The Best and Worst of Hockey Firsts is a guaranteed conversation starter, an irreverent, entertaining, and informative book packed to the rafters with quirky nhl trivia. Rink rats Don Weekes and Kerry Banks have dug deep to assemble a collection of more than 500 fascinating firsts, one-of-a-kind feats, and offbeat milestones that shed new light on an old game.
Readers will discover the identity of the first player to have a top-40 song written about him, the first player busted for smuggling cocaine, the only player arrested between periods, the last goalie to play without a mask, the last coach to wear a fedora, the first team to use a hypnotist, the only team penalized more than 200 minutes in one game, and the first victorious captain to skate a lap with the Stanley Cup.
The official record book format makes The Best and Worst of Hockey Firsts an easy reference, and the pithy and often opinionated text is unlike anything found in a typical hockey record guide. Studded with oddball stories and little-known facts, this quirky package will delight hockey fans both young and old.