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Springfield Civic Center, 85, 111–13, 128
Stasiuk, Vic, 17–18, 21–26, 41
Stein, Gil, 105, 171
Stern, David, 117–18
Stevens, Kevin, 167, 173, 175–76
Stoughton, Blaine, 129
Sudden Death, 143, 183–84, 214
Sutherland, Bill, 33
Swain, Gary, 92
Swimming Upstream, 220
Tampa Bay Lightning, 164
Tate, James, 37
Tavares, Tony, 157
Taylor, Bobby, 21
Terry, Mark, 244
Theofanous, Paul, 185, 192–94
Thicke, Alan, 149
ticket revenue, management of, 34–35, 39–40, 174–75
Tikhonov, Viktor, 186, 188–94, 196, 197
Tilden, Bill, 211
Tippett, Dave, 147
Toomey, Chuck, 78–79
Toronto International Film Festival, 220
Toronto Maple Leafs, 70–72, 98, 107, 119, 129–30, 132
Toronto Northmen, 88–89
Toronto Toros, 96, 109–10
Toros, Toronto, 87–88
Tretiak, Vladislav, 192
Turner, Brad, 218
underage junior players, 108–10, 115
United States Marine Corps, 6–9, 12–13
Universal Studios, 223, 225
Van Damme, Jean-Claude, 183
Vancouver Canucks, 119
Vataha, Randy, 198
Verlandin, Jeannie, 18
Walden Media, 230
Walt Disney Company, 188, 216, 219
Wan, James, 231
Warfield, Paul, 88
Warner Brothers, 223
Warshaw, Steve, 188–92, 195, 196–97
Washington Capitals, 136
Washington Senators, 12
Watkins, Bob, 200
Webster, Tom, 77, 79, 92
Weicker, Lowell, 171, 225–26
Weill, Sandy, 57
Whaler Booster Club, 149
A Whole Different Ball Game, 180–81
Wiatt, Jim, 221
Willand, Mark, 147, 241
Wineberg, Harvey, 74
Winnipeg Jets, 72, 95, 243–44
in Avco cup final, 79–80, 110, 120
and Bobby Hull, 71, 74–76
and NHL merger, 116–18
Winters, Shelley, 214
Wirtz, Arthur, 104–5
Wirtz, Bill, 81, 105, 117, 159, 184
Wolman, Jerry, 28–29
Wood, Godfrey, 51, 56–57, 58, 67, 84
Worcester IceCats, 198
World Football League, 88–90
World Hockey Association
arena issues, 77–79
attendance, 82–83
blue puck, 72
and Bobby Hull, 69, 71, 74–76
charter franchises, 52–53
expansion, 91, 94
first merger attempt, 80–81
first player draft, 67, 69–71
first season, 74–80
founding of, 48–56
franchise fees, 50, 52, 55, 58, 66–67
franchise instability, 62, 72, 74, 78, 91, 94, 96
and Gordie Howe, 81–82
lawsuits against NHL, 68–69
legacy, 121–23
merger with NHL, 104–7,
117–20, 127–28
team owners, 54, 72–74, 97–100
and underage junior players,
108–10, 115
XL Center. See Hartford Civic Center
Ziegler, John
and 1992 NHL strike, 169
and Minnesota North Stars, 154, 158–59
and NHL-WHA merger, 105, 106, 117, 118–19
replacement of, 170–71
About the Author
Howard Baldwin is a sports entrepreneur and film producer. He was co-founder of the New England Whalers, president of the WHA, and chairman of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and is now CEO of RSVP Entertainment. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and business partner, Karen, who worked closely with him on this book.
Steve Milton has thirty-five years’ experience as a sportswriter and writes for The Hamilton Spectator. He has won numerous Ontario Newspaper Awards and has been both a Gemini and National Newspaper Award finalist. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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