Acknowledgements

LONG A LABOUR OF LOVE, Picks and Sticks has been guided to fruition by many.

My gratitude goes out to Tim Gordon, GSPH publisher; Andrea McCormick and Chrissy Shannon, GSPH editors; Magdalene Carson, GSPH designer; Maureen Dorey, story editor extraordinaire; Susan Bishop, the Gouws family, Ginger Grace, Earl Hardin, the Killbear gang, Sophie Laliberte, Maureen Madigan, Fred Martinot, Steven Morel, Andrea Muzzi, Inge Muzzi Riendeau, Martine Muzzi, Peter Muzzi, Caroline O’Connor, Alberto Paolucci, Vickie Papavs, Jo Jo and George Rideout, Anton, Lynn, and Jessica van Rooyen, and Katherine Wheatley, all readers of drafts and/or advisors; Anne Mason, original screenplay producer; The Harold Greenberg Fund; Gary Brennan, Murray Furrow, Andrew Martin-­Smith, Sharon McFarlane, Jenny Parsons, and Frank Pellegrino, actors at the first reading of the screenplay; Dr. Gideon Koren, medical advisor; Peter Carver, writing teacher; Elizabeth Etue, women’s hockey advocate, and whose book, On the Edge, Women Making Hockey History, co-­written with Megan K. Williams, provided excellent research material; Michael McKinley, whose book, Putting a Roof on Winter, was another valuable resource; Karen Magnussen, figure skating idol; Tony Cella, her husband, who provided the CBC documentary on her 1971–1973 figure skating seasons; Bobby Orr, hometown hockey hero; the 1972 Canadian Summit Series team, whose miraculous deeds live on; Mayor Hazel McCallion, remarkable female hockey supporter; Greg Rochefort, contributing figure skating historian; John McFetridge, business advisor; Ken Dhaliwal, lawyer; real life inspirations mentioned in the book, from former Parry Sound High School principal David Marsh, to Tina Tabobandung, to the people with whom I lived and breathed in those classrooms and in the Bobby Orr Community Centre in the ’70s and ’80s; finally, but decidedly not last in heart or mind, my immediate and extended family members, who inspire me every day — Mark Adilman, husband, supporter, provider of space, time, and love; Nicola and Ben, daughter, son, lifelong muses; Mieke Muzzi Kramers, spirited mother; Phil and Gladys Adilman, dream in-­laws; Stephen Adilman, Elizabeth Adilman, Tamara Adilman, Sarah White, Susan Pitre, Derek Riendeau, supportive brothers-­ and sisters-­in-­law; and Isabelle, Rachel, Max, Josh, Ira, Monique, Gabrielle, Natalie, and Jared, cherished nieces and nephews.