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Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys
Hockey is full of colorful personalities, but hockey’s most colorful symbols, by far, are its jerseys. Some are garish, some are subdued and some are even beautiful, but the best are what most fans would consider “classic.” Hockey jerseys are splashed with color, lined with stripes and adorned with numbers and logos. A hockey jersey is the handsome exterior of a rugged game.
In Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys, the best and most interesting jerseys in the Hall’s collection — as well as the all-time sentimental favorites — have been put on display for your enjoyment. Paired with stories about the players who wore them, the teams and leagues they represented and the tournaments they were made for — the jerseys featured in Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys come to life, just as they did when worn by the heroes we’ve all come to love and respect, including Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Cammi Granato, Joe Sakic, Vladislav Tretiak, Ray Bourque, Maurice Richard, Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr, to name just a few.
But author Steve Milton also provides fascinating stories about little-known players and teams, such as: Bill Hutton and the 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers; Harold Hurley and the 1971 Allan Cup-winning Galt Hornets; or John Coward and the 1936 gold-medal winning Great Britain Olympic squad. Each jersey in this collection is one of a kind — battered and bruised, ripped and torn, stitched and stained — and every one has its own story.
Maurice “Rocket” Richard wore this jersey while playing with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s. The latter half of the decade was a prodigious time for the Canadiens, as the club won five consecutive Stanley Cups (1955–56 to 1959–60).
Gordie Howe pulled this blue Aeros jersey over his head for the first time in 1973 after coming out of a two-year retirement from the Detroit Red Wings (whose red jersey and winged wheel he had worn for 25 years) to play on a line with his two sons, Mark and Marty.
Wayne Gretzky became hockey’s biggest star and helped grow the game in the American south. He got his start in Brantford, Ontario, with the local Nadrofsky Steelers. He made national headlines by the time he was 10 years old and now holds or shares 61 NHL records.
Ken Morrow wore this blue USA jersey in the final medal-round game at the 1980 Olympics. He and his compatriots, fresh off their “Miracle on Ice” victory over the Soviets, rallied to beat Finland 4–2 to clinch the gold medal.
Nels Stewart wore this torn and motheaten Ace Bailey Benefit Game sweater on February 14, 1934. Stewart registered a goal and an assist in the All-Star’s 7–3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The game raised 20,000 dollars for Bailey and his family.
Ray Bourque wore this jersey during the second period of Game 7 in the 2001 Stanley Cup final. After 40 minutes of play, the Colorado Avalanche retired to the dressing room with a 3–1 lead they would not relinquish, finally earning Bourque a Stanley Cup after 22 seasons.
Publisher : Firefly Books (August 30, 2012)
Language : English
Hardcover : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1770851038
ISBN-13 : 978-1770851030
Item Weight : 2.65 pounds
Dimensions : 9 x 0.81 x 11 inches
Price: $32.20
