This hockey mom exposed a youth-sports theft. Then came the attacks.

For months, Brooke Wilfley raised concerns that the president of her local youth hockey governing board was using his position for profit.

The Denver-area hockey mom discovered that the president, Randy Kanai, was secretly routing the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association’s money through his private company.

She reported his conflicts of interest and mismanagement to everyone she could: board members, club directors, coaches and four USA Hockey leaders who oversee the nonprofit. Little was done.

Then in January 2023, Wilfley received a letter from the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association’s attorney. The board, it said, was launching an investigation.

Into her.