The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Philadelphia Flyers

Name: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Philadelphia Flyers
Brand: Triumph Books (IL)
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By Adam Kimelman

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This monumental book about the Philadelphia Flyers not only documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertainingand unsparingfashion, this book sparkles with Flyers highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the era of the Broad Street Bullies as well as the playoff drought in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Learn how visionary founding owner Ed Snider created the Flyers and sold the city of Philadelphia on the sport of hockey. Get the inside story of how the franchise built a championship squad, then repeatedly rebuilt it over the next three decades to stay at the top of the NHLin the process compiling the league's second-best all-time winning percentage. Enjoy classic tales about the great rivalries (especially with the Rangers, Devils, and Penguins), about the great coachesincluding Fred Shero and Pat Quinnand countless great players: Barber, Clarke, Parent, Poulin, Hextall, Primeau, and many more. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team and its history is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all. This updated edition takes readers through the 201213 season and features the Flyers' trip to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals as well as recent stars Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell, Kimmo Timonen, and more.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 352
Release Date:: 2013-11-01
Publication Date:: 2013-11-01
Publisher:: Triumph Books (IL)
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1600788769
ISBN13:: 9781600788765
Weight:: 446 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 19 cm

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