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About Deal With It
There's no denying the impact of dramatic trades on NHL success and Stanley Cup glory. From their evolution as simple player-for-player swaps to the current version of trading draft picks, cash, future considerations, salary-cap space or actual human beings, the art of swapping assets in the NHL has become a science, an art and an accounting exercise. From Phil Esposito to the Bruins (1967), Wayne Gretzky to the Kings (1988), and Patrick Roy to the Avalanche (1995), Deal With It tracks the back stories behind the most impactful trades in modern NHL history, from 1967 expansion right up to the present. There's also major transactions such as Doug Gilmour to the Maple Leafs, Frank Mahovlich to the Red Wings and the trade-inspired birth of the Vegas Golden Knights, that get delved into.
With detailed analysis and keen insight into eight monumental deals, Deal With It recalls the moments when hockey history was irrevocably changed. There also is a ranking of the Top 25 trades in NHL History with the authors presenting their own differing lists for comparison. The best-selling father/son duo of Bruce and Evan Dowbiggin create a fitting sequel to the highly-rated Inexact Science.
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"This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports."
"Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read."
"Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal. It has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent."
— Policy Magazine
"Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! We get a glimpse into the inner workings of a professional sports team and see the reasons why it is so incredibly difficult to win championships."
"A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America."
— Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group
"The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths."
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In Other Words
Bruce Dowbiggin 1974-2025. At last, a collection of the poems from award-winning author Bruce Dowbiggin. Ranging from his time at the University of Toronto in the 1970s to the present day they feature poems on family, love, humour, remarkable figures of history, art and science and life in the West. A unique addition to his portfolio of books, journalism and creative writing it shows a writer at the top of his skill probing the mysteries of the heart and mind. As an added bonus the book features the unique illustrations of noted illustrator Kim Lewis, an expatriate Canadian living in Northumberland, England. Kim captures the beauty of her surroundings and her deep sense of place in her vision.
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Bruce Dowbiggin
Bruce Dowbiggin's career is unmatched in Canada for its diversity and breadth of experience. He is currently the editor and publisher of Not The Public Broadcaster website and is also the author of In Other Words, his collection of poems 1985-2025.
A two-time winner of the Gemini Award as Canada's top television sports broadcaster for his work with CBC-TV, Mr. Dowbiggin is also the best-selling author of Money Players (finalist for the 2004 National Business Book Award), Ice Storm: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Vancouver Canucks Team Ever, and Grant Fuhr: Portrait of a Champion.
His ground-breaking investigations into the life and times of Alan Eagleson led to his selection as winner of the Gemini for Canada's top sportscaster in 1993 and again in 1996, earning him the reputation as one of Canada's top investigative journalists in any field. He was a featured columnist for the Calgary Herald (1998–2009) and the Globe & Mail (2009–2013).
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