Ice Warriors
The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948-1974
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2008
- Category
- Hockey, History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894974547
- Publish Date
- Nov 2008
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781927051047
- Publish Date
- Apr 2011
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
Technically it was a minor league, but for hockey fans west of the Mississippi, the Western Hockey League provided major-league entertainment for over 25 years.
The WHL was a determined and ambitious professional league, with some 22 teams based in major American and Canadian cities. Known as the Pacific Coast Hockey League prior to 1952, the WHL aspired to establish itself as North America's second major league, a western counterpart to the early eastern Canada-based National Hockey League. But it never quite managed to make the jump to the majors.
Ice Warriors is a play-by-play history of the Western Hockey League, recalling the league's beginnings as the Pacific Coast League, how it came to rival the NHL and what led to its disbanding in 1974. By interviewing former players, coaches and fans, and examining statistical records, Jon C. Stott captures the WHL's glory days and pays tribute to a time when hockey was played with heart.
About the author
Jon C. Stott is an English professor emeritus from the University of Alberta. His interests include writing about sports, children’s literature and beer. In 1973, he wrote the Western Hockey League’s official 25th-anniversary commemorative magazine, and he has since authored three books on minor-league sports, including Hockey Night in Dixie and Ice Warriors. He has four publications on the study of children’s literature, and in 2010, he retold stories from many lands in the children’s book A Book of Tricksters. Jon’s beer guidebook, Beer Quest West, profiles all the microbreweries in BC and Alberta. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Please visit www.beerquestwest.com.
Editorial Reviews
The long forgotten league and its unappreciated ghosts get one last moment in the spotlight . . . If you're a hockey history nut like me, you will not be able to put this book down. —Joe Pelletier, HockeyBookReviews.com
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