| Hockey in the Capital District Contributor(s): Mancuso, Jim (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0738544671 ISBN-13: 9780738544670 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Hockey in the Capital District chronicles professional hockey in the capital region of New York State: Albany, Schenectady, and Troy. A total of six professional teams have taken the ice in four different leagues, beginning in the 19521953 season with the Troy Uncle Sams Trojans. The tradition continued with the Schenectady Chiefs (19811982), the Troy Slapshots (19861987), the Albany Choppers (19901991), the Troy-based Capital District Islanders (19901993), and the Albany River Rats (1993present). The River Rats brought the area its fi rst championship by capturing the AHLs Calder Cup. Through historic images, this volume presents the rich hockey heritage of the Capital District. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Sports & Recreation | Hockey - Travel | Special Interest - Sports |
| LCCN: 2006923085 |
| Series: Images of Sports |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.5" W x 9.24" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hockey in the Capital District chronicles professional hockey in the capital region of New York State: Albany, Schenectady, and Troy. A total of six professional teams have taken the ice in four different leagues, beginning in the 1952 1953 season with the Troy Uncle Sam s Trojans. The tradition continued with the Schenectady Chiefs (1981 1982), the Troy Slapshots (1986 1987), the Albany Choppers (1990 1991), the Troy-based Capital District Islanders (1990 1993), and the Albany River Rats (1993 present). The River Rats brought the area its fi rst championship by capturing the AHL s Calder Cup. Through historic images, this volume presents the rich hockey heritage of the Capital District." |
Contributor Bio(s): Mancuso, Jim: - Jim Mancuso, a member of the Society for International Hockey Research, has written several other books on minor-league hockey, including Hockey in Charlotte, Hockey in Providence, Hockey in Springfi eld, and Hockey in Syracuse. |