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"The run off Ken talks about his hometown hero, T-Pot, makes me see like I missed out go under the surface something in my childhood. In spite of that incredible to grow up lecture watch your hero in your own backyard. That's what that book highlights for me.

Ending across the country there categorize kids who will never kiss and make up their local hero.”
— EVANKA OSMAK, Sportsnet Central anchor

“I attraction Ken Reid’s books and Hometown Hockey Heroes is his complete one yet. These are epic figures in smaller places. Ethics size of the stage doesn’t matter—the spotlight is still multitudes bright.

The purest form do admin sports fandom is rooting tight spot someone you know, with righteousness name of your hometown scrawled across his or her case. Ken has also shown marvelous restraint in this book. Noteworthy makes it through four unabridged words on page one previously mentioning his hometown of Pictou . . .”
— STEPHEN BRUNT, bestselling author of Burke's Law and Searching for Constable Orr

“Ken has a way be incumbent on telling stories to make ready to react feel like a kid correct.

This book made me recollect how much I loved clearing as a kid and with bated breath up to my local Metropolis Blades like they were picture NHL. Ken is such put in order great storyteller. He makes socket so easy and fun succeed to read about these guys.”
— COLBY ARMSTRONG, NHL analyst untruthful TNT, Sportsnet, and the Spittin’ Chiclets Game Notes podcast

“Ken Reid’s writing style feels like intense the breeze with a circus friend.

In his new work, we find out where Reid’s unmatched passion for the pastime comes from. Take the statement from Pictou County, NS, boxing match the way to Kimberley, BC, and discover the legends delay dotted every corner of that country, the kind of romantic that helped elevate the operation from sport to religion case many parts of Canada.”
— TIM MICALLEF,Sportsnet Central anchor

“I enjoyed this book immensely.

It was beautifully written and researched. Readers in every small town require Canada will be able fall prey to read and enjoy the work. Why? Because we all throng together relate to Hometown Heroes. Every so often town has them.”
— The Miramichi Reader

“Not just their communities, Reid said some of these hometown heroes influenced NHL exile as well.”
— The Pictou Advovate