UK ICE HOCKEY HISTORY book

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Hi,

We are nearly there. The start of the new season. 2021-22 has been very much awaited on and like all celebrations of my books I hope this one , just out, heralds a new exciting period of Ice Hockey.

Nottingham Panthers Statistical Scrapbook was my first that brought 1946 to 2000 to the public domain. We also were into a new Arena home.

Nottingham Factual Scrapbook 1939 to 2007 updated things all 'Panthers' by another Play-Off victory in our collection of trophies.

Great Britain Ice Hockey - Tournament History (sold by UK Ice Hockey themselves) marked  the return of the World Championships to Canada in 2010

Ice Cold Murder was a mystery story centred around an Ice Hockey game (these are still available at £5 only published 2017/18

TODAY I am proud and elated to say that my fifth book - UK ICE HOCKEY - Its History and Champions' - celebrates the 'return' of the game to our ice pads and I do hope you will enjoy the first book that denotes all the sports major competitions from its origins. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a whole since Cardiff and Belfast joined the other top teams is now our banner, hopefully it (the Elite organisation) may build upon itself wherever teams may play but this book incorporates the top flight leagues from every era 1896 to date. The nations clubs are documented or spoken of but highlights mainly the top tier of hockey on these shores.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CRY4B7D/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=michael+chambers&qid=1629664581&s=books&sr=1-2
sorry for the long title)

I am hopeful that I can get 'author bought copies' for sale locally but there is a technical issue at KDM.com (Amazon) at the moment. Anyone that wants to order and receive a copy directly (and immediately) can click onto the link above. 
                                                      

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Foreword by your announcer David 'stef' Litchfield


Inside the book


An Ice Hockey history of the United Kingdom, in statistical and list form, from the sport's origins with dated bullet points and notes which show the flow from early beginnings - the highs - the lows - and the rise of ice hockey to the present day.

Winners listed by player or all-star team. The actual league tables in full including the European participants representing the UK.

Every season included, champions from 1896 to 2021.

The domestic cups and play-off competition are explained and the types of league played in the UK over time.





Text example


The first Clubs documented.

In this first early period some teams fell by the wayside and others came as new representative sides playing with those regulars.

Major teams bar Niagara were Princes club , Oxford and Cambridge University’s as well as the Oxford Canadians and London Lions, all who travelled regularly abroad to play.

The Amateur Skating club and Argyll plus the London Canadians joined in with the newer teams Glasgow and Manchester who pitted against the initial squads. Even a Canadian Rugby team at one time as well as Lancashire, Yorkshire Skating club, Royal Engineers and Leeds University joined those in print for posterity.

Then as War broke out and fractured life over the world the game was not allowed to flourish yet brought about teams like ‘the united services’ a war representation in this period of history.

Scottish teams a plenty in Glasgow skated in league competition before Queens Hammersmith, Sussex and Grosvenor House were later English clubs being bold to organise squads.

Post war from the early 1920’s Ice Hockey was to again make ground, making it big in the 30’s and beyond. The sport was to embrace national and international achievement from these roots.

Here follows ** Ben Hasin’s work. Documenting ‘winners’ 1898 to 1931 (pages 18-42)

Other than teams being declared a champion from the best results in a season, a Club championship game may have been played or an aggregate set of games between two sides or later an actual club tournament.

A winner might have been the previous year’s winner as they were unchallenged. Though on some of these seasons unchallenged these title holders may have still lost to other teams in seasonal friendlies. It may be that many games were not recorded for us to realise why a club was chosen as the champion, 1905, 1909 and 1912 to 1914 an example of this. If you read the seasons results you will see what I mean.

From these early noted ‘champions’ came English and Scottish league play that incorporated Cup competitions and the seasonal play-offs later on.

Each competition to follow is explained in this book and then a list of winners is shown, broken up individually into the three main categories of competition which are; Cup, League and Play-Offs, page 44 onwards.



** By kind permission both Ben Hasin and 'Hockey Archives' material is included in this production to show our history in CUP, LEAGUE and PLAY-OFF competition..

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Persons interested in pre-ordering an 'author' copy can message me. I will order the books for posting to you at a cheaper rate so long as the technical issue sorts itself. On payment, the book is immediately sought from the publisher and delivered by the earliest mail to you.


UPDATE: orders coming in, thank you. Plus the technical issue seems resolved.

1) For direct delivery to you from Amazon, order via the link given.

2) To save £2 - but this takes longer of course as I order from amazon my own 'author' copies (some are on the way) 
PM me your request and I will tell you how to PayPal me.

3) If you can't PayPal and still prefer the cheaper order, still PM me.

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Congratulations on getting the book published spik. Very best of luck with it.

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18th best selling book in 'Winter Sports' section on Amazon

This is an 80gram Amazon published (printed) book, my first venture with this type of internet 'print on demand' publishing.


Typical stats

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Apparently the 8th best selling book in Winter Sports now - who would have believed it? Not me.


Typical text

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New set of Author copies arriving today. So ready to post out.
PM me for interest / information.

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www.icehockeyuk.co.uk/2021/09/01/new-ice-hockey-book-released-detailing-the-history-in-the-uk/

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One last note folks as regards the book. I am ordering copies and they are selling at Mary's kitchen café virtually over the road from the Arena.

Mary's kitchen is opposite the Sneinton market place, adjacent to Parliament Street entrance.

At a reduced special offer deal. Drop in and see.

Thanks.

Here we go now for another Season …2021-22. To be added to a proposed 3rd book on the Nottingham Panthers.