Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend

Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend

by Dan Robson
Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend

Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend

by Dan Robson

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Overview

A tribute to the larger than life story of a hockey icon and hero.
     The hockey world mourned when Pat Quinn died in November 2014.
     Tough guys sobbed. Networks carried montages of Quinn's rugged hits, his steely-eyed glare, and his famous victories. Quinn made a few enemies over the years, but there was no one who didn't respect the tough working-class kid who had fought his way to the very top of the hockey world.
     He had butted heads with superstars, with management, and with the league itself. And he had also succeeded at every level, finishing his journeyman's career as the captain of an NHL team, then quickly emerged as one of the best coaches in the league. He gathered executive titles like hockey cards, and done things his own way, picking up a law degree along the way.
     He was brash, dour, and abrasive--and people loved him for his alloy of pugnacity and flair, his three-piece suits and cigars, his Churchillian heft and his scowl.
     In the end, the player who would never even have dreamed of being inducted into the Hall of Fame was the chair of the Hall's selection committee. That is Quinn's story: an underdog who succeeded so completely that his legacy has become the standard by which others are judged.
     Told by bestselling author Dan Robson, and supported by the Quinn family and network of friends, Quinn is the definitive account of one of the game's biggest personalities and most storied lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780143196037
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 11/03/2015
Sold by: Penguin Group
Format: eBook
Pages: 400
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

DAN ROBSON is a writer for Sportsnet magazine. His writing has also appeared in the Canadian Press, CBC, and the Toronto Star. He is the bestselling author of The Crazy Game. Online: https://twitter.com/robsondan http://www.danrobsonstories.com/ https://instagram.com/robsondan/

Table of Contents

1 Glennie Avenue 1

2 Mahoney 14

3 Mentors and Toothpicks 23

4 "Go for the Education" 32

5 "They're Not Tough … They're Just Dirty" 42

6 The Policeman 50

7 One More Shot 67

8 Blue and White 76

9 "We Want Quinn!" 90

10 Figures and Shillelaghs 103

11 "It's Been a Great Life" 114

12 Rejects and has-Beens 127

13 Coach Quinn 142

14 The Streak 155

15 Finding an Edge 176

16 The Right Direction 192

17 Quinngate 202

18 Selling Hope 216

19 Superboss 234

20 Dreamland 252

21 The End of an Era 274

22 Back to Where it Began 289

23 Glitter and Gold 305

24 Last Dance 323

25 A Song for Paddy Quinn 341

Notes 351

Acknowledgments 374

Index 379

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