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Gardens of Shame

The Tragedy of Martin Kruze and the Sexual Abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens

by (author) Paul Challen & Cathy Vine

Publisher
Greystone Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Jan 2002
Category
Hockey
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550548808
    Publish Date
    Jan 2002
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550549966
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $22.95

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In 1997, in a dramatic interview with City-TV, Martin Kruze revealed that as a young hockey player he had been sexually abused at Maple Leaf Gardens by Gordon Stuckless, an employee at the Gardens. This powerful and moving account is both an expose of a shameful chapter in the history of Maple Leaf Gardens and a testament to the human spirit.

About the authors

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Cathy Vine engages in research, writing and action projects to advance the well-being and rights of children and youth. Recently she worked with Ontario’s Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth to support young people to hold the first ever Youth Leaving Care Hearings at Queen’s Park, home of the Ontario Legislature. Previously, Cathy oversaw publication of 40 reports on children’s issues and worked extensively with children, youth, and adults affected by child abuse and intimate violence, conducting research and developing innovative support and clinical services. She taught part-time at the School of Social Work, Ryerson University, and publications include the recent co-authored report, Resilience: Successful Navigation through Significant Threat (2010), and the co-authored book, Gardens of Shame: The Tragedy of Martin Kruze & the Sexual Abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens (Greystone Press, 2002).

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