Total Penguins: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160078397X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 720 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dave Molinari is a sports journalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette who was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association for his 27-year coverage of the Pittsburgh Penguins.. Rick Buker is an avid hockey fan and a freelance writer from Pittsburgh
Featuring author Rick Buker s exhaustive research and hundreds of exclusive photographs courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Total Penguins traces the franchise s history from its birth as an expansion team in 1967 to its flirtation with bankruptcy in the 1970s to the arrival of Mario Lemieux in the 1980s and Sidney Crosby in the 2000s, two acquisitions that have led to a golden age of Pittsburgh hockey.A must-have addition to any Pens fan s library, Total Penguins puts the entirety of the team s history at one s fingertips. In 1979 Rick earned a degree in business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Total Penguins is the definitive resource on the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of the NHL s most popular and successful franchises. Upon his graduation, he accepted a positio
nothing like Total Hockey Brian Maitland I was expecting a whole lot more along the lines of the Total Hockey tomes. Sure, Total Penguins is a heavy book and I enjoyed the season reviews but I expected more on the players and Penguins history.Basically, the majority of the book is a gigantic list of players and their stats. Fine, but a real snoozefest. You can access all this online anyway.. Total Penguins Indeed! The title of this book could not be more appropriate. "Total Penguins" is the most comprehensive book on the Pittsburgh Penguins that I have ever seen. It is well written, entertaining, and bursting with facts and statistics. A must-have for any Penguins fanatic!. The Penguin Bible PEG BITTNER Need to know all there is about the Pittsburgh Penguins? This is the book for you. It is loaded with everything a Penguin fan needs and wants to know. It is a loaded with information to the point it was published in a big coffee table format. When a team is as big as the Penguins you need a big book. It is an excellent read with plenty of pictures and stats. Penguins fans must get this book. It is the bible of Penguins hockey.
About the AuthorRick Buker is an avid hockey fan and a freelance writer from Pittsburgh. Dave Molinari is a sports journalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette who was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association for his 27-year coverage of the Pittsburgh Penguins.