Overview
An honest portrait of the Detroit Red Wings for the all-weather fan
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Detroit Red Wings documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Wings highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the revolutionary style of the Russian Five and the magic run of Franzén, as well as the dark sides of Jack Adams and the Richard Riot of 1955. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.
Author Biography
Ted Kulfan is the Detroit Red Wings beat writer for the Detroit News, where he has been a sportswriter for over a decade, and has been part of several national award-winning projects. He has been featured in publications ranging from the Sporting News to Basketball Weekly and was a contributer to the book Wayne Gretzky: The Making of the Great One. He lives in Dearborn, Michigan. Larry Murphy is a color commentator for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit as well as a studio analyst; he also occasionally appears on NHL on the Fly with the National Hockey League Network. He is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman, having played for teams that include the Pittsburgh Penguins during two Stanley Cup victories, and the Detroit Red Wings during another two. He is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He lives in Detroit, Michigan.
Press Releases
What fans don’t love to relive the good times of their favorite team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested their allegiance? Those forgettable games, seasons, and plays that made the good times even better?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Detroit Red Wings by Ted Kulfan (Foreword by Larry Murphy) presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Detroit Red Wings. It also unmasks, but doesn’t revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly.
In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Red Wings highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You’ll enjoy stories about legends including Steve Yzerman, Gordie Howe, and Chris Chelios, the Jeri Fischer incident, coaches, and the unforgettable Stanley Cup titles.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Detroit Red Wings includes the best and worst Red Wings teams and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and underrated Red Wings players and coaches. There are Red Wings you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn’t stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Famous Fans. Compelling photos. And much, much more.
If you’re a through-thick-and-thin Red Wings fan, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Detroit Red Wings is especially for you. It will remind you of the good and great times and bring a knowing smile about some of those other times, when you proved to yourself just how loyal you are. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait of the Red Wings will provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.
About the Author:
Ted Kulfan covers the Red Wings for the Detroit News. He grew up in Dearborn and attended Fordson High School. (He is a proud, proud Tractor.) He went on to Wayne State University and graduated with a journalism degree (proud Tartar, er, Warrior). Ted loves all sports, enjoys playing basketball (except when his young son beats him in horse), taking long walks, and defeating his wife in checkers and card games. Oh, he also enjoys pizza — and most seafood.
CONTACT: Natalie King, Triumph Books, 312-252-1252, n.king@triumphbooks.com
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