On the Road Again: The Triumphs & Follies of the 1999 Toronto Maple Leafs

Veteran sports journalist Howard Berger spent five seasons traveling with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. In l995, he wrote the very popular book, "On The Road: An Inside View of Life with an NHL Team." Since then, Berger has maintained the grueling schedule of a journalist covering a professional sports franchise, and has witnessed first hand many behind-the-scenes dramas, with access to and familiarity with all of the players, coaches and management of the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as their NHL opponents.

This new book records enormous changes with this team, led by the charismatic enforcer, Tie Domi, and the Swedish superstar, Mats Sundin. The new cast of characters includes goaltending sensation Curtis "Cujo" Joseph, brawling head coach Pat Quinn, and hockey legend Key Dryden as general manager and team president - as well as a fascinating group of veterans and wide-eyed rookies.

During the 1998-99 season the team switched from the NHL's Western Conference to the Eastern, reintroducing them to historic rivalries with Montreal, Boston and New York as well as increasing the frequency in which they compete against teams like the Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers.

Howard Berger is a seasoned hockey journalist from Toronto.