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Ilya Rozanov

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BTS footage from my own fics, This one really will not make sense on its own, Content warning: use of a slur

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Part 6 of It starts in an elevator

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Published: 2026-04-05 Words: 5,001 Chapters: 1/1

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Summary

An extra from the previous instalment in the series (the best laid plans) - llya's interview with the Department of Player Safety.

Notes

Hi!
By popular request, I have polished up the draft transcript I had for Ilya's phone call with DoPS (the one that's mentioned in chapter 16). I am leaving it in transcript form... because most of my writing energy is currently going into writing a very lengthy next work in the series! I'll include some information about the planned next work in the end note.

Investigator:

Mr. Rozanov, I’m calling from the NHL Department of Player Safety. Are you available to speak privately?

Rozanov:

Yes. I was expecting the call.

Investigator:

Before we begin, I need to confirm that you understand this call is part of a formal review of the incident between Shane Hollander and Gilbert Comeau, at the Montreal-Boston game.

Rozanov:

Yes. I understand.

Investigator:

Can you confirm your name, team, and role for the record?

Rozanov:

Ilya Rozanov. I play Center for the Boston Raiders. I am also the captain.

Investigator:

Were you on the ice at the time of the incident involving Shane Hollander and Gilbert Comeau?

Rozanov:

Yes. I was standing close to them.

Investigator:

Please walk us through the sequence of events beginning at the goalie freeze, in as much detail as you can recall.

Rozanov:

I made a shot at the goal. Drapeau stopped it and froze the puck. Comeau had been right on me before I made the shot – we were very close together. There were a cluster of us – myself, Hollander, Comeau, Wilson. Wilson skated away early on.
Comeau was closest to me, Hollander maybe an arm length away. I was looking at Hollander before Comeau started speaking to me.
Comeau said “You already know what he is, yes? That’s why you’ve been handling him so carefully?”

Investigator:

When Mr. Comeau made the remark ‘you already know what he is,’ who was he looking at?

Rozanov:

He was looking at me. He was speaking to me.

Investigator:

Who did you think the remark was about?

Rozanov:

Comeau didn’t say a name, but I was looking at Hollander. So I knew that’s who Comeau meant.
Also because I’d had words with Comeau about Hollander a couple of months earlier.

Investigator:

Was Mr. Hollander close enough to hear that remark?

Rozanov:

Yes – he was an arm’s length away. There is no way Comeau didn’t know he was there and could hear him.

Investigator:

Please continue with what happened next.

Rozanov:

I told Comeau to fuck off, and turned away. That’s when he said the slur – told me I was being ‘precious about a faggot’ and wasn’t playing hard. [Rozanov’s tone is coldly angry, but very controlled]. He was clearly looking for a fight. I decided not to give him what he wanted, so I turned to leave. He said something about me being ‘all talk, no action’ – I ignored him.

Investigator:

What specifically made you believe he was trying to start a fight?

Rozanov:

Asshole had been mouthing off to me all game. Dirty hits, all that.
I have a reputation for fighting. He said that, and then kept going when I turned away? I figure he wanted a fight.

Investigator:

Just to clarify — when you say Mr. Comeau had been talking to you all game, can you recall anything specific he said earlier?

Rozanov:

General shit. Nothing personal like this. Talking about my play, my team. The Metros were playing dirty, like they wanted us to retaliate. Comeau said stuff about it – how long could I hold onto my team. Just normal chirping.

Investigator:

Alright. Please continue with your account.

Rozanov:

After I turned away, started skating off, that’s when Comeau said the threat.

Investigator:

Just so we’re clear for the record — can you repeat the exact wording you understood as a threat?

Rozanov:

He said, “If you’re going to protect him, at least do it properly, because you are not always going to be here.”
I turned around and started back towards him. Hollander got there first, and punched him in the face before I could.

Investigator:

Did Mr. Hollander appear to be listening to the exchange before the punch?

Rozanov:

[Rozanov hesitates]
I need to give a long answer to this one. I have known Hollander a long time, we are on good terms. I knew before this that he is gay. I did not know at that point if his team knew or not. I was… concerned when I heard the slur. I looked over at him to see his reaction. He did not react at all. Did not look over, did not flinch. Like I said, I know him well, and even at the time I believed that he was listening and had heard it. But I could not tell you a thing he did that would prove that.

Investigator:

When Mr. Comeau made the remarks, did you see whether Mr. Hollander was facing toward you or away from you?

Rozanov:

Part towards us, part turned. He could see us.

Investigator:

How much time passed between the statement ‘you’re not always going to be here’ and Mr. Hollander striking Mr. Comeau?

Rozanov:

Two seconds, if that.

Investigator:

Before he struck Mr. Comeau, did Mr. Hollander say anything or make any gestures?

Rozanov:

I had turned away – only just turned back when Comeau made the threat – but I did not see any. Like I said, Hollander did not react at all to the slur.

Investigator:

When Mr. Hollander struck Mr. Comeau, was Mr. Comeau looking at him or still focused on you?

Rozanov:

Comeau was looking at me. He did not see it coming.
I didn’t see it coming either.

Investigator:

You mentioned you turned back toward Mr. Comeau before the punch occurred. What were you intending to do at that point?

Rozanov:

[coldly calm] I was intending to fucking kill him.

Investigator:

Just to be clear for the record — when you say that, do you mean you intended to physically fight Mr. Comeau?

Rozanov:

Yes.
Comeau is lucky Hollander got there first. I would not have stopped with one punch.

Investigator:

When Mr. Comeau said ‘if you’re going to protect him, at least do it properly,’ who did you understand that statement to refer to?

Rozanov:

Hollander.
There was no one else there who I might want to protect.

Investigator:

Did you interpret that as a threat directed at Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

Yes. I thought he was trying to rile me up, get me to fight, but I also thought the threat was real. If I thought he was saying random shit I would not have reacted.

Investigator:

What did you think was the nature of the threat?

Rozanov:

Since Hollander is gay and Comeau had just said a slur… I thought he might start on Hollander in the locker room. Or spread rumours about him, let other teams do his dirty work for him. His team were already leaving Hollander open on the ice a lot – Hollander has been taking far more hits the last few weeks than is normal.

Investigator:

Did Mr. Comeau say anything that specifically suggested physical harm toward Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

No. The wording was just what I’ve told you. It was his tone of voice that I didn’t like.

Investigator:

How would you describe his tone? Was he shouting, angry?

Rozanov:

Not shouting – he did not need to, we were all close together. Voice was quiet.
[pause]
Vicious.

Investigator:

You said the team were leaving Hollander open on the ice a lot. Can you give an example of what you mean by that?

Rozanov:

Is something I noticed in the game against Boston in January. Noticed it again when we played the other night. Also when I have seen other Metros games on TV in the last couple of weeks.
When Hollander has the puck, drives towards the net, his wingers are not keeping up with him like they should. He is getting boxed in by the defense, no one there to pass to. Taking big checks.
That is not normal play style, for the Metros.
The other night was the Raiders’ fifth game against the Metros this season. The first three games weren’t like this.

Investigator:

Did you notice specific players doing that?

Rozanov:

Pike tries to keep up with Hollander. The others mostly do not seem to bother.
I do not know if they are lazy, or just bad hockey players, or if they do not want to give him support.

Investigator:

Just focusing on the game that night — did you notice that happening during this game as well?

Rozanov:

Yes. All game.
Half the Metros acted like they were more interested in hassling the Raiders than on following the puck.

Investigator:

I’d like to discuss prior context. Earlier in your statement you mentioned that you had words with Mr. Comeau about Mr. Hollander a couple of months ago. Can you tell us about that interaction?

Rozanov:

It was after a Montreal-Boston game in January. Some Raiders rookies went out for drinks with Montreal rookies. I went to meet them. Some Montreal veterans were in the bar also - Comeau, Drapeau, Finley, and Byrne.
They started talking to me about Hollander. Asking me where he was, calling him my shadow, saying maybe he’d have come out that night if he knew I was going for a drink. Weird shit like that. Hollander is not very social, but he came out for a drink with the Raiders after a game in Boston in December – I thought maybe they were pissy because Hollander was not acting like Boston against Montreal is some kind of blood-feud.
Then they started saying shit about Hollander’s game, his leadership. I was angry – Hollander is the best player on the team. I told them that, told them they were losers, and then took the rookies and left.

Investigator:

Did any of the Montreal players respond after that?

Rozanov:

We left right away. If one of them said something, it wasn’t enough to get my attention.

Investigator:

Do you recall any specific phrases that were used about Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

It was months ago.
Uh. Aside from ‘my shadow’… they said something about maybe he’d be more likely to come to a bar if I was looking out for him.
The leadership shit I remember more. Them saying he was a bad captain because he vanished after losing, them saying he was scared to offend people, and that was making him play worse.

Investigator:

Did any of the comments that night suggest that you were ‘protecting’ Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

Yes, I think. The comments about him being more comfortable if I was there looking out for him.

Investigator:

When they made that remark, did it sound like they were suggesting Mr. Hollander needed protection?

Rozanov:

I thought they were implying he was weak. Or talking about him being socially awkward, maybe.
I did not think of it as a threat at that point. I just thought it was weird. And insulting.

Investigator:

Did anyone use homophobic language about Mr. Hollander during that interaction?

Rozanov:

[Pause]
Not… exactly. Nothing explicit. I would have noticed something obvious.
Later – you know about the article last week bashing Hollander’s leadership, with the ‘anonymous locker room source’? It used words like ‘soft’. When I read it… I wondered if Hollander had been outed, if that was what the article was hinting at. The article reminded me a bit of the way they were talking at the bar. But it wasn’t anything I recognised at the time.

Investigator:

You mentioned that the article reminded you of the tone of that conversation. Can you explain what specifically felt similar?

Rozanov:

Not really. Sorry. Same ideas, maybe – ‘soft’ versus ‘tough’.

Investigator:

Which of those players spoke the most during the exchange in the bar?

Rozanov:

Comeau and Drapeau.

Investigator:

Did any of the other Montreal players present push back against those comments?

Rozanov:

No. Both Finley and Byrne seemed fine with it. Nodding, smirking.
The rookies – fuck, I felt bad for the Metros rookies. Felt bad for leaving them there. They looked uncomfortable. But none of them were saying anything.

Investigator:

Do you recall any of the rookies attempting to change the subject or disengage from the conversation?

Rozanov:

I was only there for a few minutes. None of them said a word while I was there.

Investigator:

How would you describe the tone of those comments — joking, mocking, or hostile?

Rozanov:

Mocking. Hostile. Sulky.

Investigator:

Was Mr. Hollander present at any point during that interaction?

Rozanov:

No.

Investigator:

Did that interaction affect how you interpreted Mr. Comeau’s remarks during the game?

Rozanov:

I already thought he was an asshole before the game. But even if I had not thought that, him calling someone a faggot is good enough reason for me to think he’s an asshole.

Investigator:

Based on that interaction, did you believe Mr. Comeau had a particular issue with Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

Both Comeau and Drapeau, yes. You do not trash your captain in public unless you have a grudge.
Or unless you are drunk, and they were not that drunk.

Investigator:

Before the incident on the ice, did you notice anything unusual about the tone of the game between the two teams?

Rozanov:

I knew it was going to be a bad game before it started.
Cliff Marlow, a player on the Raiders, he is friends with Pike on the Metros. Pike texted Marlow before the game, saying a group was looking to start shit.

Investigator:

How did you become aware of that message from Mr. Pike?

Rozanov:

Marlow was concerned, so he showed me his phone. That was in the locker room, right before the start of the game.

Investigator:

Do you recall what the message said?

Rozanov:

Not exactly. People wanting to start shit, saying tell me to keep my head up.
Marlow thought it was a warning that some of the Metros were trying to target me.

Investigator:

What did you think the message meant?

Rozanov:

The Raiders have a reputation for playing heavy, playing on the edge. For being willing to fight. We get a lot of penalties. Not so many this season, but… I thought the Metros might try to goad us, get a brawl going. I thought, maybe it was to make me and Hollander look bad. We try to get our rookies together for drinks, try to calm down the team rivalry, and then our teams have a big brawl? Very embarrassing.
I warned the team it might be a rough game, told them to keep calm.

Investigator:

Did Mr. Pike’s message specifically mention trying to provoke your team, or was that your interpretation?

Rozanov:

Is what I took from ‘start something’.

Investigator:

What exactly did you tell your teammates?

Rozanov:

I said, Metros are fuckheads who are trying to throw their captain under a bus and use us to make it stick, trying to have bloodbath and make us look like assholes. But we weren’t going to help them do it. That I wanted them to play clean, make the Metros look stupid, and send them back to the locker room crying.

Investigator:

Did you mention that message to any of the Raiders coaching staff before the game?

Rozanov:

No – we were about to go on. I focused on talking to the team.
What would the coaches have done? It was a text message. Nothing specific. They would have said what I said - play clean, let the refs manage it.

Investigator:

Did you speak with Mr. Hollander about the message before the game?

Rozanov:

No time. This was just before we had to be on the ice.

Investigator:

As far as you know, does Cliff Marlow still have a copy of the message?

Rozanov:

Probably. You would have to ask him.

Investigator:

Once the game started, did anything you observed on the ice reinforce your concern that Montreal players were trying to start something?

Rozanov:

All the fucking dirty play was a sign.

Investigator:

Can you recall any specific plays that struck you as unusually aggressive?

Rozanov:

All of it.
Some petty shit – bumping me, grabbing me. Some late hits and some cross checks.
The refs caught some. But there was a lot going on.
Is not usual play for the Metros – they normally play clean, don’t get many penalties. Their penalty kill unit was shit – that is not unusual, penalty kills are not their strength – but is why they should have been trying harder to stay out of the box.

Investigator:

Did you notice particular Montreal players engaging in that behaviour?

Rozanov:

Comeau, Finley, Byrne, Stedlund. They are veterans, so I know them. The rookies and sophomores were a mess, too, but I that might not have been a plan. Could just be rookies following a tone.

Investigator:

Before the exchange between Mr. Comeau and Mr. Hollander, did you personally feel that Montreal players were trying to provoke a fight?

Rozanov:

I think that if I hadn’t warned the Raiders to play clean, told them to help each other hold steady, there would have been one.

Investigator:

Before the incident, did you see any signs of Hollander being targeted or harassed by Metros players?

Rozanov:

No. He was being left alone by Metros players – too much alone, as I said. He took some hits from the Raiders because of it. Legal ones – but still more than he would have taken if his team were with him.

Investigator:

Did Mr Comeau or any other player mention Mr. Hollander to you during the game before this exchange?

Rozanov:

No. But the incident was the first time Comeau, Hollander, and I were in the same place while play was stopped.

Investigator:

You told your team even before the game that the Metros were trying to undermine Mr. Hollander. What led you to this conclusion?

Rozanov:

The bar incident in January. The article a couple of days before the game.
[pause]
A Metros rookie spoke to me about it. A couple of weeks before the game.

Investigator:

Can you tell me more details about the conversation you had with the Metros rookie?

Rozanov:

Some of the Boston rookies and Metros rookies are friendly. It was after a Boston home game – not against Montreal, but the Metros rookie was visiting, I guess. He came out to a bar with us after the game, and one of my own rookies brought him to my table, said he needed advice.
He told me that Hollander had been trying to push back on bigoted locker room talk, and there had been backlash. That they were talking about Hollander being soft – on the Boston rivalry, but also soft in general. He said it had escalated since February – since All Stars – but he didn’t give me any more details than that, just said they were saying ‘all kinds of shit’.
He wanted advice. I told him that if the org was doing its job he should be able to talk to coaching and management. I said if he couldn’t do those things he should talk to a PA rep.

Investigator:

What’s the rookie’s name?

Rozanov:

[pause]
He asked me not to tell anyone about it. I said I wouldn’t if I didn’t have to. I am not sure I have to.
From everything I know, Pike isn’t an asshole. He is probably already willing to talk to you. So you already have someone from the Metros room.

Investigator:

When you say you promised not to tell anyone, what exactly did you tell him?

Rozanov:

He asked me not to tell Hollander about it. I said, I only would if I had to.
[dryly] I imagine if he thought there would be a formal investigation he would have asked me not to tell anyone in the investigation either, too. Or just wouldn’t have spoken at all.

Investigator:

You understand this is an official league investigation into player conduct?

Rozanov:

[sharply] Somehow I had realised that, yes.

Investigator:

Given the seriousness of the investigation, are you willing to tell us which player spoke with you?

Rozanov:

Given the seriousness, I am sure you can get email addresses of the whole Metros team, and email them asking for volunteers to speak with you. And offering reassurance about confidentiality.

Investigator:

Without identifying the player, can you tell us whether he was a rookie who dressed for the game that night?

Rozanov:

[Pause]
No. I did not see him there that night.

Investigator:

You mentioned this conversation happened a couple of weeks before the game. Do you remember approximately when that was?

Rozanov:

Early March.

Investigator:

When he said there was backlash against Mr. Hollander, what did he describe happening?

Rozanov:

Eye-rolling. Sneers. The same kind of locker room talk that Hollander was trying to stop, starting again as soon as his back was turned.
He said they’d say stuff, but he didn’t give examples.

Investigator:

When the rookie described ‘bigoted locker room talk,’ did he indicate what kind of comments were being made?

Rozanov:

No. I did not ask for details.

Investigator:

Did the rookie say whether those comments were made directly to Mr. Hollander or primarily behind his back?

Rozanov:

[Pause]
Is more an impression, but… I got the sense that early on it was mostly behind his back – that is when the rookie talked about conversations picking up after Hollander left the room – but after All Stars it was more direct. That is when he said people were saying ‘all kinds of shit’.

Investigator:

Did he describe any specific moment or incident involving Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

No. The kid was pretty nervous about talking at all. If I had asked anything specific I think he would have run.

Investigator:

Based on what he told you, did you believe the comments related to Mr. Hollander’s sexuality?

Rozanov:

I wondered. I thought it would explain why the rookie was so uncomfortable. But I was not sure.

Investigator:

Did he mention any particular players who were involved in the backlash?

Rozanov:

No. I did not ask.

Investigator:

Why did he say he was asking you for advice rather than someone within his own organization?

Rozanov:

I do not think he came to the bar to talk to me – I think he came there to talk to friends, and they convinced him to talk to me.
I asked him if he had talked to Hollander – he said he did not want to. I think he felt embarrassed talking the guy being harassed about how uncomfortable he was to witness harassment. I asked if he’d talked to Pike – he said he already had, that Pike did ‘what he could’.
When I told him he should talk to coaching or management he seemed uncomfortable. He did not say why, and I did not ask.

Investigator:

Did the rookie explain what he meant when he said Mr. Pike did ‘what he could’?

Rozanov:

No. Again, I did not ask.

Investigator:

Did he indicate whether other rookies felt the same way?

Rozanov:

No, he did not say.

Investigator:

Did you talk about this conversation with anyone else?

Rozanov:

A lot of the team knew I talked to a Metros rookie about locker room issues. We were talking quiet, but still in a bar with people around. But no, I did not talk about it after.

Investigator:

How long have you known Mr. Hollander?

Rozanov:

Almost ten years. We met at the juniors, when we were seventeen.

Investigator:

Have you played together previously or only as opponents?

Rozanov:

We have played on the same side at two All Stars games. Otherwise, we have always been opponents.
We also get put together a lot by the league, or by sponsors. Joint interviews, joint ads.

Investigator:

Publicly, the two of you have often been described as rivals. How would you describe your relationship with Mr. Hollander outside of games?

Rozanov:

We have known each other a long time. We are friendly. We compete hard on the ice but we do not have any personal problems with each other.

Investigator:

You mentioned that you knew Mr. Hollander was gay before the incident. Was that information something Mr. Hollander shared with you privately, or something you inferred?

Rozanov:

He told me. Well before this happened. It was not public and I did not repeat it.
I am aware that he is now out to his team, and that he intends to come out more publicly. That is why I am saying it now.

Investigator:

Approximately when did Mr. Hollander tell you that?

Rozanov:

Why is this relevant?

Investigator:

We’re not interested in the personal details of that conversation. We’re only trying to understand whether that information might have been circulating more widely before the incident.

Rozanov:

It wasn’t.

Investigator:

After the incident, did you speak with Mr. Hollander about what had happened?

Rozanov:

Yes. I spoke to him that night, after the game.

Investigator:

Did he say whether he heard the slur or the threat?

Rozanov:

We did not talk about what happened on the ice. We talked mostly about the last few weeks.

Investigator:

Did Mr. Hollander explain why he didn’t want to talk about what happened on the ice?

Rozanov:

[Flatly] He seemed shaken. I didn’t press him.

Investigator:

How would you describe his manner?

Rozanov:

[Very long pause, then noticeable care in answering]
Stressed. Exhausted.

Investigator:

What did Mr. Hollander say about the last few weeks?

Rozanov:

[Pause]
It was a private conversation.
I want to help you but I do not think this is going to give you any new information. You already spoke to Hollander.

Investigator:

Without discussing private details, did Mr. Hollander confirm that he heard the slur?

Rozanov:

Christ. He was fucking upset, okay? It was pretty fucking obvious that he’d heard the slur and the threat because you don’t punch someone then have a breakdown for no reason. So I did not see any need to bring it up.

Investigator:

When you say ‘breakdown,’ what specifically did you observe?

Rozanov:

[Flatly] Next question.

Investigator:

Before that night, had Mr. Hollander ever spoken to you about difficulties within the Metros locker room?

Rozanov:

Fuck, I wish he had.
I tried to talk to him about it after the January game. After I saw him getting knocked around because his team were leaving him open, about the bar argument. He just said he was ‘handling it’. Then again at All Stars in February – he was stressed. I tried to talk to him, tried to convince him to talk to Scott Hunter about it and get advice if he wouldn’t talk to me. He just said he was handling it.
After All Stars he said a bit – not about the locker room, about that stupid ‘rivalry’ narrative. All Stars pitched us this year as ‘unlikely friends’, Hollander said that after his managers had tried to tell him to walk it back, go back to the rivalry hype.
We spoke not long before the game – he was… off. Upset. But he didn’t want to go into it, shut me down when I asked.

Investigator:

When you noticed Mr. Hollander being left exposed in the January game, was it the first time you had seen that happen?

Rozanov:

The first time I’d seen it, yes.
When I mentioned it, Hollander said he’d seen it a bit earlier, but that that game had been the first obvious time.

Investigator:

With the bar conversation – did you make Mr Hollander aware of what the veterans said?

Rozanov:

No need – there were videos of it up online. By the time we talked about it Hollander had already seen them.

Investigator:

During the All-Star event, did Mr. Hollander indicate why he was stressed?

Rozanov:

Not with details. I asked him how Montreal was and had he managed to fix things with his veterans. He said nothing had changed and then said he didn’t want to talk about it.

Investigator:

Did Mr. Hollander respond when you suggested speaking with Mr. Hunter?

Rozanov:

[sourly] He said he didn’t need to talk to anyone, because he was handling it.

Investigator:

When you spoke with him a few weeks before the game, where did that conversation occur?

Rozanov:

Phone call.

Investigator:

Did that conversation take place before or after your conversation with the Metros rookie?

Rozanov:

After.

Investigator:

Did you ever tell Mr. Hollander about the conversation you had with the Metros rookie?

Rozanov:

No. And I do not plan to, if I can help it.

Investigator:

Given the concerns you’ve described, what was your impression of Mr. Hollander’s state of mind during the game?

Rozanov:

[Pause]
Stressed. Under pressure. Locked down – locking everything away so he could focus on playing.
We normally talk a bit – say hello during warmups, or chirp each other during face offs. He did not say a word to me all game.

Investigator:

Did Mr. Hollander appear more aggressive or more restrained in his play during the game?

Rozanov:

His play was normal.

Investigator:

Did you observe him arguing with teammates or officials at any point?

Rozanov:

No. He was very quiet all game.

Investigator:

Did he take any penalties earlier in the game?

Rozanov:

No. He was playing clean.

Investigator:

Prior to this incident, how would you describe Mr. Hollander’s playing style?

Rozanov:

Clean. Precise. Skilful.

Investigator:

Have you ever seen him behave violently toward another player?

Rozanov:

He is incredibly controlled. I have never seen him act like that before.

Investigator:

Based on everything you’ve described—the bar incident, the article, the conversation with the rookie, and your understanding of Mr. Hollander being under stress—what was your expectation when you stepped onto the ice that night?

Rozanov:

Not a punch.
I would not have been surprised by a rough game, by seeing Hollander isolated by his team, by hearing insults. Would not have been surprised by slurs. I was not expecting the threat.

Investigator:

Have you discussed this incident with anyone since the game?

Rozanov:

Hollander.
I spoke to the media right after the game. Not since.
I spoke to the Raiders – the org, not the team. Asked them for help reporting Comeau’s threat to the league. They said they would talk to NHL Security.

Investigator:

We would ask you to continue refraining from talking about the incident until our investigation is complete.

Rozanov:

Okay.

Investigator:

You may be contacted again if we need clarification.

Rozanov:

Okay.

Investigator:

Thank you for your cooperation.