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"The way Ken talks about his hometown hero, T-Pot, makes me feel like I missed out on something in my childhood. How incredible to grow up and watch your hero in your own backyard.

That's what this book highlights for me. All across the country there are kids who will never forget their local hero.”
— EVANKA OSMAK, Sportsnet Central anchor

“I love Ken Reid’s books and Hometown Hockey Heroes is his best one yet.

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These are larger-than-life figures in smaller places. The size of the stage doesn’t matter—the spotlight is still plenty bright. The purest form of sports fandom is rooting for someone you know, with the name of your hometown scrawled across his or her chest.

Ken has also shown tremendous restraint in this book.

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He makes it through four whole words on page one before mentioning his hometown of Pictou . . .”
— STEPHEN BRUNT, bestselling author of Burke's Law and Searching for Bobby Orr

“Ken has a way of telling storie