Bernie Nicholls

Bernie Nicholls

Bernie Nicholls

Bernie Nicholls

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Overview

Across more than a thousand games in the National Hockey League, Bernie Nicholls made his mark with flamboyant style and dynamic scoring prowess. In this new autobiography, Nicholls reflects on his life on and off the ice, sharing candid anecdotes and personal insights from across the hockey landscape. From his childhood in the small Northern Ontario town of West Guilford, to his sensational 70-goal season in Los Angeles, and his recent years in coaching and retirement, this is a refreshing chronicle of a legendary career.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629378664
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 11/01/2022
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 642,178
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Hailing from the small Northern Ontario town of West Guilford (population: 75), Bernie Nicholls is one of only eight players in NHL history to score 70 goals in one season and one of five to score 150 points. Displaying flamboyance and a style that set him apart during an 18-year career, Nicholls amassed 475 goals and 1,209 points in 1,127 games with six teams. He scored 42 goals and 114 points in 118 career playoff games. As a coaching consultant, Nicholls assisted the Los Angeles Kings to a franchise-first Stanley Cup in 2012, and he remains passionate about hunting, golf, and family. 

Ross McKeon has covered the San Jose Sharks and NHL since 1991 with work appearing in the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle, NHL.com, Yahoo! Sports, The Hockey News, and Sports Illustrated, in addition to other media outlets and publications including sports commentary on NBC Sports Bay Area. A Bay Area native and sports journalist since 1978, McKeon is the author of 100 Things Sharks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die and If These Walls Could Talk: San Jose Sharks with Dan Rusanowsky. 

Wayne Gretzky, known as “The Great One,” is regarded as the greatest hockey player in the sport’s history.

Table of Contents

Foreword Wayne Gretzky ix

Introduction Kevin Allen xiii

Chapter 1 Hollywood Hockey 1

Chapter 2 Pranks for the Memories 19

Chapter 3 Broken Bones and Bonuses 31

Chapter 4 Bernie and Wayne's Excellent Adventure 41

Chapter 5 Broken Promise 57

Chapter 6 Live from New York, It's Saturday Night 65

Chapter 7 Family First, Oilers Second 77

Chapter 8 Unimaginable Sorrow 89

Chapter 9 Devil of a Time 95

Chapter 10 Thanks a Million 107

Chapter 11 Taming Tiger 121

Chapter 12 Nobody Ever Beats the House 131

Chapter 13 Sharks, Sutters, and One Dead Cow 137

Chapter 14 Fight Club 153

Chapter 15 Trying to Be Mr. Fix-It 165

Chapter 16 Not the Same 177

Chapter 17 Bad Ending to Good Career 181

Chapter 18 Big Hits and Taboo Golf 187

Chapter 19 For Murph, Probie, Todd, and Gary 197

Chapter 20 Just a Small-Town Boy 207

Chapter 21 My Dad, My Hero 217

Chapter 22 Scoring Goals, Hunting Moose 235

Acknowledgments 247

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