The McDavid Effect: Connor McDavid and the New Hope for Hockey

The McDavid Effect: Connor McDavid and the New Hope for Hockey

Step into the streets, arenas, coffee shops, and offices of Edmonton, and witness how the arrival of a teenage hockey phenomenon is changing the cityâ€™s fortunes.

Once known as the City of Champions, Edmonton is at a crossroads. As oil prices continue to plummet, the economic outlook grows bleaker by the day. Political changes have ushered in an era of uncertainty. And, as though mirroring the cityâ€™s fortunes, the Edmonton Oilers continue to struggle on the ice, offering little solace or escape to the cityâ€™s long-suffering hockey fans.

But on June 26, 2015, hope was reborn in Edmonton. With the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers selected Connor McDavid, a once-in-a-generation talent who, at only eighteen years old, was already being compared to the Great One who had preceded him twenty-five years earlier. Sparked by the arrival of McDavid, the construction of a new state-of-the-art hockey arena, and the development of a revitalized downtown core, a new sensibility began to emerge in Edmonton. Sensing an opportunity, the city started to rebuild and rebrand itself in search of a new future.

Through exclusive access, uplifting anecdotes, and colourful interviews, The McDavid Effect traces the renewal of not just a hockey team, but of an entire city. Reflecting the multitude of viewpoints that make up Edmontonâ€”from Connor himself to construction crews at work on the downtown development to business executives directing the new shape of the Albertan capitalâ€”The McDavid Effect paints a portrait of the city as it is being reimagined, captures the near-religious reverence people have for sports, and shows how the people of Edmonton are coming to hope again.
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-11
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-10-11
Format	Kindle eBook

The McDavid Effect: Connor McDavid and the New Hope for Hockey

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