— Roy MacGregor, bestselling author and Globe and Mail columnist
"A wild adventure in minor hockey. Puck Luck is a hilarious tale full of outrageous characters and moments we all recognize from life at the rink. It's an insider's view of the crushing intensity and comic absurdity of the game we love."
—James Duthie, TSN hockey host
"A thoroughly entertaining joy-ride through the craziness of minor hockey. Puck Luck is a bit of The Bad News Bears with a dose of Slap Shot. Add in the Hanson Sisters and an ending I didn't see coming and you can't help but laugh at this look at hockey culture in Canada and the ridiculous politics, and hockey parents, involved."
— Christine Simpson, Sportsnet hockey reporter
"Hockey certainly doesn't start or end with the NHL. David Wylynko has captured the spirit—and spirits—of where the game lives for most Canadians: beer-league and minor hockey. Puck Luck will make you laugh, and maybe even cry, at the bureaucracy and seriousness involved in this pursuit."
— Ken Warren, Postmedia hockey writer
"A fun ride with a down-on-his luck beer league hockey player who clearly loves the game while flouting its conventions. Skewers the ridiculousness of minor hockey politics and tugs on our hockey heartstrings at the same time."— Donna Spencer, Canadian Press sports reporter
"Old-time hockey collides mid-ice with fanatical parenting in David Wylynko's wry and satirical portrait of modern hockey culture. If you've ever strapped on the gear and heard screaming adults in the stands, you'll nod knowingly and laugh out loud at the man-made foibles of Canada's beautiful game."— Jason Kay, Editor in Chief, The Hockey News
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David Wylynko began his career as a teenage sports reporter in Winnipeg, and grew up playing hockey in frigid prairie arenas and on bitterly cold outdoor rinks. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton and a Master of Literature degree from Queen's. David worked for several years as a journalist, writing for the Kenora Miner and News, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun, Canadian Geographic, Canadian Forum, and Nature Canada. He then established a national communications firm, West Hawk Associates. He has coached numerous minor hockey teams to great victories and crushing defeats. Like Danny says, it's all puck luck.
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