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In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil

David McNeil

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Description:Gerry McNeil was the number one goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team from 1950 to 1954, and an important part of the team that won the Stanley Cup in 1953. This book discusses his career, wedged as it was, between two Hall of Famers – Bill Durnan and Jacques Plante. From his entry into hockey as a teenager to his incredible performance of over 218 minutes of shut out play against the Detroit Red Wings, it is the story of an extraordinary Canadian. Written by his son, David McNeil, this biography of Gerry McNeil’s short, but remarkable NHL career underlines how our experience of the NHL has changed from the time of McNeil’s career to the modern spectacle of today. While McNeil’s NHL career was only four years, those years saw what might be called the golden age of sports photography (the 1940s and 1950s) and the beginning of Hockey Night in Canada on television.As readers follow McNeil’s journey from understudy to mainstay with the Habs, including four consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup final, they also are reminded of how different the game was for fans and players alike. Imagine – only a radio broadcast, a newspaper story and a few professional photographs. Fans came to see Richard battle Howe. Fans knew the name of every player because there were only six teams and trades were rare. In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil is a slice in time from the “original six” era when players travelled by train and fans wore suits and dresses.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil. To get started finding In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 300

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Midtown Press

Release: 2016

ISBN: 0988110180

Description: Gerry McNeil was the number one goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team from 1950 to 1954, and an important part of the team that won the Stanley Cup in 1953. This book discusses his career, wedged as it was, between two Hall of Famers – Bill Durnan and Jacques Plante. From his entry into hockey as a teenager to his incredible performance of over 218 minutes of shut out play against the Detroit Red Wings, it is the story of an extraordinary Canadian. Written by his son, David McNeil, this biography of Gerry McNeil’s short, but remarkable NHL career underlines how our experience of the NHL has changed from the time of McNeil’s career to the modern spectacle of today. While McNeil’s NHL career was only four years, those years saw what might be called the golden age of sports photography (the 1940s and 1950s) and the beginning of Hockey Night in Canada on television.As readers follow McNeil’s journey from understudy to mainstay with the Habs, including four consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup final, they also are reminded of how different the game was for fans and players alike. Imagine – only a radio broadcast, a newspaper story and a few professional photographs. Fans came to see Richard battle Howe. Fans knew the name of every player because there were only six teams and trades were rare. In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil is a slice in time from the “original six” era when players travelled by train and fans wore suits and dresses.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil. To get started finding In the Pressure of the Moment: Remembering Gerry McNeil, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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