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Icebound America: A History of Ice Hockey in the United States
Paperback
Publisher: Publishdrive
Published: May 7 2026
Pages: 430
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From frozen ponds and school teams to Olympic gold, NHL expansion, college rivalries, women's professional hockey, and Sun Belt arenas, Icebound America: A History of Ice Hockey in the United States tells the sweeping story of how an imported winter sport became a distinctly American game.
This fact-based narrative traces hockey's growth from nineteenth-century skating culture and early amateur clubs through the arrival of the Boston Bruins, the Original Six era, the rise of college hockey, the Miracle on Ice, the 1990s boom, labor battles, outdoor spectacles, women's Olympic triumphs, and the modern expansion age of Vegas, Seattle, and beyond. It follows the people, teams, institutions, and arenas that carried the sport across regions and generations, showing how hockey in the United States grew from a northern pastime into a national system of youth programs, colleges, professional leagues, Olympic teams, women's competition, sled hockey, and community rinks.
Richly detailed and written in a polished narrative style, this book is for readers who want the full American hockey story: not myth alone, but the verifiable history of teams founded, leagues built, medals won, rinks opened, and a game that kept expanding.
Trademark Disclaimer
This book is an independent historical work. All trademarks, team names, league names, organization names, logos, event names, arena names, and related marks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective owners. References to the National Hockey League, NHL, Stanley Cup, USA Hockey, NCAA, IIHF, PWHL, Olympic Games, team names, player names, and other protected names or marks are used solely for factual, historical, descriptive, and informational purposes. This book is not authorized, sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with any league, team, governing body, broadcaster, arena, organization, player, estate, or rights holder mentioned herein.
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