The Great Expansion: The Ultimate Risk that Changed the NHL Forever Book

Contents

Acknowledgements....................vii
Introduction: Looking Back....................xi
Chapter 1 Pre-Expansion Hockey....................1
Chapter 2 Preliminary Expansion Ideas....................9
Chapter 3 Expansion Gets Serious....................17
Chapter 4 Media Response to Expansion....................29
Chapter 5 Expansion Draft....................55
Chapter 6 Oakland/California (Golden) Seals....................73
Chapter 7 Los Angeles Kings....................87
Chapter 8 Minnesota North Stars....................103
Chapter 9 Philadelphia Flyers....................117
Chapter 10 Pittsburgh Penguins....................133
Chapter 11 St. Louis Blues....................149
Chapter 12 Competitive Imbalance....................163
Chapter 13 Competitive Equality....................177
Chapter 14 Comparing Expansion in Professional Sports....................183
Chapter 15 Moving the NHL Forward The Future of Expansion....................197
Epilogue: The Ultimate Decision — Success or Failure?....................209
About the Author....................213
Bibliography....................215
Endnotes....................227