Andrew Podnieks

Andrew Podnieks

Andrew Podnieks (b. Toronto, Canada, 1962) is one of the most prolific writers of hockey books, numbering more than 45 (as of January 2008). Additionally, he 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 [http://www.IIHF.com www.IIHF.com] , the official website of international hockey.

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Podnieks’s books can be divided into six distinct categories: pictorial, historical, statistical, biographical, trivia-based, and commercial.

The pictorial (or, coffee-table) books include:
* World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF(Fenn Publishing, 2007)
* Celebrating the Game (Fenn Publishing, 2006)
* Silverware (Fenn Publishing, 2005)
* Lord Stanley's Cup (Fenn Publishing, 2004)
* The Goal: Bobby Orr and the Most Famous Goal in Stanley Cup History (Triumph, 2003)
* A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs (HarperCollins, 2002)
* Canadian Gold 2002: Making Hockey History (Fenn Publishing, 2002)
* Kings of the Ice: A History of World Hockey (NDE Publishing, 2002)
* Shooting Stars: Photographs from the Portnoy Collection at the Hockey Hall of Fame (Doubleday Canada, 1998)
* Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame (Fenn Publishing, 2003)
* Portraits of the Game: Classic Photographs from the Turofsky Collection at the Hockey Hall of Fame (Doubleday Canada, 1997)

The historical books include:
* The Complete Hockey Dictionary (Key Porter, 2007)
* A Canadian Saturday Night (Douglas & McIntyre, 2006)
* The Lost Season (Fenn Publishing, 2005)
* Hockey’s Greatest Teams: Teams, Players, and Plays that Changed the Game (Penguin Canada, 2000)
* The NHL All-Star Game: Fifty Years of the Great Tradition (HarperCollins, 2000)
* Return to Glory: The Leafs From Imlach to Fletcher (ECW Press, 1995)
* Canada’s Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History 1920-1998 (Doubleday Canada, 1997)
* Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974-1999 (ECW Press, 1998).

Biographical books can be divided into three categories: adult non-fiction, young adult, and young adult written under the pseudonym Peter Bailey. In the first case "Players: The Ultimate A-Z Guide of Everyone Who Has Ever Played in the NHL" (Doubleday Canada, 2003) stands above the rest, although other titles include "Messier: Dominance On Ice" (Key Porter, 2005) and "The Great One: The Life and Times of Wayne Gretzky" (Doubleday Canada, 1999). Young adult books feature "The Spectacular Sidney Crosby" (Fenn Publishing, 2005), "Hockey Heroes: Paul Kariya" (Greystone Press, 2000, Red Cedar Award nominee in 2000), and "Hockey Heroes: Patrick Roy" (Greystone Press, 1998). Young adult books written under the pseudonym Peter Bailey include two non-hockey books, "Steve Nash: Most Valuable Player" (Fenn Publishing, 2007) and "Mike: Weir Golf Master" (Fenn Publishing, 2007), as well as "The Sensational Jarome Iginla" (Fenn Publishing, 2006).

The statistical books are:
* GEM Hockey 2007-08 (HarperCollins, 2007)
* The Blue and White Book 1997: The Most Complete Toronto Maple Leafs Fact Book Ever Published (ECW Press, 1996)
* The Red Wings Fact Book 1997: The Most Complete Detroit Red Wings Fact Book Ever Published (ECW Press, 1996)

Trivia-based books include:
* The Little Book of Hockey Sweaters (Key Porter, 2005)
* The Three Stars and Other Selections: Hockey Lists For Trivia Lovers II (ECW Press, 2000)
* Hello Hockey Fans From Coast to Coast: Amazing Lists for Trivia Lovers (ECW Press, 1999). The first was co-authored with Rob Hynes and last two with Jeff Davis.

Commercial books are generally “instant books” published immediately after an important event. These include:
* The Senators: Celebrating Ottawa’s Quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup (Fenn Publishing, 2007)
* Gold and Heartbreak (Fenn Publishing, 2006)
* The Oilers: Celebrating Edmonton’s Quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup (published under Peter Bailey, Fenn Publishing, 2006)
* The Flames: Celebrating Calgary's Dream Season, 2003-04 (Fenn Publishing, 2004)

International Hockey

Podnieks has published several important 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 nearly every official coffee-table book produced by the Hockey Hall of Fame over the last decade, starting with "Portraits of the Game" and continuing with "Shooting Stars", "Lord Stanley’s Cup", "Canadian Gold 200"2, "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" (one-hour CBC documentary produced for 2002 Olympic Winter Games). 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" (HarperCollins) in 2002. Third, as a featured interview subject for "The Tradition of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (75th anniversary Toronto Maple Leafs NHL video, 2001).

Brief Summary (Alphabetically)

"A Canadian Saturday Night"—photographs and accompanying essays of objects that define the cultural importance of hockey to Canada (the book cover received third prize for the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada in 2006)

"A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs"—a compelling book of photographs taken from one day and one game, December 10, 2001, when the New York Rangers played the Leafs in Toronto; great detail behind the scenes

"Canada’s Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History 1920-1998"—the first and still only complete history of Canada’s participation in Olympic hockey, including full anecdotal accounts of every team and a player register and record book that has since been used by Hockey Canada and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

"Canadian Gold 2002: Making Hockey History"—game stories of every game at the 2002 Olympics—men and women--with profiles of all Canadian players including Mario Lemieux, Paul Kariya, Steve Yzerman, Martin Brodeur, Chris Pronger, Therese Brisson, Kelly Bechard, Isabelle Chartrand, Dana Antal, Jayna Hefford, and Tammy Lee Shewchuk

"Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame"—the official book of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s honour roll, from Gretzky, Orr, and Howe back to the first inductees in 1945

"Lord Stanley's Cup"—a year-by-year account of the Cup and the players, as well as unique stories on the trophy and Lord Stanley never before published. Every engraving for every winner is included in colour photos, from the Montreal AAA to the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings

"NHL All-Star Game: Fifty Years of the Great Tradition"—the only book that provides full coverage of the first 50 NHL All-Star Games, including game-by-game stories and a complete stats package as an Appendix

"Players: The Ultimate A-Z Guide of Everyone Who Has Ever Played in the NHL"—the only book of its kind—full biographies of every NHL player, from 1917, when the league was born, through to 2003, when the book was published; more than 5,600 entries and some 800,000 words in 1,000 pages of dense text

"Portraits of the Game: Classic Photographs from the Turofsky Collection at the Hockey Hall of Fame"—some say this is the best pictorial hockey book ever produced, using the amazing black-and-white photography of Lou and Nat Turofsky from the greatest days of the Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens, and fascinating stories about the players in the pictures and the history of hockey photography as well

"The Complete Hockey Dictionary"—the most complete word reference on the sport ever published with more than 10,000 entries capturing the language of the game, words from the 1800s right up to present day

"The Goal: Bobby Orr and the Most Famous Goal in Stanley Cup History"—a small but fascinating book which includes 19 different photographs of the famous Bobby Orr goal that won the Bruins the 1970 Stanley Cup; each image is accompanied by an interview from everyone on the ice at the time including all six Bruins, all six St. Louis Blues players, the referee and two linesmen

"The Great One: The Life and Times of Wayne Gretzky"—a biography published immediately after the retirement of Gretzky in the spring of 1999, including rare photographs and the most complete statistical account of Gretzky’s career ever published

"The Little Book of Hockey Sweaters"—a unique, small book featuring 100 stories about why hockey players choose the sweater numbers they wear, including Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, and Marcel Dionne

"World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF"—the official IIHF publication of hockey’s centennial, from the birth of international hockey in 1908 up to a preview of Canada’s hosting of the World Championships for the first time in May 2008

References

* "Canada’s Who’s Who" 2007
* [http://www.andrewpodnieks.com www.AndrewPodnieks.com ]
* Team Canada World Women’s Championship media guide, 2004
* Team Canada World Championship media guide, 2004
* Team Canada World Junior Championship, 2003-05
* Team Canada Olympics media guide, 2002
* IIHF World Championship media guide, 2005-2007
* IIHF World Women’s Championship media guide, 2007
* IIHF World Junior (U20) Championship media guide, 2008


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