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"""I love Ken Reid's books and Hometown Hockey Heroes is his best one yet. 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. He makes it through four whole words on page one before mentioning his hometown of Pictou..."" -- Stephen Brunt, bestselling author ""Ken has a way of telling stories to make you feel like a kid again. This book made me remember how much I loved hockey as a kid and looking up to my local Saskatoon Blades like they were the NHL. Ken is such a great storyteller. He makes it so easy and fun to read about these guys."" -- Colby Armstrong, NHL analyst on TNT, Sportsnet, and the Spittin' Chiclets Game Notes Podcast ""Ken Reid's writing style feels like shooting the breeze with a good friend. In his new book, we find out where Reid's unmatched passion for the game comes from. Take the trip from Pictou County, NS, all the way to Kimberley, BC, and discover the legends that dotted every corner of this country, the kind of stories that helped elevate the game from sport to religion in many parts of Canada."" -- Tim Micallef, broadcaster and former host of Tim & Friends ""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 enjoyed this book immensely. It was beautifully written and researched. Readers in every small town in Canada will be able to read and enjoy the book. Why? Because we all can relate to Hometown Heroes. Every town has them."" -- The Miramichi Reader ""Not just their communities, Reid said some of these hometown heroes influenced NHL players as well."" -- The Pictou Advovate ""I love Ken Reid's books and Hometown Hockey Heroes is his best one yet. 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. 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 stories to make you feel like a kid again. This book made me remember how much I loved hockey as a kid and looking up to my local Saskatoon Blades like they were the NHL. Ken is such a great storyteller. He makes it so easy and fun to read about these guys."" -- COLBY ARMSTRONG, NHL analyst on TNT, Sportsnet, and the Spittin' Chiclets Game Notes podcast ""Ken Reid's writing style feels like shooting the breeze with a good friend. In his new book, we find out where Reid's unmatched passion for the game comes from. Take the trip from Pictou County, NS, all the way to Kimberley, BC, and discover the legends that dotted every corner of this country, the kind of stories that helped elevate the game from sport to religion in many parts of Canada."" -- TIM MICALLEF, Sportsnet Central anchor ""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. 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. 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 stories to make you feel like a kid again. This book made me remember how much I loved hockey as a kid and looking up to my local Saskatoon Blades like they were the NHL. Ken is such a great storyteller. He makes it so easy and fun to read about these guys."" -- COLBY ARMSTRONG, NHL analyst on TNT, Sportsnet, and the Spittin' Chiclets Game Notes podcast ""Ken Reid's writing style feels like shooting the breeze with a good friend. In his new book, we find out where Reid's unmatched passion for the game comes from. Take the trip from Pictou County, NS, all the way to Kimberley, BC, and discover the legends that dotted every corner of this country, the kind of stories that helped elevate the game from sport to religion in many parts of Canada."" -- TIM MICALLEF, Sportsnet Central anchor ""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"

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Ken Reid has been adding his unique brand of humour and style to Sportsnet Central since joining Sportsnet in 2011. Throughout his more than twenty years in sportscasting, he has covered the Olympics, the Stanley Cup Finals, Grey Cups, and the Super Bowl. He is the bestselling author of Hockey Card Stories: True Tales from Your Favourite Players, as well as five other books. A proud native of Pictou, Nova Scotia, Ken now lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his family.

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