The Breakaway: The Inside Story of the Wirtz Family Business and the Chicago Blackhawks

by Bryan Smith and Bryan Smith

Book Overview

"This is a terrific book, a dramatic family saga told in artful prose and filled with emotional turmoil, a few surprisingly touching moments but enough dysfunction for a couple of Eugene O'Neill plays." --Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune

When Rocky Wirtz took over the Wirtz Corporation in 2007, including management of the Chicago Blackhawks, the fiercely beloved hockey team had fallen to a humiliating nadir. As chronic losers playing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810138883
• ISBN13: 9780810138889
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"