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Authors Capture History of the Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey
2004
World Cup of Hockey
CANADA'S CUP!
Until the Olympics opened their
doors to the NHL's best athletes, The World Cup of Hockey and its predecessor, the Canada
Cup, represented the only world hockey championships truly open
to the world¹s best players. The result has been — particularly
with the 1987 tournament — the highest level of hockey ever
achieved in the eyes of most aficionados of the sport.
Coming off of the exciting Canadian double
gold medal performance in the 2002 Olympics combined with the 30th
anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series and 15th anniversary of the
1987 Canada Cup (Canada's three greatest hockey moments), the
market has never been so ripe for a book about top level
international hockey.
The World Cup of Hockey, and its predecessor
the Canada Cup, featured each participant nation¹s very best
players, competing against one another at an unprecedented level.
These athletes play full out — not for money, but for the pride
of their country and the love of the game. When hockey is played
for those reasons, the result is as pure as it is unforgettable.
The World Cup of Hockey looks back at
each tournament, recapturing the passion and excitement of great
days past. We cover three generations, starting with the post
Summit Series era of 1976 and 1981, then moving into the high
flying Gretzky era of 1984 and 1987, and then into the era of a
new rival, the Americans, in 1991 and 1996. Each tournament
is looked at separately and features
• Team-by-team capsules
• Game-by-game summaries, including box scores
• Tournament summaries
• Complete statistical breakdown
• Plus fascinating and dramatic anecdotes and accounts of the
action.
Patrick Houda and Joe Pelletier have both
contributed materials to Total Hockey: The Official
Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League, now in its second
edition and considered by many to be the definitive resource for
hockey information. In addition, Patrick Houda is also a
regular contributor to the annual publication The NHL Guide and
Record Book and various European hockey publications. Both have worked on various projects for NHL
Alumni associations, and both are members of the Society for
International Hockey Research and the Hockey Research
Association. Joe also has created 1972SummitSeries.com
: A September to Remember.
Email
us at teamcanada72@gmail.com
For more information
about the book's release, please
email
Warwick Publishing with your questions.
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