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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Winter sports > Ice hockey
America and Canada both saw historic sports milestones in 1993.
While the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bulls reigned supreme, the
Toronto Blue Jays won a second consecutive World Series on a
walk-off homer, and the Montreal Canadiens emerged as the last
Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup. While stars like Michael
Jordan, Wayne Gretzky and Joe Montana overcame physical and
emotional challenges to make history, teams were performing
unprecedented feats, from the Buffalo Bills' unrivaled comeback on
Wild Card Weekend to the Baltimore Orioles' unveiling of their
transformative ballpark design during All-Star Week. Drawing on
original interviews with dozens of former players and coaches, this
book revisits an exceptional sports year for fans across North
America, with memorable stories involving some of the most iconic
sports figures of the 1990s.
Philadelphia has been a hockey town since 1897. Before and even
during the Philadelphia Flyers' tenure, other teams-the Ramblers,
the Quakers and the Firebirds, among others-called the city home,
for better or for worse. The first of its kind, this comprehensive
history covers the teams and players that graced the ice from the
turn of the 20th century through the 2009 demise of the
Philadelphia Phantoms. Offering something for every Philly hockey
fan, the author tells the stories of the 10 pro teams that played
the world's fastest game in the City of Brotherly Love.
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