Book Categories
|
Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders |
Buy Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders here, one of 750 Hockey History books offered for sale at discount prices here in the history books section at R bookshop. There are currently 86883 history books in our history books section, and over 1,000,000 books listed in our book store. We greatly appreciate your patronage at R bookshop and look forward to offering you a large selection of great books at discount prices now and in the future. Thank you for shopping at R Bookshop!
|
You Are Here: Home > History Books > Hockey History > Item 158
|
Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders
|
by Alan Hahn
Sales Rank: 319017
|
List Price: $24.95
$16.47
At Amazon
on 11-2-2008.
|
|
|
|
Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 250 pages
Published by: Sports Publishing LLC November 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1582613338
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1582613338
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Description
The National Hockey League saw the birth of a new dynasty in 1980. The New York Islanders had been an expansion franchise in 1972 in the New York City suburbs of Long Island. For years they played in the long shadow of the big-city New York Rangers and were considered the league's laughingstock during their first season. Miraculously, eight years later, they were champions. Despite their mercurial rise in the 1970s--which included a first-place overall finish in the 1978-79 season--the Islanders were still considered chokers because of playoff failures. The most frustrating failure of all came at the hands of the rival Rangers, who beat them in 1979 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. A year later they stumbled through an injury-plagued and inconsistent regular season. When the playoffs arrived again, however, they were ready. Bolstered by the late-season addition of speedy center Butch Goring and the bitterness of the previous year's defeat, the Islanders overcame their past failures and put together an exhausting and dramatic run to their first-ever appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals they met the still-dominant Philadelphia Flyers, two-time champions in the 1970s. The ensuing battle demonstrated not only the promise with which the Islanders had always teased their fans, but also the maddening struggles that seemed to hold them back every year. That is, until Game 6, when Bob Nystrom, an everyman's everyman, scored the clinching goal at 7:11 of overtime to make history in both the NHL, and on Long Island. It is a moment that, 25 years later, still lives in the hearts of Islanders fans and in the annals of Long Island, as a region and a community. It is a moment thatspawned a run of four consecutive championships, the longest by any United States-based professional team and a run that has since gone unmatched. Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders is the story of how it happened, how it came together, and what it felt like to be there.
About The Author
Alan Hahn has covered the New York Islanders for Newsday in New York for five seasons. He coauthored Fish Sticks: The Fall and Rise of the New York Islanders (Sports Publishing, 2002). In 2000 he won Newsday’s Publisher Award in Sportswriting for his coverage of the team. He also won two Press Club of Long Island awards for his work. Hahn grew up on Long Island right along with the Islanders franchise and experienced the Stanley Cup dynasty as a young fan. He played hockey and basketball throughout his childhood and eventually took basketball to the NCAA level at Long Island University-C.W. Post. He now resides in Brentwood, New York, with his wife and two children.
Reader Reviews
Really, really enjoyed reading this book. From the foreword to the last page, the story of how the 1980 New York Islanders captured the Stanley Cup really comes alive. I felt the goosebumps of a ten year old kid all over again as I read this book. My only regret: it's a bit short.
Back To Top
|
Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders
Available from Amazon
Price: $16.47
Updated on 11-2-2008.
|
NOTICE: All prices, availability, and specifications
are subject to verification by their respective retailers.
| We offer Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders and other related Hockey History Books here at Rbookshop.com. To view more books about Hockey History please use the previous and next buttons near the top of this page.
|
|
|
Search for books at
