Ebook: A great game: the forgotten Leafs and the rise of professional hockey

In the tumultuous beginnings of hockey, the fights were as much off the ice as on it. Harper describes the hockey heroes and hard-boiled businessmen who built the game, and the rise and fall of legendary teams pursuing the Stanley Cup. With a historians perspective and fans passion, he presents a riveting and often-surprising portrait, capturing everything from the physical contests on the rinks to the battles behind the scenes and the changing social conventions of the twentieth century. Bestseller. 2013.