Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS viii
3. FOREWORD x
4. PREFACE xiv
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xx
6. IMPORTANT TERMS xxii
7. 1 INTRODUCTION 1
8. 2 BOOSTING EDMONTON Hockey and the Promotion of the City, 1894–1977 15
9. 3 THE BLUE LINE AND THE BOT TOM LINE Peter Pocklington, the EIGLP, and the Business of Hockey in Edmonton, 1977–2005 43
10. 4 PREPARING THE POLITICAL TERRA IN 67
11. 5 MAKING THE TEAM 89
12. 6 POWER PLAYS 119
13. 7 SHUT OUT 139
14. 8 SHOW ME THE MONEY 167
15. 9 END GAME? 191
16. 10 THE BEAT GOES ON 213
17. 11 HEAD GAMES 235
18. 12 LOBBYING THE PROVINCE, SLAMMING NORTHLANDS 257
19. 13 THE ART OF THE DEAL? 283
20. 14 CONCLUSION 307
21. EPILOGUE The Oilers Get a New Arena, So the Flames Want One, Too 337
22. NOTES 359
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 413
24. INDEX 421