Andrew Podnieks


Andrew Podnieks is a Canadian author and ice hockey historian. He has written more than 45 books about hockey. He also has contributed extensively to international hockey research at the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Hockey Hall of Fame, Hockey Canada, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Some of his books have been translated into French and Swedish. He is also a frequent contributor to, the official website of international hockey.
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Podnieks books can be divided into six distinct categories: pictorial, historical, statistical, biographical, trivia-based, and commercial.

Pictorial

  • World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF
  • Celebrating the Game
  • Silverware
  • Lord Stanley's Cup
  • The Goal: Bobby Orr and the Most Famous Goal in Stanley Cup History
  • A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs
  • Canadian Gold 2002: Making Hockey History
  • Kings of the Ice: A History of World Hockey
  • Shooting Stars: Photographs from the Portnoy Collection at the Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Portraits of the Game: Classic Photographs from the Turofsky Collection at the Hockey Hall of Fame

Historical

  • The Complete Hockey Dictionary
  • A Canadian Saturday Night
  • The Lost Season
  • Hockey's Greatest Teams: Teams, Players, and Plays that Changed the Game
  • The NHL All-Star Game: Fifty Years of the Great Tradition
  • Return to Glory: The Leafs From Imlach to Fletcher
  • Canada's Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History 1920-1998
  • Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974-1999.

Biographical

  • The Ultimate A-Z Guide of Everyone Who Has Ever Played in the NHL
  • The Great One: The Life and Times of Wayne Gretzky
  • The Spectacular Sidney Crosby
  • Hockey Heroes: Paul Kariya
  • Hockey Heroes: Patrick Roy
  • ''Sid vs Ovi: Natural Born Rivals''

Statistical

Trivia-based

  • The Little Book of Hockey Sweaters
  • The Three Stars and Other Selections: Hockey Lists For Trivia Lovers II
  • Hello Hockey Fans From Coast to Coast: Amazing Lists for Trivia Lovers
  • The Little Book of Hockey Sweaters 2.
The first was co-authored with Rob Hynes, the second and third with Jeff Davis and the last with Anthony Jenkins.

Commercial

  • The Senators: Celebrating Ottawa's Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup
  • Gold and Heartbreak
  • The Oilers: Celebrating Edmonton's Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup
  • The Flames: Celebrating Calgary's Dream Season, 2003-04

International Hockey

Podnieks has published several books on international hockey, starting with Canada's Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History, 1920-1998. Additionally, he has produced detailed historical and statistical information for Hockey Canada for Canada's history at the World Championships, World Women's Championships, World Junior Championships, and Olympics. He has also created media guides for the IIHF for the World Women's Championship, the World Junior Championship, and the senior men's World Championship.

Hockey Hall of Fame

Podnieks has been the author of many official coffee-table books produced by the Hockey Hall of Fame, starting with Portraits of the Game and continuing with Shooting Stars, Lord Stanley's Cup, Canadian Gold 2002, Honoured Members, Silverware, Celebrating the Game, and World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF.

Hockey Canada

Podnieks has provided Hockey Canada with all statistics and historical information for Canada's participation at the Olympics, World Championships, World Women's Championships, and World Junior Championships, from the start of these tournaments to 2003.

Video

Podnieks has been featured prominently on three programs. First, as a featured interview for The Olympians—Hockey. Second, for "The Making of 'A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs'" produced by Leafs TV in conjunction with the publication of A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs in 2002. Third, as a featured interview subject for The Tradition of the Toronto Maple Leafs.