The Hockey Compendium: NHL Facts, STATS, and Stories

by Jeff Klein, Karl-Eric Reif, Jeff Z. Klein

Book Overview

In an NHL crowded with expansion teams and hundreds of new players, fans have begun to demand more thorough and reliable statistics - and the league has accommodated them. But how do hockey fans make sense of this wealth of raw tabulation, and how do they compare today's achievements with the legendary performances of the past? In this ground-breaking book, Jeff Z. Klein and Karl-Eric Reif introduce fans to dozens of new statistical categories, providing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771095759
• ISBN13: 9780771095757
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Kudos for fresh analysis

Maybe not as good as the original Hockey Compendium that came out in the '80s, I believe, but it more than makes up with the fuller more detailed "goalie perseverance" (read the book and you'll see...basically save pct. rules over goals against average) stats. It's just nice to see that Klein and Reif are still alive and giving us stat freaks a witty and fun look at the game we all love.