BEHIND THE BENCH - Coaches Talk About Life in the NHL by Irvin, Dick - 1993

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1993. 342 pp. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Happy New Year Harry - Harry Neale; Some Old-timers; The Many Lives of Emile the Cat - Emile Francis; Behind the Bench in Boston - Milt Schmidt - Gerry Cheevers - Mike Milbury; Vintage Grapes - Don Cherry; Shenanigans in Chicago - From the Major to Iron Mike - Bill Stewart - Mike Keenan; Some Surprise Winners - Al MacNeil - Jean Perron - John Muckler; The Youngest and the Oldest - Gary Green - Bill Dineen; Scotty - Scotty Bowman; Dominating the '80s - Al and Slats - Al Arbour - Glen Slather; Luck of the Irish - Thirty-five Games No Losses - Pat Quinn; Professional Rink Rat - Tom McVie; Captain Video - Roger Neilson; I Refuse to Accept the Award - Bob Murdoch - Brian Sutter; Le Petit Tigre - Michel Bergeron; Coach on a Roller Coaster - Jacques Demers; The Cop and His First Captain - Pat Burns - Bob Gainey; New Faces in the '90s - Dave King - Barry Melrose - John Paddock; and Talking About Coaches; followed by Last Line Change; and an index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. Book.