Icing on the Plains

The Rough Ride of Kansas City’s NHL Scouts

by Troy Treasure


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 08/11/2018

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 278
ISBN : 9781982214067
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 278
ISBN : 9781982214050

About the Book

This is the story of Kansas City’s attempt to integrate major-league hockey into its sports marketplace, only to see it fall through thin ice. Troy Treasure, an award-winning sports reporter, tells the riveting story of the Kansas City Scouts, who began playing in the National Hockey League in 1974. Perhaps the franchise’s owners should have guessed it would be a struggle from the beginning: After finally getting an arena, its original name—the Mo-Hawks—was rejected because the Chicago Blackhawks thought it too closely resembled their moniker. But while the franchise underperformed on the ice and at the box office, there was also triumphs and plenty of laughs mixed in with the tears. During their two years on the ice, the Scouts featured the biggest on-ice badass in the NHL, a combustible coach, and one of hockey’s all-time funny men. Filled with player interviews and painstakingly researched, this book pays tribute to the history of professional hockey in Kansas City, the city’s other pro sports teams, and athletics at large.


About the Author

Troy Treasure is a longtime newspaper sports writer and radio broadcaster. Treasure has received awards from media and press associations in Mississippi, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri.