In 1979, the WHA collapses and the NHL accepts four new teams, but destroy any chance most of them have for success. Learn the story. Support the podcast: patreon.com/leverton or buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Hockeys-Greatest-Players-Adam-Leverton/dp/1521916713. I said in the episode that the expansion fee was one million per team, it was actually six million.

1979 Expansion Draft

Learn the history of the sport, from the earliest days of the sport when players played all ninety minutes, and the goaltender couldn't drop to his knees to make a save, to the modern day when we have players being paid millions to play 10 minutes a night. Hear the dark stories fawning biographies leave out. Experience Adam's frustration with the humour of the game, and with himself. It's worth it. The podcast usually publishes two episodes per week on Sunday.

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Pelle Lindbergh

To celebrate the release of the second edition of his book, Hockey's Greatest Players and Teams, Adam discusses his list of top-ten franchises. Support the podcast by becoming a patron: patreon.com/leverton or by buying the book:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H1XT858

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I talk about one of the strangest careers in the history of NHL. Support the podcast: patreon.com/leverton or buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Hockeys-Greatest-Players-Adam-Leverton/dp/1521916713.

Lorne Chabot

So the audio quality isn't the best for this episode, but lots of history and entertaining rants.  Support the podcast: patreon.com/leverton or buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Hockeys-Greatest-Players-Adam-Leverton/dp/1521916713.

1979 Expansion Draft

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