Some of the great Racers included Pat Stapleton, Dave Keon, Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky, coach Jacques Demers, Hugh Harris, Reg Thomas, Al Karlander, Ed Mio, Jim Park, Kim Clackson, Michel Dion, Ken Block...and many more!
Influences
If you like wide-open hockey, old-school players with Fu-Manchu mustaches, lambchop sideburns and flowing hair, the last pro goalie without a mask (Andy Brown), and the craziest teenage fans in hockey -- the Racers' SuperFans -- then delve into the wild fun of of the 1970s World Hockey Association and the Indianapolis Racers!
Sounds Like
BONUS VIDEO & AUDIO:
The book has extensive photo sections -- but here you can see and hear some of the multimedia that can't be shared on the printed page:
The first audio clip at the top of the page is a 6-minute collection of 2007 radio interview with author Timothy Gassen; next is a restored version of the 13-minute 1976 promotional vinyl record given away at a Spring 1976 Racers home game, featuring legendary Racers radio voice "Hockey" Bob Lamey. The next two are highlights from the Racers' 1977 playoff sweep of Cincinnati, and the last is Wayne Gretzky's first pro goal, with Indy.
The video clips (from top to bottom) include 2009 and 2008 appearances with the NHL Phoenix Coyotes (4 minutes each), a 2007 interview on Indy TV (4 minutes), a one-minute highlight reel (with Wayne Gretzky's first two professional goals), the end of a game vs the archrival Cincinnati Stingers (9 minutes), and Indianpolis highlights form the 1977 WHA All-Star game (10 minutes).
The 2-DVD RACERS-GRETZKY BOX SET is available NOW!
Thanks to TODD WALSH and FSN for having director TIMOTHY GASSEN, on NHL Phoenix Coyotes' pre-game show on Thursday, March 26, 2009 to announce the launch of the new DVD set.
WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF THE RACERS BOOKS STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. GET YOURS SOON!
Visit the DVD and book's official Web site whaRACERS for complete information, including the lowest price anywhere to buy the DVD and book!
GRETZKY, INDY & THE W.H.A. DEBUTS NEWLY DISCOVERED 1978 GRETZKY-RACERS VIDEO AND AUDIO, PLUS RARE GAME FOOTAGE AND NEW INTERVIEWS WITH THE PLAYERS AND COACHES WHO MADE INDIANAPOLIS & THE UPSTART WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REVOLUTIONARY IN SPORTS HISTORY.
When major league hockey came to Indianapolis in 1974, no one knew the sport’s two greatest players would one day wear the Racers’ red, white & blue. But the Racers story is so much more than just a launch pad for Wayne Gretzky & Mark Messier — it is a time when a rebel major hockey league shook the N.H.L. to its core — and changed the game forever.
The result of five years of new research, writing and production, GRETZKY, INDY & THE W.H.A. is the two-DVD box set that fans have waited for as a tribute to the wild & colorful 1970s hockey era.
Journalist Timothy Gassen was there, and as writer & director he now details the only firsthand account of the Indianapolis Racers and their five year run in the World Hockey Association.
I can't wait for the DVD. The book was awesome! Treat yourself if you are a serious Hockey fan. I saw your photo with Paul Hoganson, Tim. Here is what he looked like when he played here in Baltimore!
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