Ice Wars: The Complete Story of New York's Greatest Modern Sports Rivalry

by Gil Martin

Overview

This book presents the complete history of New Yorks greatest modern sports rivalry: The battle between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. More than fifty former players and broadcasters from both teams were interviewed for this book to provide the inside story of the battle between the Rangers and the Islanders. No modern rivalry in sports has quite the intensity and proximity of the Rangers-Islanders. Each game in the history of the rivalry is reviewed so fans can remember the great moments and stars that made this rivalry unique. Players like Rod Gilbert, JP Parise, Billy Smith, Phil Esposito, Denis Potvin, John Davidson, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Don Maloney, Barry Beck, Pat LaFontaine, Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Glenn Healy, Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, John Tavares, Kyle Okposo, and Henrik Lundqvist are profiled and featured throughout the book. This book is an invaluable reference for fans of both teams and hockey fans everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524617516
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	08/12/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	510
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Gil Martin grew up in the thick of the Rangers-Islanders rivalry. He has lived in the New York area nearly all of his life and has followed the rivalry since it started in 1972.