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If you get too wistful for the Leafs' bygone glory days, Kevin Shea's latest book...will give your morale a boast. (Open Book Toronto 20101209)
Looking for a...gift to soothe and entertain the Leafs fan in your house or heart? Then search no farther. (Bruce Hain Simcoe.com 20101127)
The authors seek not only to tell the story but in essence attempts to take the reader back in time. (Bob Duff Windsor Star 20110514)
Vividly recalling a glorious decade in the team's history. Yes, there was one. (Dave Stubbs Montreal Gazette )
A fat history of the Leafs that helps to explain why there's such a fuss. (Waterloo Region Record )
Interviews, statistics, game details, good black-and-white photographs and much more make this a good book for Maple Leafs fans. (Glenn Perrett Simcoe.com )
Looking for a...gift to soothe and entertain the Leafs fan in your house or heart? Then search no farther. (Bruce Hain Simcoe.com 20101127)
The authors seek not only to tell the story but in essence attempts to take the reader back in time. (Bob Duff Windsor Star 20110514)
Vividly recalling a glorious decade in the team's history. Yes, there was one. (Dave Stubbs Montreal Gazette )
A fat history of the Leafs that helps to explain why there's such a fuss. (Waterloo Region Record )
Interviews, statistics, game details, good black-and-white photographs and much more make this a good book for Maple Leafs fans. (Glenn Perrett Simcoe.com )
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Toronto Maple Leafs: Diary of a Dynasty, 1957-1967 chronicles those wonderful seasons when the Toronto Maple Leafs skyrocketed from last place in the NHL to become the powerhouse team of the decade. During the 1950s and 60s the Leafs were always a contender and won the Stanley Cup in three consecutive years (1962-1964), along with an improbable Stanley Cup victory over their archrival, the Montreal Canadiens, in 1967 to close out the era of the original six NHL teams.
Of the many books written on the Leafs, this one is unique: Kevin Shea and his writing partners revisit all the important games and moments from each season with astonishing detail based on the broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada from that decade. There are authentic calls from the broadcast booth, Hot Stove Lounge conversations and detailed descriptions of game-changing goals and late-game heroics that have been obscured by the passage of time -- and the performance of the weaker teams that have followed.
Along with unearthed, never-before released interviews from dynasty players, such as Johnny Bower, Dave Keon and George Armstrong to name only a few, the authors reconstruct Toronto's dynasty years with professional accuracy, authenticity and care.
This big book will be dear to the heart of every Maple Leaf fan -- a nostalgic journey through hockey history and thus into the history of modern Canada itself.
(20101102)
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A Maple Leaf Fan's Dream,
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This review is from: Toronto Maple Leafs: Diary of a Dynasty, 1957--1967 (Paperback)
A truly outstanding read!As a child of the 60's, who was forced to go to bed on school nights before the games were over, this is truly a walk down memory lane! Skillfully written by Outstanding author Kevin Shea (who was ably assisted by 3 other very qualified individuals), this is a pleasurable publication, that does not bore the reader, as some diaries have, but rather, enlightens even the most loyal of Maple Leaf fans with details and insights that clearly show that there was a tremendous amount of research done by the authors! For those of us who were around at the time, it is a pleasant trip down memory lane. For those Maple Leaf fans who came after 1967 it is a pleasant and informative look at an age of hockey that we will never see again. Imagine NHL hockey with only 360 player openings in the League! Imagine watching a game with no advertising on the boards or on the ice! Imagine playing the other teams in the league 14 times a season! The teams travelled by train, and, in the case of a home and home weekend series, didn't speak to members of the other team during these trips! Less than a dozen players wore helmets (that's because there was a lot more respect for your fellow player than there is now!). I could go on further, but that would spoil the pleasurable experience that reading this book provides! This is a great read even for fans of other teams! Enjoy!
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Deja Vu all over again!,
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This review is from: Toronto Maple Leafs: Diary of a Dynasty, 1957--1967 (Paperback)
For any of us who lived through the Leaf dynasty, and even for those who don't believe there ever was one, this is a fabulous book. Well written, easy to read and well-documented. I would highly recommend it to anyone who remembers or those of you who still dream of the day.
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A Maple Leaf Fan's Dream!!,
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This review is from: Toronto Maple Leafs: Diary of a Dynasty, 1957--1967 (Paperback)
A truly outstanding read!As a child of the 60's, who was forced to go to bed on school nights before the games were over, this is truly a walk down memory lane! Skillfully written by Outstanding author Kevin Shea (who was ably assisted by 3 other very qualified individuals), this is a pleasurable publication, that does not bore the reader, as some diaries have, but rather, enlightens even the most loyal of Maple Leaf fans with details and insights that clearly show that there was a tremendous amount of research done by the authors! For those of us who were around at the time, it is a pleasant trip down memory lane. For those Maple Leaf fans who came after 1967 it is a pleasant and informative look at an age of hockey that we will never see again. Imagine NHL hockey with only 120 player openings in the League! Imagine watching a game with no advertising on the boards or on the ice! Imagine playing the other teams in the league 14 times a season! The teams travelled by train, and, in the case of a home and home weekend series, didn't speak to members of the other team during these trips! Less than a dozen players wore helmets (that's because there was a lot more respect for your fellow player than there is now!). I could go on further, but that would spoil the pleasurable experience that reading this book provides! This is a great read even for fans of other teams! Enjoy! |
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