Preface

Happy Pride
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85924241.

Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories:
Gen, M/M
Fandoms:
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
Relationships:
Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander & Ottawa Centaurs Team Ensemble & Ilya Rozanov
Characters:
Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter (Game Changers), Kip Grady, Jean-Jacques Boiziau | J. J. Dagenais, Harris Drover, Troy Barrett, Zane Boodram, Evan Dykstra, Holmberg (Game Changers), Wyatt Hayes
Language:
English
Series:
Part 6 of Game Changers SocMed Crack Fics
Stats:
Published: 2026-06-01 Words: 1,506 Chapters: 1/1

Happy Pride

by PumpkinPrincess22

Summary

A collection of pride posts from the queer players and allys

Notes

This fic really took it out of me for no discernible reason whatsoever. It has been sat finished in my drafts since the 31st May but formatting wanted me dead I guess. There was also going to be an addition for Ilya's birthday but I gave up on that unfortunately. Sorry Ilya :/

See the end of the work for more notes

Happy Pride

Tweet

Shane Hollander
@hollander24

I’ve always felt a bit uncomfortable during Pride Month because for a long time being gay wasn’t something about myself I wanted to acknowledge let alone be proud of. That is something I’m getting better about but this year instead I wanted to shout out some things I am proud of:

9:26 AM · 1 June 22


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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @hollander24


I’m proud of my husband and Captain Ilya

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @hollander24


I’m proud of my incredible teammates (looking forward to celebrating with them 😉)

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @hollander24


I’m proud to represent a team that is proud of all it’s players no matter who they are or who they love

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @hollander24


Most importantly I’m proud of every queer player and fan who still show up for their teams in the face the league’s homophobia

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Hollanov is Real @hollzy<3

Replying to @hollander24


Shane I have an exam later you can’t make me cry like this

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Fuck the Metros @hollanov2481

Replying to @hollander24


Shane Hollander as always finds a classy way to say fuck the metros #fuckthemetros

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Tweet

Scott Hunter
@scotthunter

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and Twitter only lets you have 280 characters so I’m going to let this picture do all the talking. I love you @kipstopher

11:49 AM · 1 June 22


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Tweet

Kip Grady-Hunter
@kipstopher

If you had told teen me that in ten years I would be married to a hockey player and celebrating Pride at the gay bar we own together with one of his ex-teammates I would have laughed but now I couldn't imagine my life any other way. Come celebrate with us at @kingfisherbar

11:56 AM · 1 June 22


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Tweet

Ilya Rozanov-Hollander
@mr.shanehollander

😎🏳️‍🌈🏒🩷💜💙👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼✌️

12:47 PM · 1 June 22


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Hollanov is Real @hollzy<3

Replying to @mr.shanehollander


He's a poet

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Connor Connors @conconhockey

Replying to @hollzy<3


Ilya's always had such a way with words

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Cliff Marleau @marlynotthedog

Replying to @conconhockey


Remember the legendary fucking fuck San Francisco speech? @mr.shanehollander come home buddy we miss you 🥺

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Tweet

Ceraulean
@ceraulean

So June is Pride, Ilya’s birth month, and playoff finals??? Happy June to Ilya Rozanov and only Ilya Rozanov my bisexual king

2:37 PM · 1 June 22


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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @ceraulean


Is so true. June is my month and no one else's

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Shayden Lives @shayyyden

Replying to @ceraulean


Um, Shane has twice as many cups as Ilya and he's fully gay if June should belong to anyone it's him...

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @shayyyden


He has three I have one so actually he has three times as many, when we win he will have twice as many. Shane can share June

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Tweet

✨Kami✨
@troyberet

Please Beyoncé let the Cens win the Stanley Cup they deserve it 🙏

1:14 AM · 2 June 22


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Ally (Ilya's Version) @allya

Replying to @troyberet


Why Beyoncé?

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✨Kami✨

Replying to @allya


She’s like god but for gay people

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Tweet

Hollanov is Real
@hollzy<3

Manifesting a win for the Centaurs because if the team with three out players wins the cup during pride month it might finally kill off R*g*r Cr*w*ll

1:14 AM · 2 June 22


989 Retweets138 Quote Tweet2.3k Likes



Shane Whorellander @whorellander

Replying to @hollzy<3


Imagine making such a legendary fuck up that regular fans, not just super-fans, know your name as head of the league

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Fuck the Metros @hollanov2481

Replying to @whorellander


When he resigns in disgrace, and he will, I will be streaming Ding Dong the Witch is Dead on loop

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Tweet

Ottawa Centaurs Official
@centaursofficial

Happy Pride from all of us here in Ottawa. There was supposed to be a video for TikTok but Shane confessed to not knowing who Lady Gaga was and Ilya, Troy, and Harris were so horrified they spent an hour showing him her music videos and forgot to film anything - Gen

1:14 AM · 2 June 22


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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @centaursofficial


I’d heard some of her songs before I just didn’t know they were hers

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @hollander24


Liar you have never listened to music in your life

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Troy Barrett @officialtroyb

Replying to @hollander24


I still don’t get how you don’t know Lady Gaga, I barely listen to pop but I know an icon when I hear

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Harris Drover @chironsdad

Replying to @officialtroyb


That's because I have trained you well

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Tweet

Ally (Ilya's Version)
@allya

Wait @centaursofficial can we get music recs from the players 👀👀👀

2:17 AM · 2 June 22


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Ottawa Centaurs Official

Replying to @allya


Okay but I’m warning you, you asked for this

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Wyatt Hayes @hazydays

Replying to @allya


Sunflower by Post Malone from the Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack

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Harris Drover @chironsdad

Replying to @allya


I’m not a player but hopefully you’ll forgive me for endorsing fellow WAG Fabian Salah @fabianmusic

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Troy Barrett @officialtroyb

Replying to @allya


Uh White Christmas?

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Barbecuing with Bood @boodsbbqs

Replying to @officialtroyb


Dude its June

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Troy Barrett @officialtroyb

Replying to @boodsbbqs


Yeah I know, it's an inside thing with Harris

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Wyatt Hayes @hazydays

Replying to @officialtroyb


Troy I mean this in the most non-homophobic way possible but stop flirting with your boyfriend on Twitter, you literally live together

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Evan Dykstra @evandcentaur

Replying to @allya


Since it’s pride month how about Lil Nas X

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @evandcentaur


You do not listen Lil Nas X Dykstra, I wish you played Lil Nas X when its your turn to pick locker room music

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Evan Dykstra @evandcentaur

Replying to @mr.shanehollander


I could

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @evandcentaur


Name one song he's done that isn't Old Town Road?

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Holmberg Hockey @hockeyberg

Replying to @mr.shanehollander


For the Twitter users tuning in some of us are training together at the gym right now and I just saw Dykstra frown and then switch to googling Lil Nas X

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @hockeyberg


See you can't do it. Nobody ask Dykstra fo music recommendations he had bad opinions and terrible taste.

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @hockeyberg


Except when it comes to his beautiful wife Caitlin who is wonderful and miles out of his league.

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Fuck the Metros @hollanov2481

Replying to @mr.shanehollander


Ilya scrambling to not piss off the WAGs you love to see it

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @evandhockey


Who is Lil Nas X?

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @hollander24


I apologise for my husband. I’ll tell you later baby

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @allya


Harris what was that you played at my wedding?

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Harris Drover @chironsdad

Replying to @hollander24


Diamonds by Rhianna?

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @chironsdad


Yeah. I liked that. That's my recommendation.

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @hollander24


Or wait actually the song Micheal Bublé did for James Bond

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Hollanov is Real @hollzy<3

Replying to @hollander24


So you know who Micheal Bublé is but not Lady Gaga or Lil Nas X?

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Shane Hollander @hollander24

Replying to @hollzy<3


Well yeah. My mom likes his Christmas album. Plus he’s Canadian.

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J.J. Boiziau @JJBoiziau

Replying to @hollander24


He also doesn’t know Cardi B

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @allya


Anything by Bad Bunny, or anything from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky

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Hollanov is Real @hollzy<3

Replying to @mr.shanehollander


Didn't take you for a ballet fan Ilya?

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @hollzy<3


My mama was a dancer, Swan Lake reminds me of her

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Shane Whorellander @whorellander

Replying to @mr.shanehollander


And Bad Bunny?

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Ilya Rozanov-Hollander

Replying to @whorellander


I like his songs

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Tweet

Mrs. Shane Hollander
@mrshollander

So we got a Hollanov wedding song reveal and it Diamonds by Rhianna???

1:19 PM · 2 June 22


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Hollanov is Real
@hollzy<3

Shane Hollander knows one (1) singer and its Canadian pop icon Michael Bublé because his mom likes his Christmas album? Protect this man at all cost.

3:19 PM · 2 June 22


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Afterword

End Notes

Pushing my ballerina Irina agenda. With regard to the cens music recs I only used characters who have made explicit opinions about certain artists/genres/songs and also Shane because as a movie on plane watcher I think he enjoys James Bond and Yuna is a woman of a certain age so she has 100% got the Micheal Buble Christmas album

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