Acknowledgments

Thank you to: the Hockey Calgary Board of Directors; Kirk Reynolds, Past-GM of Hockey Calgary; the Hockey Calgary staff; countless volunteers in “Group #1”; Hockey Canada (specifically Bob Nicholson and Paul Carson for their leadership); the hockey branches across Canada, specifically: Hockey Alberta, Central Zone Executive, and the officials of CZRC; Dr. Carolyn Emery and her team; all of the great professionals calling attention to safety aspects in the game for the benefit of the children; Provoke and Trudy White-Matthews; Wayne McNeil and Sheldon Kennedy, for their work with Respect in Sport; Safer Hockey Canada (especially Andrea Winarski and all of her supporters, for their commitment and dedication); all of the parents who support their children in minor hockey; most importantly, the children who just want to play the game.