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Summary:

"Team builders make the biggest decisions in hockey, and indeed in all of sports. They set the culture. They are the ones ultimately responsible for whether a Stanley Cup is raised at the end of the season. In the NHL, it all starts at the top. In this book, journalist Craig Custance takes readers behind the scenes of championship hockey culture where the most impactful (and most secretive) leaders in the NHL operate. For over three years, he has journeyed everywhere to get exclusive time with the most powerful people in hockey: an owner's suite, a private championship ring ceremony, a Pennsylvania country club, a Florida pickleball court, and a bookstore in a northern Michigan resort town, among other locations. In total, the owners, presidents, general managers, and executives featured in this book have won twelve Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold medal and, in one case, led a boycott that changed the sport forever. For hockey fans, there are stories behind memorable trades, the biggest free agent signings and insights into how some of the most successful teams of the last two decades were built. There are never-been-told details about trade demands, a prominent hire that was regretted immediately, and the story of how one general manager risked his life to sign a player he thought could alter his franchise. For those interested in the secrets of sports management, this book details the hiring process, the path to the highest levels of success in hockey, the values in risk-taking, and the character traits most consistent in eventual champions."-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Custance, Craig , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The franchise: the business of building winning teams [by Custance, C.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Franchise [by Custance, C.] (Simon & Schuster Canada edition; Toronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster Canada Ltd., 2024 — ISBN 1668035448; ISBN 9781668035443)

Subjects:

National Hockey League — Management

Hockey players — Selection and appointment

Hockey players — Trading of

Hockey players — Recruiting

Success

General Notes:

Includes index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

GV847 .C87 2024eb

ISBNs:

9781668035450 (electronic book)
1668035456 (electronic book)
9781668035443 (hardcover) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1431884513

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31106716 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306687965