Description:On Friday evening, February 22 1980, the USA Olympic hockey team defeated the vaunted Soviet Union 4 to 3 in the semi final match at lake placid, New York. It was the single greatest upset in the history of sports. In the book, Magicians on Ice, author Timothy j. Thompson describes in detail the origins of the great soviet hockey dynasty. He traces the roots of hockey in Russia, examines the Soviet philosophy with regard to the sport, discusses their unique training methods, and provides the reader with background information on the two patriarchs of soviet hockey. The second half of the book takes the reader though each game the soviets played in the 1954 world championships. You will read about unprecedented offensive firepower, spectacular goal tending, and tremendous victories. There are 10 wonderful photographs included for the readers' enjoyment, along with a full and comprehensive index that makes it quite easy to find out interesting tidbits of info at the drop of a hat.The Soviets had the greatest dynasty in the history of hockey. This book tells how it all began.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Magicians on Ice: The Story of the Single Greatest Hockey Dynasty of All Time Volume #1. To get started finding Magicians on Ice: The Story of the Single Greatest Hockey Dynasty of All Time Volume #1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Magicians on Ice: The Story of the Single Greatest Hockey Dynasty of All Time Volume #1
Description: On Friday evening, February 22 1980, the USA Olympic hockey team defeated the vaunted Soviet Union 4 to 3 in the semi final match at lake placid, New York. It was the single greatest upset in the history of sports. In the book, Magicians on Ice, author Timothy j. Thompson describes in detail the origins of the great soviet hockey dynasty. He traces the roots of hockey in Russia, examines the Soviet philosophy with regard to the sport, discusses their unique training methods, and provides the reader with background information on the two patriarchs of soviet hockey. The second half of the book takes the reader though each game the soviets played in the 1954 world championships. You will read about unprecedented offensive firepower, spectacular goal tending, and tremendous victories. There are 10 wonderful photographs included for the readers' enjoyment, along with a full and comprehensive index that makes it quite easy to find out interesting tidbits of info at the drop of a hat.The Soviets had the greatest dynasty in the history of hockey. This book tells how it all began.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Magicians on Ice: The Story of the Single Greatest Hockey Dynasty of All Time Volume #1. To get started finding Magicians on Ice: The Story of the Single Greatest Hockey Dynasty of All Time Volume #1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.