That's pretty high praise." —Allsportsbooksspot"One of the most important hockey books ever written." — HockeyBookReviewsFrom the Hardcover edition.. "Simply said this is one of the best hockey books written since Ken Dryden's The Game and Dryden and Roy MacGregor's
That's pretty high praise." —Allsportsbooksspot"One of the most important hockey books ever written." — HockeyBookReviewsFrom the Hardcover edition.. "Simply said this is one of the best hockey books written since Ken Dryden's The Game and Dryden and Roy MacGregor's Home Game." — Peterborough Examiner"A masterful job." — Montreal Gazette"A tense yet thrilling tale." — Winnipeg Free Press"The Greatest Game will stand up well as a good treatment of a unique set of circumstances that led to a game for the ages. After reading it, many will want to run out and find a recording of the gameThis game wasn't about money, points, or trophies. What transpired that evening was a game that surpassed all the hype and was subsequently referred to as "the greatest game ever played." Held at the height of the Cold War, this remarkable contest transcended sports and took on serious cultural, sociological, and political overtones. And while the final result was a 3-3 tie, no one who saw the game was left disappointed. Instead it was played for pride, both personal and national. It was a confrontation twenty years in the making and it marked a turning point in the history of hockey.
On December 31, 1975, the Montreal Canadiens, the most successful franchise in the NHL, hosted the touring Central Red Army, the dominant team in the Soviet Union. For three hours millions of people in both Canada and the Soviet Union were glued to their television sets. This exhibition of skill was hockey at its finest, and it set the bar for what was to follow as the sport began its global expansion.
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. A member of the Society for International Hockey Research, TODD DENAULT is a freelance writer who has had his work featured in numerous online and print publications
- Title : The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey
- Author : Todd Denault
- Rating : 4.79 (248 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-7-20
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 360 Pages
- Asin : 0771026358
- Language : English
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