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The National Hockey League is celebrating its hundredth anniversary in 2017-2018 -- but Bob Duff's The First Season reveals how close the league came to folding in its very first year. Set against the turmoil of the Great War and born out of a ruse to rid the league of reviled Toronto owner Eddie Livingstone, the new league suffered from a series of crises: from a shortfall of quality players due to military conscription, to rival leagues and divided fan loyalties, to the burning down of the Montreal Arena that was home ice to two teams. But despite all this, the league survived -- and became the worldwide standard for competitive hockey.With chapters devoted to the first-ever NHL playoffs and Stanley Cup championships, in addition to team and player profiles and vintage black and white photos, Duff's The First Season is essential reading for every hockey fan, providing real insight about the first generation of hockey heroes.
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Bob Duff
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.
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