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
 * 2) Heated Rivalry
 * 3) Tough Guy
 * 4) Common Goal
 * 5) Role Model
 * 6) The Long Game

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"

Main Pairs

 * Scott Hunter and Kip Grady
 * Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov
 * Ryan Price and Fabian Salah
 * Eric Bennett and Kyle Swift
 * Troy Barrett and Harris Drover

Characters
NHL players:


 * 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)
 * Carter Vaughan
 * Greg Huff
 * Matti Jalo (defenseman)
 * Frank Zullo (defenseman)


 * 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)
 * Ryan Price (defenseman, enforcer)
 * Sergei Vetrov


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


 * 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
 * Pittsburgh
 * Vancouver
 * Buffalo
 * Philadelphia

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 Goodreads
 * Rachel Reid on Goodreads
 * Rachel Reid on Goodreads