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The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever by Jonathon Gatehouse (Hardback, 2012)

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Two decades of lockouts, soaring ticket prices, and on-ice tinkering have convinced many hard-core fans that the NHL's long-time commissioner Gary Bettman is the devil in disguise, but this book examines his motivations, peels back his often prickly demear, and explains how he manages to lead, confound, and keep order. It details the unlikely ascension of a fatherless Jewish kid from Long Island--who never played hockey and can barely skate--to the sport's biggest job. The seven-fold increase in gross revenue during Bettman's 20-year tenure as NHL commissioner makes him a business success story, and on his watch, professional hockey has also expanded far beyond its regional strongholds. By taming the NHL's famously fractious owners, all but busting its players' union, and enforcing a lawyerly discipline even on trash talk, Bettman has become a figure of almost unrivaled power in the business of sports, and this biography delves into how his influence shapes rival leagues in other countries, dictates the schedule of the Olympic Winter Games, and spills onto the ice itself.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN-10
1600788157
ISBN-13
9781600788154
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189828594

Product Key Features

Author
Jonathon Gatehouse
Format
Hardback, Sewn,Cloth over Boards,With Dust Jacket
Language
English
Topic
Biography: Sport

Additional Product Features

Content Note
Black & White Halftones, Colour Illustrations
Author Biography
Jonathon Gatehouse is a senior correspondent for Maclean's weekly magazine and was formerly a reporter for the National Post and Montreal's Gazette. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Date of Publication
01/10/2012
Country of Publication
United States

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