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

by Terry McConnell and J’lyn Nyewith Peter PocklingtonForeword by Wayne Gretz

• ISBN13: 9781551683669
• ISBN10: 1551683660
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2009-11-24
• Publisher: Key Porter Books, Fenn Publishing

Summary

As one of Canada's best-known mavericks of industry, Peter Pocklington is both reviled and revered. This is, after all, the man who both signed and sold Gretzky. Love him or hate him, Peter Pocklington has never been dull. Even now, he continues to draw headlines. On March 11, 2009, he was arrested on fraud charges. He could face up to 10 years in federal prison. In I'd Trade Him Again, Pocklington's story is told for the first time. It's a story of hockey and baseball, of politics and trade unions, of entrepreneurship and commitment. Above all, it's the story of how one man's resolve and tenacity catapulted him from small-town car dealer to one of the most famous personalities in Canadian sports and business. Like Pocklington himself, it's a story that's never dull.

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	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
Epilogue: What else are you going to do? You can never give up	p. 287
Sources	p. 295
Index	p. 296
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