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DEAL WITH IT, By Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin
There’s no denying the impact of dramatic trades on NHL success and Stanley Cup glory…
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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Featured Author
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. Deal With it, his new book with son Evan was released in April of 2024. He has a book of poetry to be released later in 2025.
Bruce’s career has included successful stints in television, radio and print. 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) and two new books– Ice Storm: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Vancouver Canucks Team Ever for Greystone Press and Grant Fuhr: Portrait of a Champion for Random House.
His ground-breaking investigations into the life and times of Alan Eagleson led to his selection as the winner of the Gemini for Canada’s top sportscaster in 1993 and again in 1996. This work earned 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) where his incisive style and wit on sports media and business won him many readers.
