Soccer and the Memorial Cup. I am also an NHL columnist for MSNBC.com and Hockey Weekly and freelance for such publications as The Hockey News, Beckett Hockey, Faceoff and Prospects Magazines. I am also a contributor to The NHL Guide And Record Book and Total Hockey and am listed as an honorary member of the Elias Sports Bureau. As well, I am a published author. My books include The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower; The Bruise Brothers: Hockey's Heavyweight Champions; Nine: A Tribute To Gordie Howe; Nineteen: A Tribute To Steve Yzerman; Seven: A Tribute to Ted Lindsay; and The History of Hockeytown.
Specialties: I serve as vice-president of the Society For International Hockey Research. I write a daily blog for The Windsor Star, do live blogging and film video from major sporting events and contribute to the production of the SIHR web site.
