Edie Parker (artist) explained

Edie Parker (formerly Edit Martinko) is a Canadian sculptor, illustrator and a designer. Born in Hungary in 1956, Parker gained prominence as a Canadian artist for her sculpture entitled Our Game, an homage to Canada's national passion of hockey, in bronze, 17feet x 1.5feet x 6.5feet which stands in front of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, at the corner of Yonge and Front Streets, where it was unveiled in 1993.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Coming to Canada aged 19, Parker studied fine arts at Mohawk College and the Ontario College of Art & Design. She was commissioned to design and sculpt Our Game while working at Design Workshop Inc2 as a designer and sculptor under the directorship of Ken Young, the exhibition designer and director. The bronze statue was cast and installed by art foundry MST Bronze Limited.

Notes and References

News: Maraschiello. Tony. Edie Parker puts her mark on a piece of hockey history. The Globe and Mail. June 15, 1993.
Web site: Exterior Sculptures. Hockey Hall of Fame Official Website. 2012-04-17. 2019-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20190101214227/http://hhof.com/htmlExhibits/exext00.shtml. dead.
News: Hume. Christopher. Why such a corny, kitschy, cutesy hockey sculpture?. The Toronto Star. Jun 18, 1993. July 6, 2017. February 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090522/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/436854746.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Jun%2018%2C%201993&author=Christopher%20Hume%20TORONTO%20STAR&pub=Toronto%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=Why%20such%20a%20corny%2C%20kitschy%2C%20cutesy%20hockey%20sculpture%3F. dead.