| Hockey in Portland Contributor(s): Mancuso, Jim (Author), Petterson, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738548049 ISBN-13: 9780738548043 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Portland, Oregon, has an old and rich hockey tradition. The City of Roses was home to six professional hockey teams that took the ice in fi ve different leagues, including two major league clubs. It all started with the Rosebuds (19141918), who earned the distinction of being the fi rst United Statesbased team to compete for the Stanley Cup. The tradition continued with a second version of the Rosebuds (19251926), the original Buckaroos (19281931), a second version of the Buckaroos (19331941), the Eagles/Penguins (19441951), and the Western Hockey League (WHL) Buckaroos (19601974). The WHL Buckaroos won three Patrick Cup titles and iced several minor league hockey legends, including Gordon Fashoway, Guyle Fielder, Don Head, Andy Hebenton, Norm Johnson, Art Jones, Connie Madigan, and Bill Saunders. Several Hockey Hall of FamersTommy Dunderdale, George Hay, Dick Irvin, and Moose Johnsonalso spent time on Portland teams. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Hockey - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 796.962 |
| LCCN: 2007924201 |
| Series: Images of Sports |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.55" W x 9.23" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Locality - Portland-Vancouver, Or-Wa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Portland, Oregon, has an old and rich hockey tradition. The City of Roses was home to six professional hockey teams that took the ice in fi ve different leagues, including two major league clubs. It all started with the Rosebuds (1914 1918), who earned the distinction of being the fi rst United States based team to compete for the Stanley Cup. The tradition continued with a second version of the Rosebuds (1925 1926), the original Buckaroos (1928 1931), a second version of the Buckaroos (1933 1941), the Eagles/Penguins (1944 1951), and the Western Hockey League (WHL) Buckaroos (1960 1974). The WHL Buckaroos won three Patrick Cup titles and iced several minor league hockey legends, including Gordon Fashoway, Guyle Fielder, Don Head, Andy Hebenton, Norm Johnson, Art Jones, Connie Madigan, and Bill Saunders. Several Hockey Hall of Famers Tommy Dunderdale, George Hay, Dick Irvin, and Moose Johnson also spent time on Portland teams." |
Contributor Bio(s): Mancuso, Jim: - Coauthors Jim Mancuso, an author of several books on minor league hockey, and Scott Petterson, a collector of Portland hockey memorabilia, are both members of the Society for International Hockey Research. |