Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered HockeyHockey 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
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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 |
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Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey Morey Holzman,Joseph Nieforth Limited preview - 2002 |
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Page 38 - Taylor picked up the puck in his own end and raced towards the boards, sharply cutting up ice. He isolated the point men with a feint inside and moved around them. In just a few strides he was alone in on LeSueur. He pivoted around, his back to the goalie and while continuing backwards, lifted the puck past the startled Ottawa net-minder!