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Introduction / by Michael Farber -- Era: beginnings, 1875 through 1925-26 -- An innocent at rinkside / by William Faulkner -- Flyer from Flin Flon / by Mark Mulvoy -- The pantheon: forwards -- Meet the boy wonder / by E.M. Swift -- Twin pillars / by Michael Farber -- Era: establishment, 1926-27 through 1945-46 -- The art of the face-off / by Michael Farber -- Sportsmen of the year: the U.S. Olympic team / by E.M. Swift -- Smooth operator / by Steve Rushin -- Era: original six, 1946-47 through 1966-67 -- Single-minded / by Gary Smith -- League of his own / by Michael Farber -- The pantheon: defensemen -- Sportsman of the year: Bobby Orr / by Jack Olsen -- On and on and on / by E.M. Swift -- Era: expansion, 1967-68 through 1978-79 -- When hell froze over / by Allen Abel -- Bozo the Bruin / by George Plimpton -- The handsome hero of the Hawks / by Kenneth Rudeen -- Eleven seconds / by E.M. Swift -- Era: Gretzky, 1979-80 through 1990-91 -- The pantheon: goaltenders -- The pioneer / by Michael Farber -- The record-breaker / by Michael Farber -- Over the edge / by Kostya Kennedy -- Sutter clutter / by Leigh Montville -- Fire on ice / by Herbert Warren Wind -- Era: sunbelt, 1991-92 through 2003-04 -- Boris and his boys play a few friendlies / by Mark Mulvoy -- Destiny's child / by S.L. Price -- The pantheon: coaches -- Worrying is the way to win / by Mark Kram -- Cherry bombs / by Leigh Montville -- Era: new game, 2005-06 to present -- The old goalies' dance / by Pete Axthelm -- Goodbye, Great One / by E.M. Swift.

A visual chronicle of hockey's history that begins with its hardscrabble roots and continues through the eras of such greats as Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, and Wayne Gretzky, as well as such Olympic feats as the USA's defeat of the Soviet Union at Lake Placid.