We Did Everything But Win (eBook)

Former New York Rangers Remember the Emile Francis Era (1964-1976)

George Grimm (Autor)

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2017
384 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2231-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A look back at the greatest team to never win the Stanley Cup

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We Did Everything But Win: An Oral History of the Emile Francis Era New York Rangers (19641976) is an entertaining account of one of the most exciting and unforgettable periods in the history of the Broadway Blueshirts as told by Francis as well as several of his players.George Grimm chronicles each season of the Francis era when The Cat transformed them from perennial league doormats to a team that made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs for nine consecutive seasons, including a Finals appearance in 1972. There are also chapters detailing Emiles playing career and his hiring as general manager as well as the aftermath of his dismissal and an analysis of his tenure behind the bench and as GM. It was during those years that the National Hockey League doubled in size and the Rangers moved into a brand-new Madison Square Garden. As the popularity of the National Hockey League skyrocketed, who could forget the Rangers battles on the ice with Bostons Big Bad Bruins and Philadelphias Broad Street Bullies and showdowns with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks? All the great moments are here including a heart-stopping, triple-overtime victory in the 1971 playoffs and Vic Hadfields 50th goal the following season. We Did Everything But Win is a tribute to the Rangers of that era; Jacques Plante and Marcel Paille, Eddie Giacomin and Gilles Villemure, Harry Howell and Jim The Chief Neilson, The Old Smoothies, the G-A-G Line, and the Bulldog Line. Its the story of colorful players with nicknames like Boomer, Stemmer, and Sarge and fan favorites such as Brad Park, Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle, Walt Tkaczuk. Its all herethe highs and the lows, the inspiring victories, the devastating losses, and the funny moments along the way.

Autor

George Grimm is a former I.T. Auditor and technical writer who began writing about the Rangers in 1988 when he published SportStat…The Ranger Report. He then wrote the Blueseat Point of View column for the Blueshirt Bulletin for many years. He currently writes the Retro Rangers column for Insidehockey.com and his work has also appeared in the Rangers Game Night program, Bergen (NJ) magazine, and the LoHud Rangers Report Blog. He lives in Suffern, New York.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2017
• Vorwort: Emile Francis
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Bill Fairbairn • books on hockey • Brad Park • Eddie Giacomin • Emile Francis • HO • hockey analytics • hockey bible • Hockey biographies • hockey books • hockey books for teens • hockey encyclopedia • hockey for beginners • hockey gifts • hockey girls • hockey goalie books • hockey guide • Hockey Hall of Fame • hockey history • hockey how it works • hockey legends • hockey management • hockey math • hockey mom • hockey mystery • hockey reference • hockey rules • hockey stories • hockey strategies • how hockey works • national hockey league • New York Rangers • New York Rangers books • New York Rangers history • New York Rangers stats • New York sports • New York sports books • New York sports fun facts • New York sports stats • New York sports trivia • NHL • NHL fun facts • nhl history • NHL stats • NHL trivia • Peter Stemkowski • President's Trophy • Rangers and the Stanley Cup • Rangers coach • Rangers fun facts • Rangers manager • Rangers players • Rangers trivia • Rod Gilbert • Rod Seiling • Stanley Cup book • Stanley Cup champions • Stanley Cup history • Ted Irvine • Vezina Trophy • Vic Hadfield
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2231-9 / 1510722319
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2231-6 / 9781510722316