The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory

Jenish, D'Arcy

ISBN 10: 0385663242 / ISBN 13: 9780385663243

Published by Doubleday Canada, Toronto, 2008

About this Item

8vo. 336 pp., b/w and colour photographs, b/w illustrations. Signed "All the Best, D'Arcy Jenish" on title page. Three small dents to top edges of boards. Dust jacket shows crease at upper back corner, small dent on back panel.

Seller Inventory # 001931

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory
• Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Toronto
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385663242
• ISBN 13: 9780385663243
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed By Author
  • Sports

About this title

Synopsis

National Bestseller

The definitive history of the Montreal Canadiens – to coincide with their Centenary in 2009.

Before there were slapshots, Foster Hewitt, or even an NHL, there were the Canadiens. Founded on December 4, 1909, the team won its first Stanley Cup in 1916. Since then, the Canadiens have won 23 more championships, making them the most successful hockey team in the world. The team has survived two wars, the Great Depression, NHL expansion, and countless other upheavals, thanks largely to the loyalty of fans and an extraordinary cast of players, coaches, owners, and managers.

The Montreal Canadiens captures the full glory of this saga. It weaves the personalities, triumphs, heartaches, and hysteria into a compelling narrative with a surprise on every page. It sheds new light on old questions – how the team colours were chosen, how the Canadiens came to be known as the Habitants – and goes behind the scenes of tumultuous recent events still awaiting thorough examination: why Scotty Bowman was passed over as general manager after Sam Pollock resigned; why Pollock’s successor, Irving Grunman, failed; why Serge Savard was dumped as GM so hastily despite his record.

Colourful and controversial, The Montreal Canadiens is the history of a team that has been making news for 100 years – and continues to do so with the return of legendary player Bob Gainey as general manager, determined to bring the Stanley Cup back to Montreal.

About the Author

D’Arcy Jenish is the author of Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West, the award-winning Indian Fall: The Last Great Days of the Plains Cree and the Blackfoot Confederacy, and the bestselling The Stanley Cup: A Hundred Years of Hockey at its Best.