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D'arcy Jenish, one of the most thorough hockey historians you will ever read, is back with a new title:  The NHL: 100 Years of On-Ice Action and Boardroom Battles . Jenish previously wrote  The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years Of Hockey Glory , wowing readers with the depth of his research. Mr. Jenish takes this to a whole new level in his NHL centennial book. The NHL centennial is not until 2017, so Jenish and Doubleday Canada are getting a good head start here. I know for a fact that there are several centennial books already in the works. They will have a tough standard to meet with Mr. Jenish coming in first in line. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com I was curious as to why Jenish, the former senior writer for MacLean's magazine, and Doubleday Canada were in such a hurry to release this title. Just reading the introduction to the book reveals why. Jenish is not so much writing the history of the National Hockey League, at least not the story we'v...

The Montreal Canadiens are unquestionably hockey's most celebrated team, including in the literary world. Over the years there are several significant volumes that have not only captured the Canadiens mystique, but contributed to it. I'm thinking of books like The Montreal Canadiens by Claude Mouton, or Lions In Winter by Allan Turowetz and Chris Goyens or The Habs by Dick Irvin. And the absolute best of the best - The Game by Ken Dryden, My Life In Hockey By Jean Beliveau and The Hockey Sweater and Our Life With The Rocket , both my Roch Carrier. Can this oncoming onslaught of Canadiens books really offer us anything new? We will have to judge each book on it's own merits. But I can confidently say that The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory by D'arcy Jenish does a great job of telling us the story of the Montreal Canadiens. And in doing so he offers us a new look at that history. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com...

The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory Written by D'Arcy Jenish Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages Publisher: Anchor Canada Book Website ISBN: 978-0-385-66325-0 (0-385-66325-0) Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com This is Hockeytown Other cities may lay claim to the title, says Pierre Boivin during an animated discussion in his corner office on the seventh floor of the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens. Then, with a sweep of his arm, he gestures at the city beyond his windows. “Make no mistake about it, this is Hockeytown.” Montreal is Hockeytown by dint of history and the citizenry’s enduring passion for the sport. It is where a raw and ragged game – shinny played on the icebound creeks and rivers and lakes of a wintry nation – came indoors and became hockey, the world’s first arena sport. It is where the first rules were written, where the first team was formed – the McGill University Redmen in 1877 – and where the sport’s m...

The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory Written by D'Arcy Jenish Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages Publisher: Anchor Canada ISBN: 978-0-385-66325-0 (0-385-66325-0) A Team Like No Other When we think of the Montreal Canadiens, we think of many things, some obvious, some less so. There’s the Stanley Cup, of course, which was awarded to the Canadiens for championships won in 1916 and 1924, in 1930 and ’31, in 1944, ’46 and ’53, in fifteen of twentythree seasons between 1956 and 1979, in 1986 and again in 1993. We think of longevity, because the Canadiens have been playing for a hundred years, longer than any professional hockey team. We think of the gods of hockey: Plante in goal, Harvey and Robinson on defence, the Rocket, Béliveau and Lafleur for the offence. And a host of lesser deities: the Pocket Rocket, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Cournoyer and Moore; Dryden, Savard and Gainey. Stars from the edge of living memory: Elmer Lach, Butch Bouchard, Ken Reardon and B...

Congratulations must go out to author D'arcy Jenish and publisher Doubleday Canada. Their book Montreal: 100 Years Of Glory has reached the Globe & Mail best seller list . The Globe's list is the Canadian equivalent to the New York Time's best seller list.

As the Montreal Canadiens embark on their centennial season, it comes as no surprise that 2008 will see a number of titles about Les Habitants hitting bookstore shelves . The Montreal Canadiens are unquestionably hockey's most celebrated team, including in the literary world. Over the years there are several significant volumes that have not only captured the Canadiens mystique, but contributed to it. I'm thinking of books like The Montreal Canadiens by Claude Mouton, or Lions In Winter by Allan Turowetz and Chris Goyens or The Habs by Dick Irvin. And the absolute best of the best - The Game by Ken Dryden, My Life In Hockey By Jean Beliveau and The Hockey Sweater and Our Life With The Rocket , both my Roch Carrier. Can this oncoming onslaught of Canadiens books really offer us anything new? We will have to judge each book on it's own merits. But I can confidently say that The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory by D'arcy Jenish does a great job of telling us ...

The book: The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory Hardcover, 336 pages The Author: D'Arcy Jenish The Publisher: Double Day Canada Release Date: September 30, 2008 Pre-order: Amazon - Chapters Book Description The definitive history of the Montreal Canadiens–to coincide with their Centenary in 2009 Before there were slapshots, Foster Hewitt, or even an NHL, there were the Canadiens. Founded on December 4, 1909, the team won its first Stanley Cup in 1916. Since then, the Canadiens have won 23 more championships, making them the most successful hockey team in the world. The team has survived two wars, the Great Depression, NHL expansion, and countless other upheavals, thanks largely to the loyalty of fans and an extraordinary cast of players, coaches, owners, and managers. The Montreal Canadiens captures the full glory of this saga. It weaves the personalities, triumphs, heartaches, and hysteria into a compelling narrative with a surprise on every page. It sheds new light on old...