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Bowman, Scotty
Arbour as assistant coach, 157
attributes as a coach, 153–54, 267
coaching skills, 307
and Detroit Red Wings, 303
Keenan’s regard for, 267
opinion of Lafleur, 213
opinion of the young Orr, 162
preparedness of, 297
tactics, 242, 312, 315
and team building, 302
Bowman, Stan, 364
Bread Line, 23
Brewer, Carl, 366
Brind’Amour, Rod, 282–83
Broda, Turk, 37
Brodeur, Marty, 59, 283, 289
Brooklyn Americans, 38, 48
Brooks, Herb, 238–39, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245
Broten, Neal, 71, 167–68
Brown, Dave, 352
Brown, Pat, 98
Bruno, Johnny, 24
Bucyk, Johnny, 355
Bure, Pavel, 82, 88
Buss, Jerry, 136–38, 339
Bykov, Slava, 268
Byng, Lady Evelyn, 67, 68, 69, 70
Byng, Lord, 67–68
Byng Trophy
Boucher wins, 70
characteristics of winners, 72
creation of, 69
WG wins, 70
winners of, 72
Calder, Frank, 6, 16–17, 41
Calder Trophy, 36
Bossy wins, 325
Leetch wins, 277
Litzenberger wins, 37
Trottier wins, 323
Calgary Flames
decline of, 368
draft picks, 367
make it to Cup finals (2004), 368
makeup of team, 367
rivalry with Oilers, 51–53
Stanley Cup successes, 367
Calgary Tigers, 8, 29
California Golden Seals, 172–75
Campbell, Clarence, 11, 85, 86, 133, 177, 201, 218
Campbell Bowl, 135, 340
Campbell Conference, 343
Canada Cup (1981)
U.S.S.R.’s superiority, 246, 251
Canada Cup (1984), 60. See also Team Canada (1984)
training for, 249
Canada Cup (1987). See also Team Canada (1987)
games in Hamilton, 264–69
quality of U.S.S.R. team, 257
vicious nature of games, 262–63
WG’s best game, 264
Canada Cup (1991). See Team Canada (1991)
Canada Cup and Eagleson, 276
Carbonneau, Guy, 146
Carnegie, Herb, 118
Carnegie, Ossie, 118
Carpentier, Georges, 19, 20
Carr, Gene, 137
Carroll, Billy, 328
Carroll, Dink, 82
Carson, Jimmy, 360
Carter, Anson, 115
Carter, Jeff, 297
Carter, Jimmy, 237
Cashman, Wayne, 230, 282
Castle, Irene, 35–36
Cattarinich, Joe, 6, 64, 66
Challenge Cup, 238
Chamberlain, Murph, 50
Chamberlain, Wilt, 190
Chara, Zdeno, 2, 29
Chartraw, Rick, 312
Checketts, Dave, 89
Cheevers, Gerry, 203, 224
Chelios, Chris, 273, 278
Cherry, Don, 70, 171, 313
Chicago Black Hawks/Blackhawks. See also Stanley Cup
aid from Original Six, 37
attendance at games, 202
dynasty status of, 363
effect of Hull on, 37
radio broadcasting of games, 132
roots of, 34–35
trades, 364–65
Chicago Stadium, 33–34, 41
Christian, Bill, 98
Christian, Dave, 243
Christian, Roger, 98, 100
Christoff, Steve, 167
Ciccarelli, Dino, 168
Clackson, Kim, 183–85
Clancy, King, 60, 67, 75–76, 83
Clarence Campbell Conference, 343
Clark, Bud, 143
Clark, Wendel, 73, 82, 142–44
Clarke, Bobby
builds 1998 Olympic team, 282
desirability as player, 192
and diabetes, 191, 192–93
picked in draft, 192
proposes WG as director of Olympic team, 287
records, 196
skill of, 188–89, 195–96
statistics, 311
and Summit Series (1972), 232, 234–35
transition to management, 196
and Vasiliev, 235
wins Hart Trophy, 196
wins Selke Trophy, 196
wins Ted Lindsay Award, 196
Cleary, Bill, 100
Cleary, Bob, 97
Cleghorn, Sprague, 9, 67, 68–69
Cleveland Barons, 178
coaches
bench, 264
and bench sense, 311
compared to being a player, 308
as motivators, 307–8, 310, 327–28
and player’s parents, 309, 310
qualities of, 261
skills of, 309
tactics of, 312, 313
Tikhonov’s strengths and weaknesses, 263–64
WG respect for Keenan, 263
Cobalt Silver Kings, 13
Coffey, Jack, 310
Coffey, Paul
adjusting hockey stick, 3
and Canada Cup (1991), 275
in Canada Cup (1984), 252, 254
card game, 260
in Cup finals (1985), 353
and Moog, 336, 338
oxygen intake, 165
physical shape of, 166
skates, 10–11
skills, 30–31
and Stanley Cup playoffs (1991), 336
as target, 52
traded to Pittsburgh, 354
wins Norris Trophy, 338
Columbus Blue Jackets, 79
Connor, Cam, 220, 332
Conn Smythe Trophy, 20
Gainey wins, 315
Hextall wins, 354
Leetch wins, 277
MacInnis wins, 367
Messier wins, 58
Parent wins, 195
Ranford wins, 360
Roy wins, 148
Trottier wins, 324
WG wins (1985), 353
Conroy, Craig, 319
Conway, Russ, 276
Cook, Bill, 23, 24, 35
Cook, Bun, 23
Cooke, Jack Kent, 136–37, 150, 194
Corey, Ronald, 316, 318
Cornish, Bill, 187–88
Cornish, Rita, 188
Corson, Shane, 87
Côté, JP, 79
Cotton, Harold “Baldy,” 162
Cournoyer, Yvan, 234
Coutu, Bobby, 75
Craig, Jimmy, 240–41, 242, 244, 245, 277
Crawford, Corey, 363
Crawford, Marc, 286
Crombeen, Mike, 324
Cronkite, Walter, 96
Crosby, Bing, 172
Crosby, Sidney, 47, 186, 340
Cullen, John, 271
Curran, Rick, 273
Currier, Bob, 192
Dahlbeck, Klas, 364
Dahlstrom, Cully, 36
Daley, Joe, 215–16
Dallas Stars and Modano, 159
Dandenault, Mathieu, 306
Dandurand, Léo, 6, 7, 60, 66
Datsyuk, Pavel, x, 242
Davidson, Gary, 200
Davidson, Joh
n, 315
Davydov, Evgeny, 272
DeBlois, Lucien, 324
DeJordy, Denis, 150
Delvecchio, Alex, 44, 109, 152
Demers, Jacques, 147, 207, 208, 209, 317
Demers, Tony, 82
Dempsey, Jack, 19, 20
Denneny, Cy, 68
Desjardins, Eric, 273
Detroit Cougars, 41
Detroit Red Wings. See also Adams, Jack
and Canadiens antipathy, 83–84, 85
financial troubles, 41
history, 40, 42
Dewsbury, Al, 37
Dionne, Marcel, 60, 250–51, 300–301
Disney, Walt, 96
Dolan, Jim, 90–91
Dorohoy, Eddie, 173
Doughty, Drew, 316
Draper, Kris, 303
Driscoll, Peter, 210–11
Dryden, Dave, 211
Dryden, Ken, 234, 315
Duguay, Ron, 315
Dumart, Woody, 48
Duncan, Art, 16
Duncan, Tim, 296
Durbano, Steve, 183
Durnan, Bill, 155
Dutton, Mervyn “Red,” 35, 48
Dye, Babe, 24, 41
Eagleson, Alan, 205, 231, 253, 276
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, xiii
Easton, Jim, 2–3
Eberle, Jordan, 370
Edmonton Oilers
and 1981 playoffs, 96
vs. Bruins (1988), 355–59
vs. Canadiens (1981), 335, 336–37, 338
draft picks, 331–32
fans, 337
vs. Flyers (1985), 352–53
vs. Flyers (1987), 354
hijinks in locker room, 332–33
vs. Islanders (1983), 340–42
vs. Islanders (1984), 349
vs. Kings (1982), 339
meet with Jets for Avco trophy, 216–17
music in locker room, 333–34
player changes in 1989-91, 360, 361
players start leaving, 354
power failure during game, 357–58
rivalry with Flames, 51–53
stats against Bruins, 355
transformation, 343–44
WG goes to in trade, 211–12
Ehman, Gerry, 174
Ellis, Ron, 377
Emms, Hap, 224
equipment. See also hockey sticks; skates
face masks, 156
helmets, 105, 156
modern, xi
safety heel, 86
Eriksson, Anders, 306
Eruzione, Mike, 244
Esaw, Johnny, 229
Esposito, Phil, 158, 223–24, 225, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233, 234
Esposito, Tony, 228
Europe, as source for players, 214
Evans, Daryl, 339
Fedorov, Sergei, 304
Ferguson, John, 215, 220, 230, 232
Fetisov, Viacheslav, 250, 258, 305–6
fights
brawl between Blues and Flyers, 157
between Canadiens and Bruins, 50
changing attitude to, 69
Cherry’s opinion on, 70
increase in and expansion, 158
involving Cleghorn, 68
by Jonathan, 313
Lady Byng’s abhorrence of, 68
lessening of, 73
between McSorley and Clark, 143–44
Richard involved in, 84–85
Semenko-Clackson, 184–85
Shore record, 30
toughness as coaching motivation, 313
WG’s attempts at, 71
Fingers, Rollie, 178
Finley, Charles O., 173–77, 178, 204, 205
Fiset, Stéphane, 316
Fitzpatrick, Rory, 319
Fletcher, Cliff, 87–88, 149, 156, 318, 367, 368
Flett, Bill “Cowboy,” 194–95
Flett, Meyer, 194
Fleury, Theo, 263, 286, 288, 290
Fogolin, Lee, 75, 220–21, 332, 350
Fontinato, Lou, 107–8
Fortin, Ray, 213
Foster, David, 197
Foyston, Frank, 40
Francis, Emile, 153, 322
Francis, Ron, 72, 361
Fraser, Kerry, 144, 145, 147
Ftorek, Robbie, 208
Fuhr, Grant, 87
Canada Cup (1984), 325
Canada Cup (1987), 66, 266
character and personality, 65
in Cup finals, 349, 350, 353
injuries, 351, 360
traded to Leafs, 361
WG opinion of, 354
wins Vezina Trophy, 66
Gainey, Bob, 189, 302, 315
Gallivan, Danny, 316
Gardiner, Herb, 8
Gare, Danny, 220
Gartner, Mike, 208
Garvey, Ed, 276
Gaudreau, Johnny, 371
Gelinas, Marty, 88
Geoffrion, Blake, 78–79
Geoffrion, Bernie “Boom Boom,” 78, 173
Geoffrion, Danny, 78
Gerard, Eddie, 68
Getliffe, Ray, 81
Getzlaf, Ryan, 73
Gibson, Jack, xi–xii, xiii, xv
Gilbert, Rod, 230
Gillies, Clark, 323
Gilmour, Doug, 8, 142, 143, 144–45, 367–68, 369
Ginnell, Pat, 192
Ginobili, Manu, 296
Glover, Freddie, 174
goalies
butterfly, 151
and changes in defense play, 151
effect on team, 65
habits/peculiarities, 216
Hasek, 285
injuries to, 151–52
as scorers, 353
Tretiak’s skills, 250
Godynyuk, Alexander, 368
Goldsworthy, Bill, 160–61, 170
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 258
Goring, Butch, 169, 326–27, 328
Gorman, Tommy, 68, 155
Goulet, Michel, 63, 262
Goulet, Paul, 345
Gradin, Thomas, 252
Graham, Dirk, 275
Granato, Tony, 272
Grant, Danny, 299
Graves, Adam, 89, 360
Green, Norm, 169–70
Green, Ted, 203
Greschner, Ron, 314
Gretzky, Janet, 87, 197
Gretzky, Wayne
admiration for Clarke, 188–89
admiration for Howe, xiv–xv, 55–56, 58, 101–2
admiration for Perreault, 250
attends hockey games as child, 376–77
early offers, 164
end of career, 87–90
favorite teams as a child, 87
fight attempts, 71
final game, 92
first game in NHL, 33–34
fitness level, 165–66
ideas about Olympic team, 287–88
in Indianapolis, 210–11
injuries, 139–40, 141–42, 274
interest in sports, 165
on Olympics, 293–94
outdoor play, 5–6
and Penguins training camp, 181–82
puts together Olympic team, 288
receives Gordie Howe sweater, 101–2
retirement decision, 86–87, 90, 287
salary, 166
scoring records, 189
signs with Rangers, 89
Skalbania interest in, 164–65
support of parents, 187–88
suspended by OMHA, 188
traded to Oilers, 211–1
2
trade to Kings, 138, 359–60
type of sticks, 2–3
as young fan of hockey, 1, 55–56, 101, 163–64
Griffiths, Frank, 167, 218
Guerin, Bill, 278
Guevremont, Jocelyn, 231
Gund, George, 169
Gund, Norman, 169
Hadfield, Vic, 230
Haileybury Comets, 13
Hall, Glenn, 81, 82, 150, 151–52, 154, 203
Hall, Taylor, xi
Hamilton Bulldogs, 78
Hammond, Colonel John, 20
Hamrlik, Roman, 290
Harkness, Ned, 109
Harris, Billy, 324
Hart, Cecil, 6, 7
Hartsburg, Craig, 168, 262
Hart Trophy
Anderson wins, 38
Clarke wins, 196
Howe wins, 103
Lach wins, 50
Mikita wins, 224
Morenz wins, 9
Price wins, 129
Rollins wins, 38
Shore wins, 30, 75
Trottier wins, 323–24
Harvey, Doug, 45, 78, 85, 316
Hasek, Dominik, 2, 285, 286, 290
Hatcher, Derian, 160, 319
Hatskin, Ben, 201, 202–3
Hausmann, George, 204
Hawerchuk, Dale, 65, 262, 267, 268, 269
Hay, George, 34
Hayes, George, 84
Head, Don, 98
Hedberg, Anders, 214, 215
Hedican, Bret, 88
Henderson, Paul, 164, 233, 234
Henning, Lorne, 327
Henry, Charlie, 258
Henry, “Sugar” Jim, 37
Hern, Riley, xiii
Hewitt, Foster, 116, 123–24, 132
Hewitt, W.A., 14, 132
Hextall, Bryan, 182, 183
Hextall, Bryan Sr., 182
Hextall, Dennis, 176
Hextall, Ron, 182, 183, 346, 353–54
Hicke, Bill, 172
Hicke, Ernie, 176–77, 212
Hillman, Larry, 215
Hirsch, Corey, 88
Hitchcock, Ken, 319
The Hockey Handbook, 226
Hockey Night in Canada, 101, 116, 119, 123, 132, 133, 163, 202, 376
Hockey Night in Canada Radio, 318
hockey sticks
Easton aluminum two-piece, 3
Easton offer to WG, 2–3
Howe’s adjustments to, 104
modern, 2
modern versus old, 1
of Morenz, 4
rules about, 144
shape of, 146, 147, 148
used by WG, 2–3
Hodge, Ken, 225
Ho Hum, 184, 185
Holland, Rob, 184
Holmstrom, Tomas, 306
Holt, Peter, 296
Holtby, Braden, 371
Horner, Red, 76
Horton, Tim, 376
Houle, Réjean, 317, 318
Houston Aeros, 109, 110
Howatt, Garry, 327
Howe, Colleen, 111
Howe, Gordie
adjustments to sticks, 104
advice to WG, 375
and All-Star game, 208
and Blake, 49
character, 207