Andrew Podnieks is a Canadian author and

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historian. He has written more than 45 books about hockey. He also has contributed extensively to international hockey research at the

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. Some of his books have been translated into French and Swedish. He is also a frequent contributor t
www.IIHF.com
the official website of international hockey.

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Podnieks books can be divided into six distinct categories:

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, trivia-based, and

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Pictorial

* 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 (

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, 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)

Historical

* 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 (

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, 1997) * Red, White, and Gold: Canada at the World Junior Championships 1974-1999 (ECW Press, 1998).

Biographical

*''The Ultimate A-Z Guide of Everyone Who Has Ever Played in the NHL'' (Doubleday Canada, 2003 *''Messier: Dominance On Ice'' (

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, 2005) *''The Great One: The Life and Times of Wayne Gretzky'' (Doubleday Canada, 1999) *''The Spectacular Sidney Crosby'' (Fenn Publishing, 2005) *''Hockey Heroes: Paul Kariya'' (Greystone Press, 2000, Red Cedar Award nominee in 2000) *''Hockey Heroes: Patrick Roy'' (Greystone Press, 1998) *''Sid vs Ovi: Natural Born Rivals (McClelland & Stewart)

Statistical

* 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

* 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 Little Book of Hockey Sweaters 2 (Key Porter, 2008). 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 (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 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

for Canada's history at the World Championships, World Women's Championships, World Junior Championships, and

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. He has also created media guides for the

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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

, 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

with all statistics and historical information for Canada's participation at the

, 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

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). Second, for ''"The Making of 'A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs'"'' produced by

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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).

References

* ''Canada's Who's Who'' 2007 * 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

External links

AndrewPodnieks.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Podnieks, Andrew 1962 births Canadian sportswriters Living people Writers from Toronto Canadian people of Latvian descent