Darryl Wolski

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Darryl Wolski is a promoter and entrepreneur from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

He is best known for creating the controversial "Battle of the Hockey Enforcers" tournament, in which hockey players brawled on ice for cash prizes. He established the event in 2003, although legal complications prevented the tournament from taking place until 2005.[1] The event was held in Prince George, British Columbia, after Winnipeg refused to host it. Wolski's exploits were subsequently chronicled in the film "Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice".

Wolski is a political conservative. He campaigned for the Brandon City Council in 1995, and finished a poor third against future cabinet minister Drew Caldwell. He justified his loss by saying, "There's so many communists that live in that area, so I didn't expect to win."[2]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Brian Hutchinson, "Rock 'em, sock 'em, but no hockey", National Post, 29 August 2005, A2.
  2. ^ Errol Black, "Brandon Election '95: A tilt to the Right; sweetness and harmony in Brandon politics", New City Magazine, Fall 95/Winter 96, p. 10.
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