Game Changers

***Game Changers*** is a M/M hockey romance book series by Rachel Reid.

## Works

The *Game Changers* series consist of six novels:

1. *Game Changer* (published October 22, 2018)
2. *Heated Rivalry* (published March 25, 2019)
3. *Tough Guy* (published January 13, 2020)
4. *Common Goal* (published September 21, 2020)
5. *Role Model* (published August 10, 2021)
6. *The Long Game* (published April 26, 2022)

In addition, several short works have been released:

* "Merry Christmas Scott & Kip: A Game Changer Epilogue"
* *Heated Rivalry* deleted scenes
* "My Dinner with Hayden: A Heated Rivalry Short Story"
* "Halloween with Ilya"
* "Countdown: A Smutty Shane and Ilya Short"

* Scott Hunter
	+ books: main in b1; recurring in b4; minor in b2 & b5 (mentioned in b3?)
	+ captain & center for the New York Admirals
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for America (roomed with Carter & Sullivan)

* Shane Hollander
	+ books: main in b2 and b6; minor in b5 (and b1,b3,b4?)
	+ captain & center for the Montreal Voyageurs
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for Canada (roomed with J.J. & Huff)

* Ilya Rozanov (Roz)
	+ books: main in b2 and b6; recurring in b1, b3, b4, and b5
	+ captain & center for the Boston Bears (book 1-2) and later Ottawa Centaurs (book 2+)
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for Russia

* Ryan Price
	+ books: main in b3; minor in b2 & b5
	+ defenseman & enforcer for the Boston Bears (book 2) and later the Toronto Guardians (book 3); retired at end of book 3
	+ from Nova Scotia

* Eric Bennett
	+ books: main in b4; recurring in b1; minor in b5
	+ goaltender for the New York Admirals; retired at end of book 4

* Troy Barrett
	+ books: main in b5; minor in b3
	+ forward for the Toronto Guardians (book 3) and later Ottawa Centaurs (book 5)
		- sweater #17, right wing in Ottawa (b5c3)
	+ 5'9"; age 25 (b5); from Vancouver, junior in WHL

* Carter Vaughan
	+ books: recurring in b1; mentioned in b5
	+ player for the New York Admirals
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for America (roomed with Scott & Sullivan)

* Greg Huff
	+ books: recurring in b1; mentioned in b2
	+ player for the New York Admirals
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for Canada (roomed with Shane & J.J.)

* Matti Jalo
	+ books: minor in b1; mentioned in b5
	+ defenseman for the New York Admirals

* Hayden Pike
	+ books: recurring in b2; minor in b5
	+ forward, left wing, for the Montreal Voyageurs
	+ Shane's best friend

* Jean-Jacques Boiziau (J.J.)
	+ books: minor in b2
	+ defenseman for the Montreal Voyageurs
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for Canada (roomed with Shane & Huff)
	+ Haitian-Canadian; French speaker; 6'7", over 250 lbs

* Gilbert Comeau
	+ books: minor in b2
	+ player for the Montreal Voyageurs

* Wyatt Hayes (Hazy)
	+ books: recurring in b3 and b5
	+ goaltender for the Toronto Guardians (book 3) and later Ottawa Centaurs (book 3+)
	+ wife Lisa (medical doctor)
	+ his sister (Kristy?), her wife (Eve?), & their son Isaac (3yo b5) live in Vancouver

* Dallas Kent
	+ books: recurring in b3; minor in b5
	+ captain & center for the Toronto Guardians

* Frank Zullo
	+ books: recurring in b1; mentioned in b2
	+ defenseman for the New York Admirals; suspended

* Eric Sullivan (Sully)
	+ books: minor in b2
	+ defenseman for Phoenix
	+ was third pick 2009 draft (same year as Ilya and Shane)
	+ played in 2014 Olympics for America (roomed with Scott & Carter)

* Evan Dykstra
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ defenseman for Ottawa Centaurs
	+ ~6'3"; from Manitoba; wife Caitlin, daughter Susie (1yo, b5)

* Zane Boodram (Bood)
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ forward, alternate captain for Ottawa Centaurs
	+ played junior with Dallas Kent
	+ married to Cassie, son Milo (born b5 ch25)
	+ "a little taller than Troy (5'9"), a little shorter than Dykstra (6'3")"
	+ Trinidad and Tobago tattoo

* Luca Haas
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ forward for Ottawa Centaurs
	+ 20yo rookie (b5), was #2 overall pick a couple years ago
	+ from Switzerland

* Nick Chouinard
	+ books: mentioned in b5
	+ defenseman for Ottawa Centaurs
	+ mid-20s; wife Selena; three kids
	+ Quebec accent

* Boyle
	+ books: mentioned in b5
	+ plays for Ottawa Centaurs
	+ has twins

* McCord
	+ books: mentioned in b5
	+ plays either for Ottawa Centaurs or Buffalo

**Others:**

* Kip Grady
	+ books: main in b1; minor in b4, b5; mentioned in b2

* Fabian Salah
	+ books: main in b3, minor in b5

* Kyle Swift
	+ books: main in b4; minor in b1, b5

* Harris Drover
	+ books: main in b5
	+ social media manager for Ottawa Centaurs (third season with team as of b5)
	+ family runs Drover Family Orchards apple farm
		- grew up at farmhouse, living with two older sisters, mom Marlene, dad Sam, grandma (since died), *ghost* great-great-uncle Elroy
		- sister Anna is married to Mike; sister Margot married to Josh
		- as of b5, family has 3 dogs (Mac, Shannon, and Bowser) and a cat (Ursula)
	+ age 25 (b5)
	+ heart problems - Dr. Melvin

* Maria Villanueva

* Yuna Hollander
	+ books: recurring in b2
	+ wife of David Hollander; Shane is her only child
	+ her parents emigrated from Japan; Yuna was born and raised in Montreal - big Montreal Voyageurs fan
	+ formerly worked at Bank of Canada; now is the director and treasurer of the Irina Foundation

* David Hollander
	+ books: recurring in b2
	+ husband of Yuna Hollander; Shane is his only child
	+ played hockey for McGill University
	+ works for the Treasury Board of Canada

* Irina – Ilya's mother; died by suicide when Ilya was 12, he found her body
* Grigori Rozanov – Ilya's father; dies in March 2017
* Andrei – Ilya's brother
* Polina – Ilya's stepmother

* Rose Landry
	+ books: recurring in b2
	+ Shane's girlfriend briefly and friend

* Svetlana Vetrova
	+ books: recurring in b2
	+ Ilya's friend with benefits
	+ daughter of retired Russian Boston Bears star player Sergei Vetrov

* Gen (recurring b5) – photographer for Ottawa Centaurs; boyfriend Troy (minor b5)
* Theo (minor b5) – Ottawa Centaurs employee who acts as Chuck
* Chuck (minor b5) – beaver mascot Ottawa Centaurs
* Rebecca (mentioned b5) – marketing inertn & Chuck's 'handler' for Ottawa Centaurs
* Dale (mentioned b5) – equipment manager for Ottawa Centaurs
* Remy (minor b5) – security guard for Ottawa Centaurs

* Danielle (mentioned b5) – Edmonton social media person

* Adrian Dela Cruz
	+ books: mentioned in b5
	+ Troy's ex-boyfriend, dated for two years
	+ now engaged to Justin Green (director of Netflix film Adrian was in 10-months pre-b5)
	+ TV star, plays superhero in a popular TV show; also done Netflix film
	+ lives in Vancouver, Canada

* Brandon Wiebe
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ Ottawa Centaurs head coach (first season as head coach in b5); former NHL forward
	+ wife, three daughters

* Bruce Cooper
	+ books: mentioned in b5 (was he mentioned in b3?)
	+ Toronto Guardians head coach

* Chiron
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ black puppy (part Labrador, part mountain dog)
	+ therapy dog in training (assist people with anxiety or PTSD); trainer Hannah
	+ official team dog of the Ottawa Centaurs

* Jackie – Hayden's wife
* Jade, Ruby, Arthur, Amber – Hayden and Jackie's children

* Curtis Barrett
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ Troy's father; left Troy's mother (3y before b5) for younger women, now wife
	+ played in Kamloops (junior hockey)
	+ started crane company over twenty years ago, has millions of dollars (though less than Troy)
	+ friends: Brad (owns Condor Construction), Darryl (Harper Demolition)

* Julia Frasier
	+ books: recurring in b5
	+ Troy's mother; left by Troy's father (3y before b5); now boyfriend Charlie (minor b5)
	+ traveling on worldwide tour during b5

* Danny & Jenny (minor b5) – hospitalized kid & mom
* Nathan (Nate) & Greg (minor b5) – hospitalized kid & dad
* Grayson (minor b5) – hospitalized girl

### Teams

* New York Admirals
	+ Scott Hunter (captain, center)
	+ Eric Bennett (goaltender) (*retired*)
	+ Carter Vaughan
	+ Greg Huff
	+ Matti Jalo (defenseman)
	+ Frank Zullo (defenseman) (*former*)

* Montreal Voyageurs
	+ Shane Hollander (captain, center)
	+ Hayden Pike (forward, left wing)
	+ Jean-Jacques "J.J." Boiziau (defenseman)
	+ Gilbert Comeau

* Boston Bears
	+ Ilya Rozanov (captain, center) (*former*)
	+ Ryan Price (defenseman, enforcer) (*former, retired*)
	+ Sergei Vetrov (*retired before series' start*)

* Toronto Guardians
	+ Dallas Kent (captain)
	+ Ryan Price (defenseman, enforcer) (*retired*)
	+ Wyatt Hayes (alt goaltender) (*former*)
	+ Troy Barrett (forward) (*former*)

* Ottawa Centaurs
	+ Ilya Rozanov (captain, center)
	+ Wyatt Hayes (goaltender)
	+ Troy Barrett (forward - right wing?)
	+ Evan Dykstra (defenseman)
	+ Zane Boodram (alternate captain, forward)
	+ Luca Haas (forward)
	+ Nick Chouinard (defenseman)
	+ Boyle

* Phoenix
	+ Eric Sullivan (defenseman)

* Edmonton
	+ Nelson (defenseman)

* New York Scouts <double check b1>
* Pittsburgh
* Vancouver
* Buffalo
* Philadelphia

### Timeline

#### Shane and Ilya's timeline

* May 1991 — Shane born
* June 1991 — Ilya born

* December 2008 – Regina (ch 1) — Shane & Ilya age 17
* June 2009 – Los Angeles (ch 2) — Shane & Ilya age 18; drafted
* January 2010 – Ottawa (ch 3)
* July 2010 – Toronto (ch 4)

* September 2010 – Montreal (ch 5)
* October 2010 – Montreal (ch 5) — Shane & Ilya first time playing against each other in the NHL
* January 2011 – Nashville (ch 6)
* February 2011 – Montreal (ch 7)
* June 2011 – Las Vegas (ch 8)

* December 2013 – airplane over Pennsylvania; Montreal (ch 9)
* February 2014 – Sochi (ch 10)
* June 2014 – Las Vegas (ch 11)

* October 2016 – Philadelphia, Montreal, Washington (ch 12)
* October 2016 – Montreal (prologue - *is it before or after ch12?*)
* November 2016 – Boston (ch 13)
* November 2016 – Montreal (ch 14)
* December 2016 – Detroit (ch 14)
* January 2017 – Boston, Montreal (ch 14)
* January 2017 – Montreal, Boston (ch 15)
* January 2017 – Tampa Bay (ch 16, 17)
* February 2017 – Montreal, Boston (ch 18)
* March 2017 – Boston (ch 18)
* March 2017 – Detroit, Buffalo, Moscow, Montreal (ch 19)
* March 2017 – Moscow (ch 20)
* April 2017 – Montreal (ch 21)
* May 2017 – Ottawa (ch 22)
* June 2017 – Boston (ch 22) — Scott Hunter comes out as gay
* July 2017 – Ottawa (ch 23-27)

* ~summer 2018 — Ilya switches teams to Ottawa Centaurs
* ~November 2018 – Montreal (epilogue) — Shane & Ilya announce the Irina Foundation

#### more dates

* season x - Wyatt, Price, Troy playing in Toronto
* season x+2 - Wyatt & Troy playing in Ottawa
	+ as of b5-ch1, it's been two seasons since Wyatt switched teams (b3) - "Wyatt had been the Guardians' backup goalie until two seasons ago"
	+ b5-ch5: "Ryan [Price] had played... in Toronto the season before last".
* b5-ch2: Troy was dumped by Adrian 4 days ago, learned of Dallas accusations 2 days ago, and now in Ottawa

## Links

* Rachel Reid's official website
* Rachel Reid on Twitter
* Rachel Reid on Instagram
* Rachel Reid on Goodreads