Walking with Legends: The Real Stories of Hockey Night in Canada
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In Walking with Legends, Ralph Mellanby, one of hockey's best-known executives, recalls his relationship with many of the sport's luminaries, from lawyers and coaches to managers, owners, and even those who ran the NHL. Mellanby includes anecdotes about Gary Bettman, Scotty Bowman, Ice Men Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzy, Bobby Hull, and Gordie Howe, along with hundreds of others. He knows them all, has worked with them all, and recounts his experiences — and a wealth of insider hockey history and information — in this entertaining, firsthand chronicle.
Foreword Don Cherry ixIntroduction Mike Brophy xiOn the AirThe Pioneers: Foster and Bill Hewitt 3The Consummate Pro: Brian McFarlane 16The Dream Team: Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin 23The Complete Broadcaster: Dan Kelly 32The Voice of Hockey: Bob Cole 39The Host's Host: Dave Hodge 45Master of the Telestrator: Howie Meeker 52The Sharp-Dressed Man: Don Cherry 64The (Other) Boys of Saturday Night 77Intermission: Two Historic MatchupsA Close Call: The 1972 Summit Series 105The Miracle on Ice: The 1980 U.S. Olympic Team 119On the IceThe Competitor: Ted Lindsay 131Larger Than Life: Rocket Richard 136The Greatest of Them All: Gordie Howe 141The Diamond in the Rough: Bohby Hull 148One of a Kind: Bobby Orr 156The Artist: Frank Mahovlich 167The Dynasty: Gretzky, Sather and the Oilers 173The Entertainer: Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion 181Overtime: Off-CameraThe Last of the Pirates: Harold Ballard 189Two Presidents and a Commissioner 202Final Buzzer: A Father on his SonThe Heart and Soul Hockey Player: Scott Mellanby 219Index 231
