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Stanley Cup: 120 Years of Hockey Supremacy is the definitive book on the history of the Stanley Cup and the championship teams that have won it. In honor of the 120th anniversary of the first winner of the Stanley Cup, author Eric Zweig has collected the details of every cup winner from 1893 to present. Hockey fans can chart the course of hockey history and revisit the dynasties and Cinderella stories of each and every decade. Zweig presents each Stanley Cup winner in an illustrated two-page spread, detailing playoff brackets, club rosters and playoff statistics, as well as providing stories and sidebars outlining the incredible journey each team took to achieve hockey supremacy. Presented between seasons are highlights of some of hockey's best and most controversial playoff moments, such as Brett Hull's "no goal" in the 1999 final or Bobby Baun's overtime winning goal for the 1964 Stanley Cup. Also included in this expansive volume are personal stori...

Pictured above is a pretty rare book. "Stanley Cup" by Larry Bortstein was first printed way back in January 1973 and was sold for just $1.50! I picked this book up in a used bookstore on Vancouver Island. I can't remember where exactly, but I am certain I paid more than the original cover price. Inside the Stadia Sports publication are a number of interesting if dated stories: The All Time Stanley Cup Team; The Greatest Cup Teams; Never Say Die Leafs Pull A Cup Miracle; Non Stars Scale Heights In Cup Drama; The Ice Ran Red With Blood; The Curse of Muldoon; and Today The Stanley Cup, Tomorrow The World. I found this book buried in my collection the other day and the cover has inspired me to run a special Stanley Cup books feature here at Hockey Book Reviews.com . Starting tomorrow I will begin reviewing older but usually still available books dedicated to the Stanley Cup.