The Hockey Dad Chronicles: An Indentured Parent's Season on the Rink

By Ed Wenck

Book Overview

The sport of ice hockey is going through a transitional period, losing popularity in the United States even as it gains momentum in other countries. The Hockey Dad Chronicles is the touching and funny story of one season in the youth hockey career of Ed Wenck's son, Oliver, when he played for the Indianapolis Junior Ice. Hockey parents spend an inordinate amount of time and money on their child's sport of choice -- considerably more than soccer, football, or basketball parents dish out. They get their children to the ice rink for 7 a.m. ice time, they travel with them to other states for games every other weekend -- and if they're anything like Ed Wenck, they spend a lot of time sitting in bleachers wondering at the absurdity of it all. As youth hockey grows ever more popular, increasing numbers of parents are seeing their lives taken over by their children's hockey careers. The Hockey Dad Chronicles will be a familiar, amusing, and moving reminder to them -- and to all parents who devote themselves to their children's extracurricular activities, whether they're sports, drama, or dance -- of what it's all about.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578605989
• ISBN13: 9781578605989
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Clerisy Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A very funny and very "real" look into the lifestyle known as Youth Travel Hockey

A must read for anyone with a child in travel hockey. Having a son playing travel hockey in the same town just 5 years removed from this written account, I find the parallels eerily amazing! The parents, the rinks, the personalities, the kids, the stories are identical. Everything from the "GLM" (good looking mom) with the boob job, to the out of control psycho mom going after the kid that harmed her sweet num nums! A very funny and entertaining read.

The Hockey Dad Chronicles

I ordered this book about a month ago as a present for my husband. After reading the stories (which are practically like reliving the experiences for any hockey parent), I enjoyed the book so much that I ordered several additional copies that we intend to give out to other 'hockey dads' that are friends of ours.

Realistic Humor

Even tho I'm not a parent of a kid on any type of travel team, every inch of this book was relatable. A fun, and very funny venture through the life of an everyday dad as he supports his son's sporting desires. Every page offered a laugh, and leaves you desperate to see what the next page holds. Very well written.

If you have a kid in hockey READ THIS BOOK

Being the father of a former youth hockey player, I REALLY enjoyed this book. I am an avid reader, but this is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review. So many of the antcdotes in this book stuck home...the endless road trip, the thought of my son as a future NHLer, the incredible cost...all true. And it's all presented in a very readable, and funny, way. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone with a child that plays, or wants to play, hockey.