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When the Game Changes : Losing My Mom and Finding Myself Again.
'When the Game Changes' is a deeply moving memoir from renowned Sportsnet anchor Evanka Osmak about finding a womens hockey community just as she was losing her beloved mother to ALS. Osmak and Kristina Rutherford both live in Toronto, ON.
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- ISBN: 9781668057926
- Physical Description: 272 pages
- Publisher: Canada : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women |
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An engaging and deeply moving memoir from renowned Sportsnet anchor Evanka Osmak about finding a womenâs hockey community just as she was losing her beloved mother to ALS.
When fan-favourite Sportsnet TV anchor Evanka Osmak was forty-one years old, she became a hockey player for the first time.
She had her dream job, a solid group of female friends, and a beautiful family; still, she realized she needed something outside of work that was just for her, particularly in the wake of a pandemic that caused all our worlds to shrink. Thatâs when she found Sister Sports, a local hockey league just for women. Evanka was used to reporting on hockey, so she knew the game inside and outâfrom the broadcast studio. But sheâd never played before. And she wouldnât realize until later how much this league would come to mean to her.
At the same time as she was falling in love with the game as a player, not just as a sports anchor, she received some devastating news: her beloved mother, Jeannieâher familyâs rockâhad been diagnosed with ALS.
As Evanka navigated her motherâs treatment and progressing illness, she found a sense of hope and community within her hockey team of adult women that helped her deal with the unthinkable.
When the Game Changes is a deeply affecting memoir that shows Jeannieâs care and influence throughout Evankaâs life, from her childhood through her lively early career, to finding herself in the co-anchorâs seat at Sportsnet. Itâs the profound story of a daughterâs extraordinary love for her mom, and how a team of like-minded women provided solace at one of lifeâs most challenging times.
This is the story of how sports, family, and womenâs community can get us through our darkest hours.
