This is a great story because Brock and Val are both such likeable characters. If you like a protective hero, you will definitely love Brock. Val was such a strong character and I loved how Brock treated her. As the story progresses and we learn more about both of them, it is impossible not to root for them.

So, firstly, I’m really really not a fan of the writing style. It was incredibly hard to get into and you are are thrown in with almost no background
It reads like 3rd person but also somehow stream of consciousness 🤷🏻‍♀️ how, why, I don’t know.

Anywho, it’s starts off with seemingly two well educated (as they keep mentioning their credentials) spoiled rich girls who have decided men are the problem (to all the questions) and they have been studying men for years.
It definitely starts off in the man hater category; it reads as two insecure women who haven’t found dating happiness and have familial relationship trauma.
It’s heavy handed girl power, even though they are banked rolled by FMCs father.
But alas these women are VERY full of themselves and don’t seem to be cognizant that there are two genders to every heterosexual relationship and the fault cannot lay 100% with one gender…
The whole premise of the study doesn’t make sense to me.
They are hired by FMC’s father, who owns the team, to study the guys to help them win the Stanley Cup. Not sure how a study equating hockey players to cavemen would help… but hey, he’s rich and his daughter fancies herself the next big cultural anthropologist and he has money to throw at her ambitions. We love a supportive dad, even if he buys her accolades.

Enter the MMC the quintessential nice guy, sure he’s a famous hockey player but outside of that, he’s a caring friend and brother who finds a woman he’s captivated by. He’s trying to think of ways to help his team, taking care of his niece and nephew.

Their very skewed and hidden agenda relationship was hard for me to read or get into. I don’t think the book was bad but it really wasn’t my thing. I love a hockey romance but this one just didn’t grab me. As much as I liked the MMC and his family, I disliked Val and Darla.

If you're looking for a cliche romance book with a HEA, this is the book for you.

The story follows two anthropologists that get hired for a hockey team to help them reach the championship and simultaneously research the question, "are hockey players similar to cavemen?" At times I felt it was a bit cringe and the relationship moved too fast, but nevertheless it was still enjoyable.

This is a very good read if you're looking for: sports romance, hockey romance, workplace romance, daughters coach, he falls first, she has secrets.

If this is not a do not judge a book by its cover, I don't know what is. I was skeptical but intrigued. It was so entertaining, give it a chance!!

Dr Val wants to study hockey players- not date them. She falls for Brock during one of her experiments but can’t due to professionalism. She is also the daughter of the new owner of his hockey team…. I love the banter and non-stop lol scenes. Such a funny book. Great characters and terrific romance. The premise sounds kind of mean at first comparing hockey players to cavemen but it is actually not unkind and done better than it sounds…

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

As a life long member of the Hockey girlfriend club and area I approve this book and message! It's so cute and the cover is a perfect explanation of what it's like to put up with a hockey player.

This book was not for me. I liked The premise it sounded so cute, however it felt a little childish to me. I generally like it when kids are written in as side characters but not in this case. I am not a fan of the being “seen” trend. It is just not for me. I also Thought it was strange that the MMC would start up a relationship without knowing her last name.

The Hockey Experiment by Ava Miles had me in stitches! This combines my love of hockey romances with my other love of adorabky awkward characters that just make your heart happy.
Hes the team captain in the NHL and she's a cultural anthropologist hired by the team to help them mesh better.
I love that Val is a Girl's Girl! She champions for everyone and sees them as they are and meets them there. Brock is a teddy bear disguised as a giant hockey player.
I also love how the whole book is consistently comparing Hockey players to cavemen but in the most respectful way possible.