Voices of Hockey (eBook)

Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth

Kirk McKnight (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
288 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6281-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a collection of some of the greatest moments in hockey’s recent history, told by the game’s finest broadcasters. Consisting of Stanley Cup-clinching victories, penalty-minute-accruing brawls, and season-altering contests, these storytellers’ fondest moments are shared in The Voices of Hockey.

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Line changes, limited time outs, and pucks traveling 100 miles per hourhockey is called ';the fastest game on Earth' for a reason. Keeping up with this non-stop action, especially for decades on end, takes a special kind of talent. Today's NHL broadcasters capture the game in arguably the most difficult capacity in the world of sports, giving the fans a guide to the action in a way nobody else could. With careers outlasting the players, coaches, general managers, and, in some cases, the city itself, the NHL's broadcasters have more than their fair share of stories to tell.In The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth, Kirk McKnighttakes thirty-four of the game's most gifted play-by-play broadcastersincluding nine hall of famersand shares their many insights, memories, and experiences. These broadcasters have witnessed all-time greats such as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and Alexander Ovechkin, making them the ideal voices to pay tribute to the legends of yesterday and the heroes of tomorrow. The Voices of Hockey brings the reader down to the surface of the ice to experience overtime marathons, record-setting performances, bloodied fights, intense rivalries, and the raising of the Stanley Cup, with details and inside perspectives from some of the most qualified spectators of the game. From Bob Miller's description of ';The Miracle on Manchester' to John Kelly's childhood recollection of Bobby Orr's famous ';flying goal,' this bookis truly an encapsulation of the NHL over the past fifty years. Generations of hockey fans will enjoy reliving their favorite moments and reading about those they missed in this unique and captivating view of the fastest game on Earth.

Autor

Kirk McKnight is a freelance writer specializing in interview-based sports books ranging from baseball to hockey. His work has been published in sports blogs, articles, and travel documentaries. McKnight is the author of The Voices of Baseball: The Game’s Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America’s Pastime (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). He lives in Las Vegas.

Inhalt

Foreword: Breaking the Ice . . . of Fandom Introduction: The Other Miracle on IceChapter 1: Anaheim DucksChapter 2: Arizona CoyotesChapter 3: Boston BruinsChapter 4: Buffalo SabresChapter 5: Calgary FlamesChapter 6: Carolina HurricanesChapter 7: Chicago BlackhawksChapter 8: Colorado AvalancheChapter 9: Columbus Blue JacketsChapter 10: Dallas StarsChapter 11: Detroit Red WingsChapter 12: Edmonton OilersChapter 13: Florida PanthersChapter 14: Los Angeles KingsChapter 15: Minnesota WildChapter 16: Montreal CanadiensChapter 17: Nashville PredatorsChapter 18: New Jersey DevilsChapter 19: New York IslandersChapter 20: New York RangersChapter 21: Ottawa SenatorsChapter 22: Philadelphia FlyersChapter 23: Pittsburgh PenguinsChapter 24: San Jose SharksChapter 25: St. Louis BluesChapter 26: Tampa Bay LightningChapter 27: Toronto Maple LeafsChapter 28: Vancouver CanucksChapter 29: Washington CapitalsChapter 30: Winnipeg Jets/Winnipeg Jets “Version 2.0”Chapter 31: You Go Away Mad, We’ll Just Go AwayChapter 32: The Case of Cookie Cutter versus Old SchoolChapter 33: A Séance from the BoothChapter 34: Living LegendsEpilogue: Winding down the Third PeriodBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.9.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport
• Schlagworte: announcers • best hockey announcers • best hockey broadcasters • Bob Miller • Broadcasting • fifty years of hockey • greatest hockey announcers • greatest hockey broadcasters • Hockey • hockey announcers • hockey broadcasters • hockey commentary • Ice Hockey • John Kelly • national hockey league • NHL • NHL announcers • NHL broadcasters • Play by Play • Stanley Cup
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-6281-8 / 1442262818
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6281-2 / 9781442262812