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Free Skate Hockey Blog: The Free Skate Tapes
By Mr. Hockey
Posted July 7th, 2022
Hi Free Skate Nation. Today I present to you the culmination of a year of gossip reporting, the biggest FREE SKATE EXCLUSIVE! of my career: The Free Skate Tapes.
What are the Free Skate Tapes? Well, they’re a series of recordings made from inside MLH Offices that show the inner workings of the office and, in particular, of Commissioner Roger Crowell.
For months, Roger Crowell has denied stories that he is attempting to make the league less political, and that part of his strategy for doing so is openly pressuring players to, as so many on Twitter have said, “shut up and skate.” Reports emerged that he wanted to shove Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov back into the closet, that he resented conversations about racism and pride nights, and more. Time and time again Crowell has denied these accusations, saying that this blog had “no proof.”
Free Skate Nation: I have proof.
I have a series of recordings made inside the MLH Offices confirming that much of what Crowell has is, in fact, true – he did want to shut certain players up; he held specific grudges; he asked for lower penalties for players who were found to make homophobic or racist comments; he seriously wanted to end Pride Nights.
In the interest of protecting my source inside MLH, I will say the following: all of these recordings were made legally in MLH Offices in either New York or Toronto. Both New York and Toronto are single party consent states, where conversations may be recorded – without telling the other parties present – so long as you are a participant in the conversation. Further to that, I can confirm that most of these conversations were recorded at the behest of Roger Crowell as part of minute taking for official meetings – none of the gathered recordings happened in private conversation, and most were kept on record at MLH despite their inflammatory contents.
Below, you can download all the recordings for yourself. In the interest of full transparency I did not edit them from their original states, which means they also include information that is less relevant to the conversations we’ve been having all season. However, I did not want to be accused of tampering in any way, shape, or form.
One last note before I leave you to listen. I started Free Skate Hockey Blog years ago in high school as a simple fan blog. At the time, official journalistic sources often ignored rumors that spread online about player trades and personal issues – I thought it would be fun to record what I was hearing online in one place. I never meant to become a whistleblower for misconduct inside MLH Offices, but as my blog grew I gained more official sources and became party to bigger and bigger scoops.
Much has been made over my identity the past months, and over my goals with this blog. I will not be uncovering who I really am (out of a fear of retaliation, yes) but I can confirm a few rumors are untrue – I am not Shane Hollander or any other professional MLH player (genuinely: I WISH); I am not a person working inside the MLH offices; my goals with this blog were not, initially, to make a political point. I just wanted to talk about hockey. If you had asked me three or four years ago if I considered myself a political person, I would have said no. Hell, even now I’m not sure I consider myself particularly informed. But it seems intensely unfair for the league to treat its own players this way over things they can’t help – the color of their skin, or who they love. When Montreal decided to not re-sign Hollander I was shocked. To throw away the best talent of a generation because you can’t live with who he sleeps with? I didn’t understand.
Needless to say, the attention Free Skate has gotten has been overwhelming. With the season over, there will still be hockey news – the trades and rumors I cut my teeth on. But I’ll be taking this summer off and reevaluating my role here. I love this blog, and I love this sport, but I never intended to go full Deep Throat here, you know? I’m not sure it’s my place.
Still: once I got the tapes, I knew it was my imperative to share them. So here they are, in their unedited glory, for you. I hope you all have nice summers – hopefully I’ll be back in the next season with more FREE SKATE EXCLUSIVES!
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PARTIAL TRANSCRIPTS OF FREE SKATE HOCKEY BLOG’S MLH TAPES
[Start recording]
Alicia Chabert, MLH Senior Counsel: It’s not a good idea, Roger.
Roger Crowell, Commissioner: I mean – that trip was absurd, Alicia. We look like idiots if we don’t investigate. Montreal is up my ass, they think it was intentional, they want recourse–
Frank Steele, Executive President of Hockey Operations: We understand that Roger, they’re very fired up. But it was a trip. We start investigating players every time they trip, or have a bad game, or miss some shots – it’s a slippery slope. The Player’s Association will eat us alive, we risk a lockout.
Alicia Chabert: There’s no evidence of sports gambling for Hollander or Rozanov–
Roger Crowell: Hollander. Just Hollander, we don’t – no offense, but Ilya Rozanov is not my priority right now. Hollander is the one who was supposed to know better. Hollander is the one who tripped.
Frank Steele: A thing hockey players do every day. Alicia is right, without some evidence that Hollander gained something–
Roger Crowell: Besides his little boy toy going to the next round of the playoffs you mean–
Alicia Chabert: It would look like we were punishing Hollander for a normal mistake. And, to be honest, Roger it leaves us open to some big risks.
Roger Crowell: Risks?
Alicia Chabert: A discrimination lawsuit.
Roger Crowell: Discrimination!
Alicia Chabert: There are rumors about your meetings last year with Hollander before he came out, and with Hollander and Rozanov after they came out. We open this investigation, Hollander could easily say that you–
Roger Crowell: [overlapping] Oh come on.
Alicia Chabert: [overlapping] –pressured him not to come out! He could argue very clearly that the investigation is because of his refusal to stay in the closet. It’s a risk we can’t take.
Frank Steele: [long pause] Drop it, Roger. Let him go to Ottawa. Hell, him and Rozanov on the same team, maybe they realize they can’t stand each other and break up, solve all our problems. Let this one lie.
Roger Crowell: Fine. But you’re calling Montreal to tell them.
[CUT]
Unidentified Voice: Okay, so next on the agenda–
Catherine Vallat, MLH Senior Publicist: The Hollander-Rozanov wedding, yes.
Roger Crowell: Jesus. We have to talk about this?
Catherine Vallat: I think – it is unprecedented, no? Two active players marrying each other. It would make sense for us to congratulate them through official channels–
Roger Crowell: No. No! Catherine–
Catherine Vallat: There are optics to think of, Roger–
Roger Crowell: Optics! The optics are that we don’t draw attention to those two. They’ve made a fucking fool of us enough. We make a statement we look like we’re endorsing it, like we think the relationship is okay–
Frank Steele: Roger, careful, we record these things.
Roger Crowell: Look, I’m not a, a, a, homophobe or whatever. I don’t give a shit about what they do off-ice as long as it stays off-ice. I don’t think it’s too much to ask. They want to sneak around in hotel rooms or whatever depraved shit they were doing – whatever. But all this pomp! It’s too much. They want a fucking pride parade in the middle of a goddamn game? Then we lose half our audience, who doesn’t want to see that shit. No. We don’t acknowledge it.
Catherine Vallat: Sir–
Roger Crowell: No statement. Next.
[CUT]
Roger Crowell: I just – it was a high stick. Since when is that a suspension level offense?
Frank Steele: Well, it was a pretty bad high stick, Roger. It looked pretty intentional. Intent to injure–
Roger Crowell: It’s a contact sport!
Frank Steele: I’m not disagreeing. But we’re expected to protect our players from serious injury if we can. And we’re expected to punish players for going too far.
Roger Crowell: [scoff] Going too far. I mean, going too far would be suspending him, you ask me. Comeau’s just playing the game. He obviously got goaded into it – I mean, there’s responsibility on both sides, here. Both teams were playing aggressively. This is overblown. And once everyone left the bench, then it’s – I mean, everyone should be punished then, in theory.
Frank Steele: [pause] Sure. Yeah, I suppose. But I think it would look bad, for us to let Comeau go.
Roger Crowell: Look bad.
Catherine Vallat: Like we think it’s okay for other players to high-stick Hollander just because he’s gay.
Roger Crowell: Is there any evidence Comeau did it because Hollander’s gay? I mean, Hollander himself said Comeau already knew he was gay last year. So as far as we know, he’s not a homophobe.
Frank Steele: I guess we don’t know.
Roger Crowell: He probably did it because Hollander’s an annoying little prick.
Frank Steele: [laughing]
Roger Crowell: [laughing] I mean, can we suspend Hollander for being an annoying little prick?
Frank Steele: Okay, no, you’re right – Comeau got caught up in the heat of the game. Let’s just suspend him for one game, then. Shows we care without making it a big thing.
Roger Crowell: Fine. If you think it’s best.
[CUT]
Roger Crowell: Christ, Scott Hunter. When is he retiring? Self-righteous asshole. Can’t wait for him to quit hockey and become permanent grand marshall of the pride parade, or whatever.
[CUT]
Roger Crowell: The All-Star Game can’t be the Hollander-Rozanov show.
Frank Steele: [laughing] I mean, it always has been before.
Roger Crowell: Before was different, Frank. This year it’s – we’ll lose viewers! I mean, what, they’re gonna make out on the ice after the shot competition? No.
Catherine Vallat: Roger, they’ve been fairly restrained–
Roger Crowell: Not restrained enough.
Frank Steele: Well there’s nothing we can do to change voting. If the fans want to see them–
Roger Crowell: Unbelievable, by the way. I think it’s – you know bots, or whatever, there’s just no way – he’s not even on the first line anymore–
Frank Steele: Regardless. I don’t think there’s much we can do here.
Roger Crowell: Well what if we – what if we say it’s one player per team?
Frank Steele: [pause] What, now?
Roger Crowell: Sure. I mean, hell – more teams is better anyway, right? Gives those poor fucks in Phoenix someone to root for.
Frank Steele: I mean – Cat, you tell me, but won’t it look–
Roger Crowell: I don’t care how it looks, it’s – it’s bad enough Ottawa is probably gonna make the damn playoffs. Let’s just have an All-Star game without all of their drama.
Frank Steele: [pause] Okay. Okay. Cat, make a statement – we change the rules. One player only.
Catherine Vallat: You’re sure?
Frank Steele: Positive. [beat] You’ll probably still get Rozanov in the game, this way. Hard to see him not getting the votes for it.
Roger Crowell: Rozanov’s an asshole. Everyone outside of fucking Ottawa hates him anyway. Who cares?
[CUT]
Alicia Chabert: The Player’s Association has indicated that they’re considering an investigation – they could pull any remaining players who would come–
Roger Crowell: Fucking hell. I can’t escape these goddamn–
Catherine Vallat: Roger.
Roger Crowell: Fine. Fine, we cancel it. No All-Star Game. Get Cat to blame the plumbing or some shit.
[CUT]
Catherine Vallet: This #MLHRacism thing–
Roger Crowell: Just write me a statement. You know the drill, we support players of all yada yada, who cares.
Catherine Vallet: Will we be instituting rule changes?
Roger Crowell: Rule changes? To do what? It’s already against the rules to say slurs or whatever.
Catherine Vallet: Some players are saying those rules aren’t enforced properly.
Roger Crowell: What do they want from me? They want me to wave my magic wand and end racism? They’re all millionaires who get paid to play a game professionally. They can suck it up. Just write a statement and let’s move on.
[CUT]
Unidentified Voice: So, talking expansion cities–
Roger Crowell: Oh hell. You guys seen this video?
David Parsons, Associate Commissioner: Video?
Roger Crowell: Hollander and Rozanov making out on the fucking bench.
David Parsons: Oh, well – it was a kiss cam, I think. Ottawa Pride Night.
Roger Crowell: Pride Night. Christ. Maybe we should roll those back, huh? No more Pride Nights, no more – whatever this shit is. Or at least ban this fuck ugly tape. Jesus. [He laughs. No one else does.]
David Parsons: I– [pause] Sorry, to get us back on track – the, uh, expansion cities–
[END RECORDING]
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@rajskatez: holy fuck
@MikePortSports: Still no comment from MLH hours after the tapes dropped. Seems like they’ve entered crisis mode.
@MikePortSports: Interesting that David Parsons seems absent from a lot of these conversations. Word has been Crowell’s largely worked out of the New York Office while Parsons has remained in Toronto. Can’t help but wonder if there’s some animosity there – Parsons did not seem to entertain Crowell’s ramblings nearly as much as other senior staff did.
@HollanderHo99: imagine seeing the most beautiful man on earth and deciding you hate him for no reason roger crowell count your fucking days
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TRANSCRIPT: The Shootout with Cheryl Yamata on ESPN
Date: July 9th, 2022
[THEME MUSIC. TITLE CARD.]
[CUT TO: Cheryl Yamata sitting behind a large desk. She is wearing a navy blue boatneck dress.]
Cheryl Yamata: Hi everyone. Tonight on The Shootout, I have an exclusive interview with MLH Commissioner Roger Crowell on the back of a bombshell leak of tapes from inside his office. It’s been a difficult year for the Commissioner, who’s been accused of bungling a conversation on racism, of having a grudge against specific players, and of attempting to silence players he views as too political.
Crowell and I met here in the studio to discuss the content of the tapes, as well as what MLH plans to do going forward.
[CUT to interview. Cheryl Yamata, in a white shirt, black pants, and a black blazer, sits on one chair; Roger Crowell, in a blue suit, white shirt, and red tie, sits in another. Crowell is already visibly sweaty.]
Cheryl Yamata: Commissioner Crowell, it’s good to have you tonight on The Shootout. We’ve been trying to get you on the show for awhile.
Roger Crowell: [laughing] Yes, well, it’s a busy season and – I mean, no offense Cheryl, but you’ve never seemed to be my biggest fan.
Cheryl Yamata: No?
Roger Crowell: You criticize my office a lot on this show.
CY: I ask questions–
RC: That episode you did, on the racism thing, it was – you were very critical of me, Cheryl.
CY: Let’s get into that. In the tapes leaked from your office–
RC: Illegally leaked.
CY: That might be so, but as far as we can tell they’re authentic. I mean, Roger – it’s your voice. Are you going to argue otherwise?
RC: These were private conversations taken out of context.
CY: These appear to be recorded minutes of official MLH meetings.
RC: Sure. Fine.
CY: To go back to the racism thing – what I was critical of was that I felt your response was inadequate at the time. And, transparently you sounded very dismissive of the conversation and the hashtag in the tapes.
RC: Again, it’s – there’s context here that’s missing. I’m not a racist, Cheryl. Racism is wrong, and it has no place in our sport, on the ice or off. I was just – it had been a long week, and I had sat in many, many meetings about this topic. There are limits to what the Commissioner's Office is capable of doing. I can’t change the world.
CY: You didn’t seem particularly interested in changing the rules, either – which you can change.
RC: We already have rules prohibiting hateful language between players. If referees or officials aren’t penalizing those, players need to go through proper channels–
CY: Sure, but as Carter Vaughn said–
RC: Look, I mean – Carter Vaugn is a Cup Champion. He’s an Olympic Gold Medalist. If he’s actually struggling with this, I certainly haven’t seen it.
CY: Are you suggesting Carter Vaughn isn’t experiencing racism on ice because he won a gold medal?
RC: I’m saying that a toxic work environment – it’s something you’d see in his performance, if he was struggling with that. That’s all.
CY: Okay.
RC: I take it from your tone you disagree.
CY: I guess I just think it’s more complicated than that.
RC: From experience.
CY: Sure, from experience.
RC: Right.
CY: You sound doubtful.
RC: Just – here we are, on the set of your primetime TV show. There’s Carter Vaughn with a gold medal. There’s Shane Hollander with another Cup. It seems like this apparently terrible environment hasn’t stopped any of you from being successful. Is all.
CY: Let’s talk about Shane Hollander.
RC: I want to be clear – I have no grudge against Shane Hollander. That is completely false.
CY: You didn’t seem fond of him on the tapes.
RC: I was frustrated. I never want the personal lives of our players – of any of our players – to detract from what’s happening on the ice.
CY: And you viewed the Hollander/Rozanov marriage as a distraction.
RC: I have no issues with their relationship. This is a workplace. Like any workplace, I expect a bit of professionalism. That’s all.
CY: You found they behaved unprofessionally this year?
RC: I mean, you go into a normal office building, and there are two of your coworkers, openly making out – you might call HR.
CY: By our count, they kissed on ice less than five times across the season. And most of those were fairly chaste.
RC: I wouldn’t call that celebration after the Cup chaste.
CY: Well – they’d just won a pretty major game. I think there’s a reasonable level of celebration expected there. Hockey players kiss their wives on the ice after those wins all the time.
RC: Their wives aren’t their coworkers. That’s the only difference. I had no issue with what Scott Hunter did, for instance.
CY: Really? You called him “self-righteous,” Roger. And then you made a, I’ll say it, not particularly kind comment about pride parades.
RC: Again there’s context that’s missing here. I have no issues with Hunter or his activism. [beat] Sure, I think he’s a little self-righteous sometimes, but that’s – it’s like saying sometimes my daughter can be a little annoying, you know? I was frustrated in the moment. I have no issues with Scott Hunter. None at all.
CY: So you’re saying, for the record, that you have no personal problems with Scott Hunter.
RC: None whatsoever.
CY: And you have no issue with Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov being in a romantic relationship so long as they conduct themselves professionally on the ice.
RC: Absolutely. Absolutely.
CY: That’s interesting. Shane and Ilya told me differently.
RC: I’m sorry? You spoke to – I’m sorry?
CY: Yes, ahead of this interview I reached out to Shane and Ilya and they – on record for the first time, I might add – made a statement about this whole affair. They both told me that during a meeting last year after they were outed you not only pressured them to not come out, and to instead claim the video was a prank, but also told them that they weren’t allowed to get married over the summer.
RC: That’s – that’s just not true.
CY: Really? Well, I have a tape Roger.
RC: A tape?
CY: Yes. Shane recorded the meeting. He told me that he felt – and I’m quoting him, now – “a need to record the conversation after unpleasant earlier meetings with Crowell, where he pressured me to stay in the closet and avoid ‘activism’. You know – shut up and skate.” End quote.
RC: That’s – he taped it.
CY: Yes. Should we play it now?
RC: No.
CY: I think my audience–
RC: This is – is a [censored] ambush. [fiddling with microphone, making to stand]
CY: Commissioner?
RC: I hate liars. I hate liars. And you, Cheryl, you lied to me. [standing up now] You said this would be an unbiased interview, but you and Hollander, you planned this, you planned this ambush – you [censored] tricked me–
CY: Tricked?
RC: You set me up Cheryl. You and Hollander both.
CY: I assure you, Shane had nothing to do with the set up for this interview. I just reached out to him for a comment.
RC: I gave him a chance, too. You know, I liked the kid. Smart kid, kept the hockey and his personal life separate. Never talked about the race thing–
CY: The race thing?
RC: Hockey should be about hockey. It’s about the game, it’s about the sport. All of this off-ice identity politics [censored] it’s all – it’s distracting from the game.
CY: If anyone’s distracting from the game, Roger, maybe it’s you. Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov just won a Cup together. They’re wildly popular – they have the most sold jerseys in the league, still. The primary person who seems to have a problem with them is you.
RC: This is done, now. We’re done. [removing microphone]
CY: Commissioner–
RC: [unmic’d, walking away] Absolute [censored]. Absolute [censored].
[CUT back to Cheryl Yamata at the desk]
Cheryl Yamata: As you can see, the interview got contentious quickly. In the interest of journalistic integrity, I’ll be playing the tape that Shane Hollander sent me of his earlier meeting with Roger Crowell, and then we’ll talk to a panel about next steps for MLH leadership, after this quick commercial break.
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Trending Sports Hashtags
#FireCrowell
#IChooseHim
@CentaursGirlie1995: Shane “I Choose Him” Hollander sitting on this tape for a full calendar year and deploying it only at the moment it could cause the most damage . . . Yuna and David raised a fucking KILLER
@MontrealMeg: i cannot imagine the audacity to look literal actual shane hollander and ilya rozanov in the eyes and suggest they’ll be jokes because they’re in love lmao
@MontrealMeg: like, sure, there were jokes (stupid, homophobic mostly) but then they immediately got back on the ice and won a fucking cup and shut everyone up lmao. shane scored the most points in the league. rozanov won cup mvp.
@MontrealMeg: like roger crowell will go down in history as the moron who recorded all of his precious thoughts like richard fucking nixon and shane and ilya will sit in the hall of fame next to each other and have a legacy and a life together. kind of sad for crowell i guess.
@MikePortSports: Very hard to see a path forward for MLH outside of the resignation of Crowell at this point. PR disaster on top of PR disaster. Dug himself into a bigger hole with @CherylYamataESPN – and it was a pretty big hole to start with.
@rajskatez: crowell truly is a moron why did he even agree to that interview lmaoooo humiliation ritual speedrun
@marquishamiltion99: racism isn’t real if youve won a gold medal follks ya heard it here first
@ilyarozanov81: Shane does not get enough credit for being deeply romantic man. He proposed to me after near-death experience. He told the Comissoner of the MLH to fuck off for me and then publicly ruined man’s career as a bonus. All very romantic.
@ilyasgirl814ever: @ilyarozanov81 uhhh are you allowed to tweet this lmao
@ilyarozanov81: @ilyasgirl814ever what are they going to do, fire me? my name is not roger crowell
@ShaneHollanderHockeyPlayer: I sat on that tape all this time because I wanted to stay focused on hockey. I wanted to keep my private life off the ice. I’ve always wanted that. It’s Roger Crowell who made that impossible.
@ShaneHollanderHockeyPlayer: I kept my relationship with Ilya secret for so long because I was afraid of retaliation. Crowell cornering me in his office and telling me to not come out made me even more afraid. But being out is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m happier than I have ever been. Every player deserves to be happy, no matter who they love.
@ShaneHollanderHockeyPlayer: I meant what I said on the tape. I would choose Ilya over anything. I’d choose him over hockey. But I shouldn’t have to. No one should have to. This sport should be for everyone.
@ilyarozanov81: @ShaneHollanderHockeyPlayer see what i mean? so romantic 😍
@ScottHunterAdmirals: An Open Letter From MLH Players Demanding the Resignation of Roger Crowell: bit.ly/ople92
@MikePortSports: Hearing rumors that the Players Association is demanding leadership changes.
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ESPN: BREAKING NEWS: Beleaguered MLH Commissioner Roger Crowell Announces Resignation; Assistant Commissioner David Parsons To Step Up
SportsNet: Frank Steele, MLH President of Hockey Operations, Steps Down Hours After Commissioner Announces Resignation
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Post by @TROITOI
Posted July 11th, 2022
Description: [A photo of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov out in a non-descript town. They’re both in shorts and t-shirts, and both are carrying iced coffees. Ilya is showing Shane something on his phone – Shane has turned his head to see it. Present on his neck, very visible, is a dark purple bruise.]
Caption: SPOTTED! Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov out and about in small-town Ontario after the firing of MLH Commissioner Roger Crowell. Looks like they’re having a fun summer so far!
COMMENTS:
@fastannabelle: LMAO giving your husband the largest hickey i have ever seen because he got your opp fired. . . . ilya rozanov you will ALWAYS be famous!!!!!!
@woahlatengo: roger crowell found dead in miami lmaooooooo
@bettybaker0101: Ugh, nasty!!! Why they always feel the need to rub their sex lives in our faces. Inappropriate!!!
@ilyarozanovupdates: oh shut the fuck up you loser
Post by @ilyarozanov81
Posted July 25th, 2022
Description: [Photo 1: A professional photo of Shane and Ilya’s wedding. They are kissing softly.
Photo 2: Shane and Ilya standing with the Cup post-win. Both are obviously mid-laugh.
Photo 3: Shane asleep on a couch; Anya is laying on top of him, also asleep.
Photo 4: A professional shot of Shane and Ilya at Centaurs practice. They are looking at something off camera. Shane looks serious, like he is assessing a play. Ilya is looking at Shane with an expression that can only be described as heart eyes.
Photo 5: A photo of Shane at home, sitting at a kitchen island. He is obviously hungover – his hair is sticking up messily. He’s flipping the camera off, but his lips are quirked up in a slight smile.]
Caption: Best year of my life so far. Happy anniversary @shanehollanderhockeyplayer. I will love you forever, even if we do not win Cup next year. (But I think we probably will.)
COMMENTS
@RoseLandryOfficial: you two are so cute it’s actually kind of annoying
@Sveta_Vetrova: no seriously, like leave some true love for the rest of us 🙄
@shanehollanderhockeyplayer: Я тебя люблю
Post by @shanehollanderhockeyplayer
Posted July 25th, 2022
Description: [An outtake of the CCM shoot from the summer before their rookie seasons. Shane and Ilya are laughing at each other, affection in both of their eyes.]
Caption: I don’t really think I’m great with words, or grand gestures, or using Instagram, so forgive me as I try here. Ilya, to say that you’ve changed my life is an understatement. When I met you in that (definitely no smoking allowed) area in Regina all those years ago, I knew right away that you were special. That you would push me. That you would change me. I had no idea just how much you would, but I was excited about it. I think, probably, I fell in love with you right then, as you were smirking and telling me you’d beat me.
Loving you is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. Getting to love you out loud is the second greatest thing. Getting to brag about you in public, getting to kiss you whenever and wherever I want, getting to play hockey on a team with you. It’s all like a dream come true. You are the most important person to me. I’ll choose you every time. You make me better in every way. You make me happier than I ever thought I could be.
I love you. This has been by far the best year of my life. I think they’ll only get better from here. Happy anniversary @ilyarozanov81
@ilyarozanov81: Пошёл ты нахуй, что довёл меня до слёз. Я тебя очень люблю.
@BoodMIESTER: okay sorry i implied that shane was less romantic on ilya’s birthday because he kind of ate you up here @ilyarozanov81
@ilyarozanov81: bood shut up
Post by @MLHOfficial
Posted July 25th, 2022
Description: [A press photo of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov from Centaurs media day. Both are in suits, smiling politely at the camera. Ilya is resting his arm on Shane’s shoulder.]
Caption: Happy anniversary to @shanehollanderhockeyplayer and @ilyarozanov81 ! Excited to see you guys back on the ice in a couple months!
COMMENTS:
@queen_penny: love a little damage control lmao david parsons will NOT be caught slipping!!!
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@FreeSkateHockeyBlog: RUMOR: Montreal to trade Comeau to Buffalo for center Milo Sinner.
@lindaontheice: @FreeSkateHockeyBlog Mr. Hockey you’re back!!!
@FreeSkateHockeyBlog: @lindaontheice Summer’s coming to an end! It’s time to get back on the ice!
@CentaursGirlie1995: just felt a beautiful fall chill in the air. . . . hockey is returning. . . .
@rajskatez: not for nothing but just noticed that rainbow sports hired a person who used to be the assistant to the senior publicist for mlh. . . . mr. hockey have i found your source???
@FreeSkateHockeyBlog: snitches get stitches
@rajskatez: not for nothing but just noticed that benchwarmers hired a person who used to be the assistant to the senior publicist for mlh. . . . mr. hockey have i found your source???
[THIS TWEET HAS BEEN DELETED]
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Post by @OttawaCentaurs
Posted September 22nd, 2022
Description: [Photo 1: Luca Haas and Zane Boodram in the locker room. Luca is waving and smiling; Bood is making a ridiculous face and throwing up a “hang ten” sign.
Photo 2: Wyatt Hayes entering the practice rink. He giving two big thumbs up and grinning.
Photo 3: Evan Dykstra, Will Lapointe, and Nick Chouniard doing the Charlies Angel’s pose.
Photo 4: Troy Barrett and Tanner Dillon smiling at the camera in practice jerseys with their arms around each other.
Photo 5: Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov entering the rink, holding hands. Ilya is waving at the camera with his free hand; Shane is laughing and looking at Ilya.]
Caption: Pre-season starts TOMORROW! These boys are ready to try and get us another Cup. Are YOU? Home game tickets are still available at the link in our bio!
COMMENTS:
@ilyarozanov81: this year i will score more goals than anybody in league. but especially more goals than my husband with his weak backhand
@shanehollanderhockeyplayer: Oh you are so on, asshole.
@WyattHayesGoalie: back to flirting on the official account, the season truly is beginning
@ilyarozanov81: 😘
@shanehollanderhockeyplayer: It’s going to be a great year!
@ilyarozanov81: best year ever, i think
@shanehollanderhockeyplayer: Best year ever for sure. ❤️