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The Bird: The Life and Times of Hockey Legend Wren Blair
by Wren Blair,Ron Brown,Jill Blair
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Paperback 343 pages / Quarry Press / 2002-12 / listprice: $19.95
ISBN: 1550822942
Product Dimentions: 9.04 x 6.06 x 0.92 inches
Product Weight: 126 ounces
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Memoir of one of the liveliest characters in hockey history, Wren The Bird Blair. Before the Minnesota Wild played the NHL, the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars) joined the league in 1967, managed and coached by Blair. Among The Bird's many hockey distinctions are * Winningthe World Amateur Hockey Championship * Signing 14-year-old Bobby Orr to the Boston Bruins * managing the Los Angeles Kings * owning the Clinton Comets (EPHL), Saginaw Gears (IHL), Kingston Frontenacs (OHL), and Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL). In the tradition of the best hockey story tellers, Blair spins yarns about the antics and tactics of legendary hockey players and hockey executives, including Jack Kent Cooke(Los Angeles Kings). Complete with rare photos of players and teams.
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