Ice in My Veins (23 page)

Quick Reference

CHL
– Canadian Hockey League

OHL
– Ontario Hockey League

NHL
– National Hockey League

AHL
– American Hockey League

ECHL
– East Coast Hockey League

MVP
– Most Valued Player

FBI
– Federal Bureau of Investigation

CIA
– Central Intelligence Agency

Broad Street Bullies
– one of pro sports’ most polarizing teams. The legendary Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup championship squads of the 1970s, athletes, who won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975 with a bold, aggressive style that sparked criticism and controversy. The names used in this story were not real Broad Street Bullies. The real Bullies were Bobby Clarke and Dave The Hammer Schultz.

Author’s Comments:

The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Although some places, teams, hockey leagues, players, etc. are mentioned by name it was purely to help make the story more realistic.

The NHL, AHL, CHL or their affiliates did not endorse this book. The views are purely those of the author. This book is pure fiction, and was written for entertainment and enjoyment purposes only.

I chose to use the Philadelphia Flyer’s as the base hockey team in this book, because I myself am a huge Flyers and Bobby Clarke fan. I have been since the 1970s. The character of Toby Chalke was modeled after Bobby Clarke. I also chose Boston and Vancouver because I have always liked their organizations.

There have been many women who have played professional hockey on men’s teams, including the NHL. I suggest doing some research on these very inspirational women. For anybody interested in finding out more about women who play men’s professional hockey; there are several resources such as The Canadian Hockey Association, which contains history on women in hockey back to the late 1800’s.

I hope that this book will inspire people of all ages to chase after their dreams. You are never to young or old to follow your dreams.

About the Author:

Kelli (Kiki) Sullivan was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She has traveled extensively and has lived abroad. She enjoys the outdoors and all sports, her favorite being hockey. She is a history and war buff, and loves to work on genealogy in her spare time. She started working in television when she was only 16 years old; where she was the recipient of several television production awards, and since then held a variety of positions in various fields.

After years of extensive traveling and career changing she decided to start writing for the fun of it. Ice in My Veins was her first novel. “Rocket to the Moon” is a children’s book about using your imagination. She is also a published Poet and won an editor’s choice award for her poem “Caves”.