I'd Trade Him Again; On Gretzky, Politics, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Deal

by Terry McConnell and J'Lyn Nye with Peter Pocklington

• ISBN13: 9781551683768
• ISBN10: 1551683768
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-04-12
• Publisher: Key Porter Books, Fenn Publishing

Summary

From the Foreword by Wayne Gretzky:" When I flew back to Edmonton that day for the announcement of my trade, both Peter and Glen Sather told me one more time they would kill the deal to send me to L.A., if I wanted it killed. And I was this close '” this close '” to killing the deal. He was like a father to me."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements: There is serendipity at play here	p. 9
Foreword	p. 13
For some reason, I wanted to be noticed	p. 17
As a kid, I used to buy and sell apartments	p. 24
If you make me the coach, you're going to lose your job	p. 30
Hockey's newest superstar. He's 11	p. 37
Whatever your passion, you have to go for it	p. 49
Holy mackerel, these guys have potential	p. 64
I thought I was bulletproof-until I was shot	p. 85
I was Don Quixote, tilting at windmills	p. 101
I'm going home. This deal is over	p. 116
There is a difference between sports guys and other business guys	p. 134
I was captured by bandidos for three days. That was fun	p. 152
George Bush fished here with his pal, Peter Pocklington	p. 166
How could you turn down $18.5 million?	p. 190
All good things have to come to an end, I guess	p. 201
Wayne Gretzky is a national symbol-like the beaver	p. 211
Hey, we contributed quite a bit to this whole thing	p. 219
And Peter Pocklington?...Good on you, man	p. 230
Losing the Oilers was like having my heart torn out	p. 241
You can't live in the past	p. 258
In the States, they'd sue you as soon as look at you	p. 275
It's not what you achieve in this life, it's what you overcome	p. 302
Sources	p. 302
Index	p. 303
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