Icing on the Plains The Rough Ride of Kansas City’s NHL Scouts 1st Edition by Troy Treasure 9781982214074 1982214074

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• ISBN 10: 1982214074
• ISBN 13: 9781982214074
• Author: Troy Treasure

This is the story of Kansas City’s attempt to integrate major-league hockey into its sports marketplace, only to see it fall through thin ice. Troy Treasure, an award-winning sports reporter, tells the riveting story of the Kansas City Scouts, who began playing in the National Hockey League in 1974. Perhaps the franchise’s owners should have guessed it would be a struggle from the beginning: After finally getting an arena, its original name—the Mo-Hawks—was rejected because the Chicago Blackhawks thought it too closely resembled their moniker. But while the franchise underperformed on the ice and at the box office, there was also triumphs and plenty of laughs mixed in with the tears. During their two years on the ice, the Scouts featured the biggest on-ice badass in the NHL, a combustible coach, and one of hockey’s all-time funny men. Filled with player interviews and painstakingly researched, this book pays tribute to the history of professional hockey in Kansas City, the city’s other pro sports teams, and athletics at large.

Table contents:

Chapter 1 K.c. As A Big-league City
Chapter 2 Ownership
Chapter 3 The Architect
Chapter 4 The Expansion Shaft
Chapter 5 Searching For A Superstar
Chapter 6 Training Camp
Chapter 7 North America Tour
Chapter 8 Back-to-back: Home Debut, First Win
Chapter 9 Tragedy
Chapter 10 Moving Parts
Chapter 11 Rotten Egg
Chapter 12 Winless March
Chapter 13 Summer Reset
Chapter 14 Another Garden Party
Chapter 15 Conquering The Canadiens
Chapter 16 Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Chapter 17 Bep Bails Out
Chapter 18 As A Debacle Turns Worse
Chapter 19 The Final Skates
Chapter 20 Sayonara
Chapter 21 Autopsy Results
Chapter 22 What Ever Happened To:

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