U.S.A.: Viking, Date: 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9.10 X 6 X 1.40 inches. Synopsis: Gary Bettman's two-decade reign has brought fans lockouts, soaring ticket prices, on-ice tinkering, and the heartbreaking departures of Canadian teams for American markets, and seen the center of NHL power shift to Manhattan. Many hardcore hockey followers are convinced the commissioner is out to ruin the game this country loves. Still, when Bettman took over in 1992, the gross revenue of the National Hockey League was US$400 million. This season, the figure will be closer to $3.3 billion-an eightfold increase. If that were the only criterion by which to judge Bettman's tenure, he'd be a business success story. But on his watch, professional hockey has expanded beyond its traditional strongholds and shown it can prosper in unlikely placeseven on American networks. And the best players in the world now all ply their trade in the league that Gary built. By taming the NHL's famously fractious owners, all but busting its players' union, and by enforcing lawyerly discipline on everything from trash talk to Jim Balsillie's efforts to crash the party, Bettman has become a figure of almost unrivalled power in the business of sport. His influence shapes leagues in other countries, dictates the schedule of the Olympic Winter Games, and spills onto the ice itself with innovations such as the shootout and a ...

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Viking, Date: 2012. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2012. Viking ISBN 0670065927 9780670065929 [US]

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ISBN10: 0670065927, ISBN13: 9780670065929, [publisher: Viking] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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ISBN10: 0670065927, ISBN13: 9780670065929, [publisher: Viking] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]