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Legendary Stanley Cup stories / Brian McFarlane.
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- ISBN: 9781551683423 (hc) :
- Physical Description: xii, 252 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Bolton, Ont. : Fenn Pub., 2008.
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| Subject: | McFarlane, Brian, 1931- > Anecdotes. Sportscasters > Canada > Anecdotes. Stanley Cup (Hockey) > Anecdotes. Stanley Cup (Hockey) > History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 796.962648 McFa | 31681001915545 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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Brian McFarlane's Legendary Stanley Cup Stories is a fun and fascinating collection of some of the most memorable moments from hockey's glory days as seen through the eyes of one of the games most celebrated and respected broadcasters.
Brian McFarlane spent his professional career as the face of hockey, calling games and interviewing its many greats. He continues to be one of hockey's most knowledgeable insiders and was credited during his working days as always providing a fair, accurate, and always respectful account of each game, the players, the teams, and its officiating. Through his experiences, he witnessed and was part of many of the most exciting, pivotal, and humourous events of hockey - in particular those which were part of Stanley Cup history.
Brian McFarlane's Legendary Stanley Cup Stories, is also unique by what it is not. It is not simply a book of statistics or lists about the Stanley Cup. Nor is it a greatest moments collection told from someone elses memories. It is a first hand, behind the scenes account by a man that lived it. It is McFarlane at his best, doing what he does so well and that is telling candid and colourful stories. Brian was in the backrooms, the dressing rooms, and the boardrooms and has gathered a lifetime of his most enjoyable and interesting moments into this must have volume for all fans of the game. - Perseus PublishingBrian McFarlane spent his professional career ? 25 years ? as the face of hockey, calling games for millions of viewers and interviewing its many greats. This book revisits those heady days with colorful, candid stories told with McFarlane's trademark enthusiasm. The author covers the highs and lows, the stunning stats and comic collisions. In the process, McFarlane gives readers a lively history of the last three decades of Canada's favorite sport.
