About the Creators

Meet the creators of Twig and Biscuit: Lee MJ Elias and Paul Cohen. These two lifelong hockey aficionados have transformed their passion for the game into a mission to make hockey more accessible, fun, and family-friendly for everyone. The duo started Rink Rats Publishing together in 2024 with the goal of fostering a love for the game among new hockey families.

The Authors

🏒 Lee MJ Elias

Lee MJ Elias is a hockey dad, award-winning author, and team-building coach with a knack for turning locker rooms into leadership labs. Lee has coached at the youth, collegiate, and professional levels, worked with the NHL, and hosts the top-rated podcast Our Kids Play Hockey. His hockey books, including How to Win: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Championship Culture for Your Team and When Hockey Stops, have won gold medals in the North American Book Awards and are a go-to resource for coaches and youth athletes. He founded Game Seven Group and Hockey Wraparound, helping hockey players take their game anywhere. Lee lives just outside Philadelphia with his wife, Janet, their two kids, Logan and Alina, plus their dog Luna and cat Holly.

🥅 Paul Cohen

Paul Cohen is an award-winning author and former NCAA collegiate and pro goaltender who once scored a goal in the AHL—yes, really. On March 28, 1992, while playing for the Springfield Indians, he became only the second goaltender in AHL history to score a goal by shooting the puck into an empty net. After a 10-year pro career between the pipes and a 30 year coaching career which spanned youth, professional and international levels, Paul turned his creativity toward hockey entrepreneurship. He founded Ultimate Hockey Fans, where he designs custom hockey-themed ceiling fans for the biggest lovers of the sport. Away from the rink, Paul’s proudest role is being a devoted father to Lisa, husband to Tammi, and dog dad to Jack and Henry.

Together with their friends Twig and Biscuit, Lee and Paul are redefining what it means to share the joy, chaos, and life lessons hockey brings—one story at a time.

The Illustrator

🎨 Chad Wallace

Chad Wallace is an award-winning illustrator and lifelong hockey fan whose vibrant, whimsical artwork brings Twig and Biscuit to life. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Chad has illustrated over two dozen books for top publishers and earned recognition from The Society of Illustrators and The New York Times. When he’s not drawing, you’ll find him cheering on his favorite hockey teams and sketching ideas that skate right off the page.