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startjpw23's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This book tells the story of the Hartford Whalers. It talks about the events that led to their formation, their time in the World Hockey Association, their time in the National Hockey League, to a little after they left Hartford and moved to North Carolina. It talks about their brief highs, and their many lows. Many former players, coaches, team officials, owners, and fans were interviewed for the book. The author, Christopher Price, became a fan of the Whalers when he was growing up. He later became a sportswriter. He is both able to write about how and why the community loved the Whalers and also about the practical aspects of a team in a top league in a small city. He details why the events that happened in the latter part of their time in Hartford eventually led to their leaving Hartford. In 1975, our aunts bought season tickets for themselves, my sister and me to the Whalers. For the majority of their time there, we loved them. We had a lot of fun times watching them at the Hartford Civic Center. The relationship somewhat soured toward the end. This book brings back a lot of great memories and some no so great ones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
beguiledbybooks's review
3.0
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC!
Bleeding Green recounts the story of the Hartford Whalers NHL franchise. As the NHL struggled to compete against the rise of other professional sports, like American football and basketball, the NHL expanded the teams beyond the original six to include new markets. Hartford, called the Bermuda Triangle of sports between New York and Boston, carried the Whalers for nearly twenty years through growth and struggles, as well as playoff runs. This book recounts the people, trivia, and stats that made the Whalers a storybook franchise.
Likes: Full disclosure, I’m not one to read a book about sports. However, as a passionate Carolina Hurricanes fan who loves retro-Whalers night, I wanted to give this book a read. There were some interesting pieces of trivia and quotes from former Whalers players and staff. The stories were interesting and gave a glimpse into the world of hockey in the 70s and 80s.
Comments: I like the book. Never having read a sports book before, I didn’t see much of a story throughout. Bleeding Green is more of a timeline of trivia and quotes, which was fun.
Bleeding Green recounts the story of the Hartford Whalers NHL franchise. As the NHL struggled to compete against the rise of other professional sports, like American football and basketball, the NHL expanded the teams beyond the original six to include new markets. Hartford, called the Bermuda Triangle of sports between New York and Boston, carried the Whalers for nearly twenty years through growth and struggles, as well as playoff runs. This book recounts the people, trivia, and stats that made the Whalers a storybook franchise.
Likes: Full disclosure, I’m not one to read a book about sports. However, as a passionate Carolina Hurricanes fan who loves retro-Whalers night, I wanted to give this book a read. There were some interesting pieces of trivia and quotes from former Whalers players and staff. The stories were interesting and gave a glimpse into the world of hockey in the 70s and 80s.
Comments: I like the book. Never having read a sports book before, I didn’t see much of a story throughout. Bleeding Green is more of a timeline of trivia and quotes, which was fun.
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