Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League

by Dan Diamond

Book Overview

This expanded edition offers hockey fans a complete history of the sport and is filled with facts and statistics gathered from more than 75 writers, historians, and statisticians. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836271149
• ISBN13: 9780836271140
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 1792 Pages
• Weight: 6.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 8.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

This book has it all the stats,scores,and players.

This book can tell you everything you every wanted to know about hockey and the tradition of hockey. You get to see so many stats about all the teams and the players of the NHL. A must have for all Hockey fans and players of the wonderful game.

A work complete in itself...

This book was extremely well written, and being a hockey fan myself, I am always interested in finding new fact, figures, and the like. I was pleased at the way it informed me on everything that has happened in hockey. Everything trival anyone would want to know is in here! Statistics, players, history, you name it, it's in here. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an appreciation of the hockey players in all countries who entertain us everyday and to anyone that's a fan of the coolest game on earth!

PUTS OTHER SPORTS REFERENCE BOOKS TO SHAME

Since 1983, the copyright of The Hockey Encyclopedia by Stan and Shirley Ficshler, I have eagerly awaited an updated version of this incredible reference book. Finally-the masterpiece of them all. Comprehensive section on the History of the game and the NHL and tons of stats. The greatest thing that sets this book apart from others is the trades and tracking of each player. Who went to what team for what player or what player was selected for a traded draft choice. The ultimate trivia at the tip of your fingers!!

Holy Mackinaw, talk about extensive

This was quite a comprehensive account of pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about hockey. While hockey is a monsterous institution in Canada and parts of eastern Europe, it wants to make a bigger mark down here in the US. Its really only huge in traditional cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis, and perhaps Buffalo. Anyone who is trying to get someone into the game, this is a great gift to give as well. This is entertaining, informative, and an excellent selection for anyone.

Excellent! Great for Hockey nuts!

If you're a hockey nut, this book is for you. It lists all the players who ever played an NHL game and also explains the origins of the game itself. The stats alone are worth the price. Now you can see who all Newsy Lalonde (the Wayne Gretzky of the early 1900's) played for, and his stats, as well as Gretzky's stats.The parts on the origins of the game are extremely interesting and shows how the best sport on earth has become global. There are also good biographies of important hockey people, male and female, as well as NHL team histories, league stats, and minor pro and European league stats.All in all, an excellent comprehensive hockey encyclopedia.