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. A must-have addition to any Pens fan s library, Total Penguins puts the entirety of the team s history at one s fingertips. This comprehensive encyclopedia includes: Season-by-season summaries Statistics for every player in team history Details of every trade, draft pick, and free-agent signing ever made by the Pens Biographies of every coach, general manager, owner, and Hall of Fame player Profiles on 66 of the most important players in Penguins history Background on every arena the franchise has ever called home Team records, statistics, award winners, and trivia And much, much more For any hockey fan who considers the Consol Energy Center his or her home away from home, Total Penguins is the ultimate guide to this Stanley Cup winning franchise. An avid hockey fan and freelance writer, Rick Buker hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1979 Rick earned a degree in business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation, he accepted a position with Consolidated Natural Gas Company. Rick began his writing career in 1995 when he joined the company s communications staff.