KIRSTIE AND I WANT to thank our agent, Ian Kleinert, and the good folks at HarperCollins, with a special shout-out to Jim Gifford for stepping up and helping us make this book what we always hoped it would be.
We’d also like to thank Kirstie’s husband, Larry Day, for his input, and Kirstie’s kids; Geordie—who came up with the book title—Paul, Charlie, Lundy and Buddy; and Kirstie’s sister, Julie Sinclair, for their love and support.
And thank you to the following people for their expertise, stories and memories: Jenn Fleury, Travis Fleury, Teddy Fleury, Wally Fleury, Donna Fleury, Shannon Griffin-White, Veronica Haugaard, Chuck Matson, Pete Montana, Bearcat Murray, Sheldon Kennedy, Ian McKenzie, Ede Peltz, Murray Falloon, Dr. Robin Reesal, Mark McKay, Barry Trapp, Cam Ftoma and Steve Parsons.