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Author Wong, John Chi-Kit, 1955- author.

Title Lords of the rinks : the emergence of the National Hockey League, 1875-1936 / John Chi-Kit Wong
Published Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2005

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Contents Introduction -- From fraternal hockey clubs to closed corporation -- The hockey front in the athletic war -- Leagues of their own -- In search of hockey order -- An inglorious end and an inauspicious beginning -- Going south, part 1 -- Going south, part 2 -- Birth of the minor-league system -- Decline of the Ottawa empire -- The rebellion -- In the best interests of hockey -- Overtime -- Appendix A. Rules of hockey, 1877 -- Appendix B. Stanley cup regulations -- Appendix C. National Hockey Association constitution, 1910 -- Appendix D. Binding agreement of 1926 -- Appendix E. Ottawa gate receipts, 1927-35 -- Appendix F. Detroit gate receipts, 1927-35 -- Appendix G. NHL club net average revenues by year -- Brief biographies of hockey personalities
Summary The Lords of the Rinks is the only truly comprehensive and scholarly history of the league and the business of hockey. Electronic Format Disclaimer: The image on page 22 has been removed at the request of the rights holder
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 8, 2016)
SUBJECT Kaṇada. gnd
Subject National Hockey League -- History
SUBJECT National Hockey League fast
National Hockey League gnd
Subject Hockey -- Canada -- History
Hockey -- United States -- History
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Hockey.
Hockey
National Hockey League
Canada
United States
USA
Kanada
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006272810
ISBN 9781442657496
1442657499