the nhl official guide & record book was the complete statistical record of the national hockey league, published annually by the league until the league ended its production after the publication of the book following the 2017-18 season. an augmented and dynamic version of the information contained in the book can now be found at records.nhl.com. the book contained detailed year-by-year data on 2,000 active players, all-time records, club rosters, nhl entry draft information, along with player and goaltender data panels and photos. it was long been considered "the bible of (ice) hockey” and was the book the nhl issued to reporters, broadcasters, scouts and general managers. it was a large-format paperback book and was in print from 1932 through the 2017-18 season..