e-branch	Login My List - 0 Help
	Home   My Account/Renew Loans   Community Info   KidSearch   New Catalogue!

Search Advanced By Format By Number My Searches Can't Find it? Find Magazine Articles & more Problems?

Search:  Title Starts with...Title Keyword(s)Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)Subject Starts with...Subject Keyword(s)Series Starts with...Series Keyword(s)Anyword/AnywhereList Name Keyword(s)       Refine Search     > You're searching: Halifax Public Libraries

Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Smith, Bryan, 1961-     Subjects     Wirtz, Rocky, 1952-     Chicago Blackhawks (Hockey team)     National Hockey League.     Businesspeople -- Biography.     Hockey team owners -- Biography.     Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography     Browse Catalog     by author:      Smith, Bryan, 1961-       by title:      The break away : the...       by call number:      796.96264 S643b     Search the Web     Smith, Bryan, 1961-     Wirtz, Rocky, 1952-     Chicago Blackhawks (Hockey team)     National Hockey League.     Businesspeople -- Biography.     Hockey team owners -- Biography.     Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography       MARC Display

The break away : the inside story of the Wirtz Family business and the Chicago Blackhawks / Bryan Smith ; foreword by Tony Esposito. by Smith, Bryan, 1961- Northwestern University Press, 2018. Call #: 796.96264 S643b Subjects Wirtz, Rocky, 1952-   Chicago Blackhawks (Hockey team)   National Hockey League.   Businesspeople -- Biography.   Hockey team owners -- Biography.   Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography ISBN:  9780810138889 0810138883 Description:  xv, 205 p., 20 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Contents:  Foreword / by Tony Esposito -- Prologue: A good burger -- A legacy of boos -- Worse than it seemed -- King Arthur -- "Real estate, skates, and fists" -- Fathers and sons -- The son also rises -- Wirtz family values -- Bill grabs the puck -- The penalty box -- Free fall -- The passing of Dollar Bill -- Meet the new boss -- The ex-Cub factor -- A change of channel -- Resurrection -- A tough call -- What it feels like to be a Wirtz -- What just happened? -- The breakaway. Summary:  [The book] tells the remarkable story of how Rocky Wirtz, scion of a Chicago business and sports dynasty, defied his family and skeptics to take the Chicago Blackhawks from "worst to first." "Breakaway (noun): 1) Ice hockey. A sudden rush down the ice by a [hockey] player or players in an attempt to score a goal, after breaking clear of defending opponents." -- [page [vii]]. When Rocky Wirtz took over the Wirtz Corporation in 2007, including management of the Chicago Blackhawks, the fiercely beloved hockey team was playing to a deserted stadium; ESPN had named the franchise the worst in all of sports. Smith follows the history of the franchise, from Arthur Wirtz's business empire during the Depression, through his son Bill taking the helm of the Blackhawks in 1966 and demanding unflinching adherence to Arthur's traditions. To save the team and the company after Bill's death, Rocky launched a radical turnaround campaign that provoked fierce opposition from Wirtz family insiders-- and led to three Stanley Cup championships in six years. adapted from page [vii] and jacket. Other authors:  Esposito, Tony (Hockey player). Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 796.96264 S643b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.