Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey

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Dundurn, 2002 - Sports & Recreation - 392 pages

Hockey lovers will be fascinated by the truth about how the National Hockey League was founded and how, through less than savory means, it captured permanent possession of the Stanley Cup.

Deceptions and Doublecross begins with the 1917 conspiracy among a Montreal contingent of the National Hockey Association to oust Toronto owner Edward James Livingstone from the league. The result was the transformation of the NHA into the NHL, with Frank Calder as president, leaving Livingstone out in the cold.

Under Calder's iron-fisted direction, the NHL became the only major hockey league in North America, and gained exclusive claim to the Stanley Cup.

 

Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements
9
Birth of the Legend
20
Frank Calders Beginnings
27
The Trash King and the Yarn Spinner
36
The Western Raiders and an Ottawa Power Play
41
LivingstoneWe Presume
52
Livingstones Battles Begin
65
The War of 1915 Real or Imagined?
84
The Short Chaotic Life of the Toronto Arenas
193
The Battle for Hamilton
214
Livvy Wins but the NHL Gains Some Relief
225
Hamilton is Hoodwinked
230
The Steeltown Strike
241
Stop Spreading the News
259
The Original Ten
266
Livvys Comeback
270

Two to One in Toronto
92
Eddie Livingstone Goes to War
101
Toronto Shipped Out and Drummed Out
112
The Litigious Era Begins
131
The Penny Drops
144
Quebec Bows Out
152
Lichtenhein Loses the War
160
Deys Deceptions
171
The Real Curse of Muldoon
274
Leafs of a Different Colour
295
Conspiracy Chicago Style
302
Frank Calder Dies
329
Hamiltonborn Players in the NHL
347
Index
384
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About the author (2002)

Morey Holzman, a member of the Hockey Research Association, has contributed to Total Hockey: Second Edition, The Official WHA Encyclopedia, and The Canada Cup. He is respected for his pioneering efforts with his Web site, epenaltybox.com. He is a corporate controller in California.

Joseph Nieforth, a member of the Society of International Hockey Research, has contributed research to many web sites, STATS Inc., and Total Hockey: Seond Edition. He is involved with television productions and operartions in Toronto.

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