Total Penguins: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Total Penguins is the definitive resource on the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of the NHL's most popular and successful franchises. 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.

Total Penguins: The Definitive Enclyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the NHL’s most popular and successful franchises and fans will now be able to relive the team’s entire history in a brand-new book.

Total Penguins: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Penguins by Rick Buker (Foreword by Dave Molinari) delves into the rich history of the Penguins with an unparalleled enthusiasm for the statistics and stories that comprise this respected franchise. Author Rick Buker’s meticulous research uncovered a wealth of never-before-published data and hundreds of exclusive photographs courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

From the early days 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, Total Penguins leaves no stone unturned including:

• Season-by-season summaries
• Statistical record of every player in team history
• Profiles on the most important players in Penguins history
• Team records, statistics, award winners and trivia
• Background on every arena the franchise has ever called home

Total Penguins is for anyone who considers himself or herself a die-hard Penguins fan, as well as for anyone who loves the game of hockey enough to appreciate this franchise’s unique place in NHL history. It’s all here in its entirety right at your fingertips.

About the Author:
Rick Buker is an avid hockey fan and freelance writer from Pittsburgh. In 1979 Buker earned a degree in business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation, he accepted a position with Consolidated Natural Gas Company. Buker began his writing career in 1995 when he joined the company’s communications staff.