Preface
A Few of My Favorite Things
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85479886.
- Rating:
- Mature
- Archive Warning:
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Category:
- M/M
- Fandoms:
- Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
- Relationships:
- Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
- Characters:
- Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Jackie Pike, Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau, Brad Hammersmith, Boston Bears | Boston Raiders WAGs Ensemble (Game Changers), Boston Bears | Boston Raiders Team Ensemble (Game Changers)
- Additional Tags:
- Social Media, Epistolary, Mixed Media, Inspired by Heated Rivalry (TV), Post-Episode: s01e06 The Cottage (Heated Rivalry), Crack Treated Seriously
- Language:
- English
- Stats:
- Published: 2026-05-29 Words: 5,846 Chapters: 1/1
A Few of My Favorite Things
Summary
Shane: Why is Melissa from the Raiders Foundation texting me?
Shane: Ilya
Shane: What did you doIlya: ah
Ilya: you are wag now yes?Shane: Ilya
Ilya: i gave your number to hammersmith’s wife
Ilya: she thinks i need help with the charity basket
Ilya: and you know all my favorite thingsWith Shane's new WAG status comes new responsibilities. Particularly with the Boston Raiders Foundation.
Notes
This idea wormed its way into my head midway through writing Canada Day, and then wouldn't let me go despite weeks of writer's block and coding frustration. This is inspired by the charity & community work that all players are expected to participate in and get praised for, but is really handled by their wives and girlfriends. And also the time that a wife called a future HHOFer and made him apologize in the middle of practice to one of the Foundation staff after he was being a dick that morning.
Please turn on creator's style as this literally will not work without it!
A Few of My Favorite Things
Trevor Greene
@havefunoutthere
Does anybody know when the Raiders Favorite Things baskets are? I missed out last year
10:04 AM · Feb 16, 2018
🐍🐍🐍 @bonne_marie
Replying to @havefunoutthere
They usually do it around February I think? Usually the same time as the Gold & Black Gala
sammy
@raidersnroz
Will I ever bid on one of the favorite things baskets? No. Could I even afford to bid on the baskets? Also no. Do I countdown to seeing what the players put in them every year? Yes.
12:56 PM · Feb 16, 2018
Betts Supremacy
@gr33nmonster
High key cannot wait to see what Rozanov puts in his favorite things basket this year
1:38 PM · Feb 16, 2018
ryan @startedthefire
Replying to @gr33nmonster
o/u 3.5 bottles of vodka in Rozanov’s basket this year
Adam @perfectlycromulent
Replying to @startedthefire
Hitting the over like I’m the off-ice official in Minnesota
Mother of Hockey @khaleesi_snipe
Replying to @perfectlycromulent
Did you know that Minnesota’s players get credited with drastically more hits at home?
Adam @perfectlycromulent
Replying to @khalessi_snipe
That’s the joke dot jpg
Raiders Foundation
@RaidersFoundation
One month until one of our favorite (pun intended) fundraisers of the year: Raiders Favorite Things Baskets! Select baskets will be available for auction online.
3:00 PM · Feb 16, 2018
N
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Fri, Mar 2 at 10:11 AM
Ilya Rozanov are you terrorizing the Raiders Foundation girls again?
no 😇
Ilya
maybe
tell me what I did
Your favorite things basket
ah
i thought it was good this year yes
worked very hard
included so many of my favorite things
they do not like?
NO
They did not like
🙁
why?
I don’t know
Maybe the gift card for a restaurant in Ottawa
very good restaurant though?
five stars
We live in BOSTON
But also
The carton of cigarettes
The CONDOMS
yes
favorite things
also vodka and little raiders teddy bear
Those were fine
The other things are not
Ilya
They are raising money for CHARITY
For CHILDREN
but children are not buying the baskets i thought??
THAT IS NOT THE POINT
They are freaking out right now because YOU are the captain
YOU are the most popular player on the team
And YOUR basket is going to raise the most money
But it won’t if you include CONDOMS
those are my favorite things though
i should not lie?
In this case please lie
Can you send the foundation girls a new basket?
🙁
i use all my best ideas for this one
Ugh. Do you have a girlfriend or family member who can maybe help?
I feel gross asking
You are a grown man Ilya you should know better
JaneJ
my jane can help
Jane???
Who’s Jane?????
my lover
wait
jane does not like that word
partner?
Brad just said to ask if Jane is Montreal Jane?
yes 😏
He’s freaking out… Care to explain why?
team knows that jane and i have been casual for many years. but we decided to make it official in the summer
Congratulations to you two!!
You’re going to have to introduce her to the team soon
And I’m going to add her to the chat
ah please no jane is shy
and lives in montreal
Aww, doing the long distance thing?
Probably could have guessed
Given the whole “Montreal Jane” thing
yes
but my jane is worth it
Okay that is so sweet you almost distracted me from the fact that you included CONDOMS in your CHARITY BASKET
This girl must be a saint to put up with you
I’ll tell the foundation girls to reach out to Jane
Thanks for sharing
😇
if foundations girls do not want the original basket can I have it back?
jane is visiting soon and we will need
Ilya are you kidding me
H
Hammersmith
Fri, Mar 2 at 10:58 AM
ROZ
YOU AND JANE?
yes
she locked me up
Locked you down
But holy shit!
sometimes definitely lock me up 😈
TMI dude
MF
Melissa Foundation
Fri, Mar 2 at 1:06 PM
Hi Jane! This is Melissa with the Raiders Foundation.
…Hi?
How did you get this number?
Oh did Ilya tell you why we’re reaching out?
No. No he did not
Well we’re doing our annual favorite things basket auction and Ilya needs some help
A lot of help
And he told us to reach out to you :)
I’m going to kill him
Sorry that he didn’t tell you before we reached out! We were so excited to hear that you and Ilya were together
We didn’t think we were ever going to add the captain’s partner to the Foundation WAG chat!
L
Lily 💐
Fri, Mar 2 at 1:12 PM
Why is Melissa from the Raiders Foundation texting me?
Ilya
What did you do
ah
you are wag now yes?
Ilya
i gave your number to hammersmith’s wife
she thinks i need help with the charity basket
and you know all my favorite things
😈
Wait you told her we were together?
i told her jane and i were official
she is very happy for us
Jesus Ilya
I don’t even do my charity basket for Montreal
My mom does it for me
please shane?
…Fine
But you owe me
don’t worry мой котёнок
i will pay you back
👿✊🍆💦🫦😻
Fuck
Call in 15?
yes
wear your glasses
🤓🍆💦💦🥵
MF
Melissa Foundation
Fri, Mar 2 at 1:17 PM
We weren’t exactly ready to tell people
Oh gosh! I’m sorry
I totally understand if you don’t want to help
No no I’ll help
Ilya promised to pay me back 🙂
Phew! Because he needs a lot of help
A LOT of help
A lot
Christ what did he do
Not sure if you know how these things work since you’re new
But we asked him for a list of his favorite things to put in a basket that we’ll auction off for the Raiders Foundation, which helps support our mission of funding underserved communities to improve the lives of children in the Boston area
Favorite things are usually some signed Raiders items, small things related to hobbies, maybe a bottle of nice alcohol or a case of local beer
But some of Ilya’s items were inappropriate
…
Did he put lube in the basket?
Well not exactly. He put condoms in it
I’m going to kill him
L
Lily 💐
Fri, Mar 2 at 1:28 PM
CONDOMS???
we didnt use all of them at the cottage
they were going to expire
thinking of environment
Fucking christ
MF
Melissa Foundation
Fri, Mar 2 at 1:39 PM
Sorry about that Melissa
Don’t get too mad at him!
Ilya is one of our favorite guys to work with
Always shows up for the events and really makes an effort to connect with the kids on the community visits
Still
I’m sorry
Thank you
If you could help pull together 6-10 of his favorite items and a few pieces of Raiders merch - preferably signed by Ilya - by the end of the week that’d be amazing
Okay I can do that
And I don’t think I need to tell you this, but please no cigarettes or gift cards to restaurants in other countries please 🙂
L
Lily 💐
Fri, Mar 2 at 1:45 PM
CIGARETTES?
i am quitting
proud of me yes?
Fuck you
I don’t know if I want to facetime anymore
what
no
shane
please
it was a joke
shane
shane
please call me
please
〈 Notes
March 2, 2018 at 1:52 PM
Lily's Favourites
Sex (how?)
Vodka
My freckles
Russia - bear?
Inappropriately fast cars
Hockey
JP
Jackie Pike
Fri, Mar 2 at 6:29 PM
You do Hayden's favorite things basket right?
Yes?
Um
Could you help me?
Doesn’t Yuna usually do your baskets?
Yeah
Wait how did you know that?
I mean everything is #sponsored in there
Easy guess
Oh
Yeah
It’s not for my basket
Not your basket?
Wait
ARE YOU DOING ROZANOV’S BASKET
...yes
Awwww Shane you are truly a WAG now
Ugh
But would you be able to help?
I don’t even know how to do my own basket how am I supposed to put together one for Ilya
Honey. He’s your boyfriend. Just think of what his favorite things in the world are, add a signed jersey and boom
That might be the problem
He already tried doing that
Which was why Melissa from the Raiders Foundation was asking me for help
What did he put in there?
…
Shane if you tell me I promise to help
Fine
Condoms and cigarettes
!!!
Which are two of his favorite things
To be fair to him
God you two are hopeless
I don’t know if even I can handle this
Please Jackie?
I’ll babysit for two weeks
Was going to do it anyways but no take-backs 🙂
So what’s the issue?
I’m trying to think of things but everything is either specific to us or well…
Condoms and cigarettes?
Yeah
What does he do in his free time?
Um
...condoms and cigarettes
Yeah
I see your problem
Have you tried asking him?
...
Shane Hollander
Communicate with your boyfriend
No wonder it took you 8 years to get together
Yeah
We’re still getting used to that
L
Lily 💐
Sat, Mar 3 at 12:57 PM
What’s your normal gameday routine?
why? you want to see when we can have phone sex?
give me hour i am still at rink
No!
I mean maybe
But I was curious how you get ready for a home game
Like I have a specific lunch and nap routine and wanted to know if you were the same
ah
wake up
get mcgriddle
go to rink for skate
come home
jerk off
take nap
go to rink 30 minutes early listening to pregame playlist
can easily replace jerk off with phone sex though
Jesus
What kind of music?
wow who are you and what have you done with my boyfriend
Fuck off
I can be interested in music
the only music you listen to is in warmups
and the boston goal song
When we beat you 😈
👎
Seriously what do you listen to?
kernkraft 400 - zombie nation
🙄
russian rap, edm, bad bunny
Bad Bunny? Isn’t that a cartoon character?
😂
oh shane
🔍 |
Latest Now! That’s What I Call Music
Russian version of Now! That’s What I Call Music
Popular Russian songs
Bad Bunny not cartoon
Is it illegal to auction off a mix CD
iPod Shuffle
Cheap music player
Spotify cost
Can you buy a Spotify playlist
Can you buy a Spotify playlist not ads
〈 Notes
March 3, 2018 at 2:10 PM
Lily's Favourites
Sex (how?)
Vodka
Freckles
Russia - bear?
Inappropriately fast cars
Hockey
McGriddle? (McDonald’s gift card??)
Jerking off (same problem as sex)
Music - maybe CD? NO
L
Lily 💐
Mon, Mar 5 at 1:52 PM
What are you doing right now?
just got off the ice at practice
What are your plans after?
well i am very sweaty
worked very hard at practice
about to take a shower
what are you doing?
Also just got off the ice
you sweaty?
dripping?
Yeah
Lots of conditioning today since we have the three days between games
Feel super gross
About to hop in the showers too
fuck
you thinking of me during the drills?
Yeah
I think about you all the time
did you get hard during drills?
checking teammates into boards and imagining they were me?
Fuck off!
No!
will you think of me in showers?
both of us showering at the same time
Shut up
i touch myself and imagine it is your hand
while you touch yourself all the way in montreal
What were you going to do after the showers?
i’m going to fuck my hand shane
cum all over the raiders showers
Fuck
There are too many guys still here for me to do this
Gimme ten minutes
then why did you sext me?
I didn’t!
I wanted to know what your plans were
You started sexting me
that is not what the texts say hollander
Fuck you
gladly 😈
Call when you get home?
ah marly is coming over to play mlh
why I was so glad you were sexting now
I wasn’t sexting!
but I can pretend I’m taking a big dump and we jerk off in bathroom together?
marly is oblivious
Gross
😘
〈 Notes
March 5, 2018 at 2:01 PM
Lily's Favourites
Sex (how?)
Vodka
Freckles
Russia - bear?
Inappropriately fast cars
Hockey
McGriddle? (McDonald’s gift card??)
Jerking off (same problem as sex)
Music - maybe CD? NO
MLH video game - ask EA if I can get more copies
BOS WAG F(or)TK
Wed, Mar 12 at 4:37 PM
Melissa has added Jane to the conversation
Melissa (Foundation)
Hi ladies! We’re about a week out from teasing the Raiders Favorite Things baskets. Most of your guys are set, but we’re still waiting on baskets from Ilya, Cliff, and Connor
Gabby (Johansson)
Excited to see what everyone came up with!
Susan (Feller)
We’re going to raise so much money ftk
Erin (Dubek)
FTK!
***F(or)TK!
Melissa (Foundation)
Don’t let a fan take a photo of your screen again 😂
Erin (Dubek)
Omg don’t remind me
I still get asked why I hate kids so much
Hannah (Carmichael)
Susan (Feller)
Melissa do you need any help getting those boys wrangled up? I know Roz is a menace with the baskets
Christy (Connors)
Getting one more thing for Connor. I’ve been spending most of my time trying to convince him that most people do not want fifteen rolls of shin pad tape
Gabby (Johansson)
Who is the new number that got added?
Melissa did you guys finally get to hire someone??
Melissa (Foundation)
Unfortunately still waiting on that front
And that’s Jane, Ilya’s girlfriend
Christy (Connors)
ILYA ROZANOV HAS A GIRLFRIEND?
Gabby (Johansson)
OMG HI JANE!
Hannah (Carmichael)
Welcome Jane!!!
Rochelle (St-Simon)
I can’t wait to meet you!
Susan (Feller)
Natalie did you know about Jane? Why isn’t she in the main WAG chat?
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Ilya gave me her number, but said she didn’t want to be in the WAG chat yet
I think it’s still new
Melissa (Foundation)
Oh gosh sorry Jane if you didn’t want to be added!
I thought it’d be easier to coordinate with everyone in one spot
Hi everyone
Thanks for the warm welcome!
And yeah Ilya and I haven’t really gone public yet
Melissa (Foundation)
I can remove you from this chat! So sorry again!
Gabby (Johansson)
Please stay Jane!
Susan (Feller)
Seriously we’ve never had one of Rozanov’s girls here
Rochelle (St-Simon)
This chat is much less wild than the other WAG chat
Christy (Connors)
Yesss this is just for official Raiders community stuff!
Tbh it’s mostly dead outside of the months leading up to the gala and golf tournament
Hannah (Carmichael)
Don’t remind me about the golf tournament 🤮 I’m still recovering from last season
I guess I can stay
I can’t promise I’ll be too active or helpful though
Ilya and I are long distance
Natalie (Hammersmith)
You’re still in Montreal, right?
Yeah
Christy (Connors)
Wait you are THE Montreal Jane?
I guess
Erin (Dubek)
THE LEGEND HERSELF
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Vic has mentioned you so many times over the years
I’m so glad you and Ilya are official!
Oh wow
I didn’t realize you guys knew
Susan (Feller)
Girl everyone knows about you two
Erin (Dubek)
especially after november 2016
#neverforget
Christy (Connors)
Connor was so happy when you got back together with Ilya that WE had makeup sex
Um
You’re welcome?
Melissa (Foundation)
I’d like to remind everyone that I am on a work phone
Christy (Connors)
Sorry Melissa!
Susan (Feller)
Ignoring THAT, we are happy that you’re here even you’re not ready to be in the main chat yet 🙂
Gabby (Johansson)
Are you planning on going to the gala?
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Wait Jane do you even know what the gala is?
Christy (Connors)
omg that’s right it’s been so long since we’ve had a new girl I forget that not everyone is wag-brained yet
Natalie (Hammersmith)
The Black & Gold Gala is the main fundraiser for the Raiders Foundation. But really it’s an excuse for the guys to get dressed up and drink a bunch of wine
Or vodka in Ilya’s case
Melissa (Foundation)
I still don’t know where he found that bottle
It wasn’t even a sponsor
Ilya told me all about it but unfortunately I have a work thing
Susan (Feller)
Whenever you get the chance to come to Boston we all definitely want to meet you! Even if not in an official WAG capacity
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Yes!
Hannah (Carmichael)
Would love to meet the girl who managed to lock down Ilya Rozanov
Thanks guys
**girls
Melissa (Foundation)
Back to business: we’d ideally need to have the baskets finalized by end of day tomorrow so we can get them all set up on the MLH auction site
Hypothetically if I was still trying to figure out what to put in Ilya’s basket, what would you suggest?
Hypothetically
Gabby (Johansson)
Awww Jane the first basket is always the toughest
Christy (Connors)
It took me weeks to figure out what to put in Connor’s the first time
Susan (Feller)
Christy it is still taking you weeks
Christy (Connors)
And that was even more true the first time
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Don’t worry too much
You literally cannot do worse than what Roz has done
Gabby (Johansson)
Last year his basket was four bottles of Russian vodka and a signed jersey
Erin (Dubek)
How that went for $4K I still don’t know
Melissa (Foundation)
Shhhh don’t jinx it!
Natalie (Hammersmith)
The bar is on the floor with that man
Yeah and I saw what he tried to use this year
But I want to make a good impression
Gabby (Johansson)
Awww Jane
Susan (Feller)
That’s so sweet!
Natalie (Hammersmith)
First you have to think about what he likes
That’s the issue though
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Why?
His favorite things are vodka, hockey, and sex with me
Erin (Dubek)
GIRL
Gabby (Johansson)
Awww...?
Christy (Connors)
I mean that tracks
Hannah (Carmichael)
Girl if you locked down Roz I know that sex must be insane
Melissa (Foundation)
Again, work phone
Sorry Melissa
Susan (Feller)
What do you two do together?
...
I don’t think Melissa would appreciate the answer
Hannah (Carmichael)
GET IT GIRL
Gabby (Johansson)
Wow
Christy (Connors)
Ah young love
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Christy Roz is literally older than you
Christy (Connors)
**Ah new love
I don’t think 2009 is considered all that new though?
Gabby (Johansson)
2009?!?
Hannah (Carmichael)
THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND NINE
Christy (Connors)
Holy crap you guys have been together forever
Erin (Dubek)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck
Please forget that I said that
I wasn’t supposed to say anything
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Don’t worry the WAG chat is sacred
Including all of its iterations
Christy (Connors)
The amount of gossip in here would put TMZ to shame
Melissa (Foundation)
As long as it’s work appropriate and nothing that I have to report!
Christy (Connors)
Oh right forgot this was the Foundation one
Not as much gossip here
Unless you want all the deets on how drunk the donors get
Gabby (Johansson)
Or the time Duby crashed his golf cart and broke his wrist
Susan (Feller)
Eric and his boys doing work keeping that under wraps
Erin (Dubek)
“weight room accident causing upper body injury” PLEASE
Maybe you shouldn’t be talking about it?
In case it still leaks
Gabby (Johansson)
Aww Jane you’re so sweet to care
This was like three seasons ago nobody gives a fuck now
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Besides we’re all Raiders fans here
...
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Are you not a Raiders fan?
Gabby (Johansson)
Wait Jane is from Montreal
Hannah (Carmichael)
Does that mean...
Erin (Dubek)
jane are you a metros fan???
Christy (Connors)
Please tell me you’re not a Metros fan??
Go Lys Go
Hannah (Carmichael)
BOOOOO
Susan (Feller)
I knew you were too good to be true Jane
Gabby (Johansson)
Wow Roz with a Montreal fan?
Erin (Dubek)
yeah how does that work???
We’re both very competitive people
And whoever loses has to do whatever the other person says
Gabby (Johansson)
Oh like chores?
Sex
Hannah (Carmichael)
WOW JANE
Erin (Dubek)
OKAY
Melissa (Foundation)
Girls
Gabby (Johansson)
Sorry Melissa!
Rochelle (St-Simon)
We should have added Jane ages ago
Gabby (Johansson)
Jane please join the main WAG chat!
Hannah (Carmichael)
We promise you can talk about sex as much as you want in there
Christy (Connors)
Probably more than you want tbh
Susan (Feller)
Jane has made Melissa yell at us more in the past 30 minutes than she has in the past two seasons I think she’ll be fine
Erin (Dubek)
trueee
I appreciate the offer but we’re still keeping this private
Natalie (Hammersmith)
2009 is a long time to be private gotta say
Oh
Well
2009 is when we started hooking up
We only became official this summer
Gabby (Johansson)
Wow you two are the definition of “it’s complicated” on Facebook
Yeah
It’s been a journey
Hannah (Carmichael)
A sex journey 😏
Melissa (Foundation)
Please stop
HR looks through my texts
Natalie (Hammersmith)
I bet!
Omg to Hannah not to Melissa
Melissa (Foundation)
ANYWAYS
Please have the baskets done by Wednesday!
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Oh right Jane you still need help?
😬
Please
Gabby (Johansson)
Hmmm
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Roz loves his cars right?
Erin (Dubek)
i swear he has a new one every month
But I can’t put a car in basket?
Christy (Connors)
Oh sweetie
You can put a toy car in his basket
Gabby (Johansson)
I bet there’s Hot Wheels or an R/C car that would work
Susan (Feller)
Can confirm there are Hot Wheels versions of all of Roz’s cars
Nathan is going through a Hot Wheels phase right now
And Roz has been “helping” by showing him photos
Erin (Dubek)
That sounds adorable
Susan (Feller)
It is
Would it be weird to put toys in a basket
Not those kind of toys Melissa
Melissa (Foundation)
Thank you
But aren’t these baskets for adults?
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Jane I’m going to hold your hand as I say this
Our men make millions of dollars playing a game
Nobody expects them to mature past the age of 12
Hannah (Carmichael)
Besides a lot of donors are so obsessed with the team they’d bid $1K for Ilya’s towel
Melissa (Foundation)
Rude
But true
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Don’t give Melissa any ideas!
Erin (Dubek)
foundation bouta raid the laundry
So it would be fine to include toy cars and puzzles and stuff like that?
Erin (Dubek)
YES GIRL
Rochelle (St-Simon)
Those would be perfect!
Oh good
Based off Ilya’s original basket I thought it had to be all for adults
Melissa (Foundation)
Before anyone asks, those items are not work appropriate so Jane please do not share
I already have to report so much of this conversation to my director
Like a BOSs
Wed, Mar 7 at 5:16 PM
Erin (Dubek) has added Jane to the conversation
Erin (Dubek)
i know you said you didn’t want to be added to the wag chat but im sorry melissa is cock blocking all of us
pun definitely intended
Hannah (Carmichael)
SPILL
Oh
It’s not as bad as you guys probably think
**girls
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Jane you can leave the chat if you’d like
Melissa told me
It’s why I got Jane’s number in the first place
Erin (Dubek)
AND YOU KEPT THOSE DETAILS TO YOURSELF?!?
TRAITOR
No it’s fine
Ilya thought cigarettes and condoms were appropriate to include in the basket
Hannah (Carmichael)
OMG
Christy (Connors)
Jesus Roz
Susan (Feller)
Jane how do you put up with him?
Well he asked for the condoms back
And they were going to expire soon so we had to use them up...
Hannah (Carmichael)
GET IT GIRL
Erin (Dubek)
i never imagined what roz would be like in a relationship but tbh this tracks
Natalie (Hammersmith)
Don’t forget the gift card to a restaurant in Ottawa
I didn’t know it was for Ottawa
Oh wow
Natalie (Hammersith)
Yeah I was wondering what was up with that
My parents are in Ottawa
They met Ilya this summer
Erin (Dubek)
the jane lore keeps expanding!
Gabby (Johansson)
Wow so you introduced Ilya to your parents right after you guys became official
Uh well
Kinda
Gabby (Johansson)
Kinda?
My dad might have walked in on us
Christy (Connors)
Omg Jane
Natalie (Hammersmith)
I am so glad Ilya gave us your number
We’re going to have to meet in person the next time you’re in Boston!
Yeah maybe
〈 Notes
March 7, 2018 at 5:44 PM
Lily's Favourites
Sex (how?)
Vodka
Freckles
Russia - bear?
Inappropriately fast cars - Hot Wheels
Hockey
McGriddle? (McDonald’s gift card??)
Jerking off (same problem as sex)
Music - maybe CD? NO
MLH video game - ask EA if I can get more copies
Puzzles (with dad)
L
Lily 💐
Fri, Mar 8 at 3:12 PM
i am dying
i am dead
???
raiders went to humane society today )))
played with so many dogs )))
look at this dog!
That dog is kinda cute
kinda?
no
is cutest thing in the world
Wow that cute huh
dont worry моя любовь you are still #2
just like draft position
Fuck off
look at this one!
Shane we should get a dog
How would that even work?
We don’t live together
i do not see no
Not a no
But not right now
I’ll put it in the plan
🥹
i love you so much shane hollander
I love you too Ilya Rozanov ❤️
〈 Notes
March 8, 2018 at 3:24 PM
Lily's Favourites
Sex (how?)
Vodka
Freckles
Russia - bear?
Inappropriately fast cars - Hot Wheels
Hockey
McGriddle? (McDonald’s gift card??)
Jerking off (same problem as sex)
Music - maybe CD? NO
MLH video game - ask EA if I can get more copies
Puzzles (with dad)
Dogs
M
Melissa (Foundation)
Mon, Mar 12 at 2:53 PM
We just got everything for the basket
Thank you so much, Jane! This is definitely Ilya’s best basket since I joined the Raiders
We’re going to raise so much money to help children
No problem
I do have one question though...
Does Ilya know that you sent a signed copy of MLH18?
Signed by Shane Hollander?
Somehow??
Well
Ilya told me that I had free reign over the basket
And you both know I’m a Metros fan
Oh
Okay
The reaction will be interesting
But all press is good press I guess!
I thought you wanted signed things?
Yes!
Signed things always raise more money
Not sure it will among this audience
Since it’s public enemy #1
Hollander isn’t that bad
No he’s not
And the Metros Foundation always speak highly of him
Really?
Yeah
But Ilya is great too
Just has his... quirks
But I love him for them ❤️
Awww 🫶
Thank you again Jane!
L
Lily 💐
Tue, Mar 13 at 11:21 AM
fuck
did you remember to do the favorite things basket?
i forgot
we used up all the condoms so can’t even send old option ((
Yeah you need to buy more before next week
But I got it
really?
It was kinda fun
Figuring out what to include
yes you know my favorite things more than most 😏
NOT sex related
ah that must have been very hard
...
like you
There we go
thank you for doing this моя «Звуки музыки»
Sound of Music?
favorite things, no?
Is that a reference?
how are you canadian and gay and not know sound of music
julie andrews
christopher plummer
escaping nazis
Shut up
I’ve only been gay for like a year
😂
Raiders Foundation
@RaidersFoundation
🎶 These are a few of our favorite things 🎶
The @BostonRaiders Favorite Things Baskets are here! Which ones are your favorites?
1:00 PM · Mar 16, 2018
Trevor Greene
@havefunoutthere
The Raiders are a team of alcoholics. Tell me why every basket has some sort of alcohol in it
Raiders Foundation @RaidersFoundation
🎶 These are a few of our favorite things 🎶
The @BostonRaiders Favorite Things Baskets are here! Which ones are your favorites?
1:19 PM · Mar 16, 2018
42 days until Infinity War @gabonby
Replying to @havefunoutthere
These are men in their 20s and 30s I’m frankly shocked that there isn’t MORE alcohol
ryan @startedthefire
Replying to @gabonby
Yeah this is pretty tame tbh. Sometimes these baskets have like 4-5 bottles of alcohol
🐍🐍🐍 @bonne_marie
Replying to @startedthefire
That was Ilya Rozanov one time!
x - meg
@goalie_supremacy
Did anyone else notice that Rozanov’s basket is him and JANE??? Who is Jane???
Raiders Foundation @RaidersFoundation
🎶 These are a few of our favorite things 🎶
The @BostonRaiders Favorite Things Baskets are here! Which ones are your favorites?
1:25 PM · Mar 16, 2018
Bobby @bradyzringzzz
Replying to @goalie_supremacy
Holy crap I didn’t even notice!
Betts Supremacy @gr33nmonster
Replying to @goalie_supremacy
Wow did someone finally make THE Ilya Rozanov settle down?
Sammy @raidersnroz
Replying to @goalie_supremacy
Imagine hard launching a relationship through a charity basket
Charlie @bloodysox
Replying to @goalie_supremacy
There have been noticeably fewer sightings of Rozanov at the clubs this season and now it all makes sense
ryan @startedthefire
Replying to @goalie_supremacy
RIP Roz’s roster 2009-2018 it was a good run
Boston Raiders Foundation
Ilya Rozanov & Jane Favorite Things Basket
Current Bid: $5,620.00
Enter Your Max Bid (USD): $5,630.00
TIME LEFT: 15 Days, 23 Hours, 50 Minutes
NUMBER OF BIDS: 24 (Bid History)
BID INCREMENT: $10.00
QUANTITY AVAILABLE: 1
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Description
Ilya & Jane’s basket includes: a signed Boston Raiders Rozanov jersey (size XL), a Boston Raiders blanket, a bottle of Stolichnaya vodka, a 1,000 piece loon puzzle, a 2018 daily dog calendar, Hot Wheels, a Boston Raiders teddy bear, and a copy of MLH18 for PS4 signed by Shane Hollander of the Montreal Metros. Proceeds benefit the Boston Raiders Foundation.
Rrrrrrraiders (players only)
Fri, Mar 16 at 3:02 PM
Marleau
ROZ
St-Simon
Roz you’ve been holding out on us!
Connors
The fuck are you guys talking about?
Sebbin
Dude did you see the foundation auction?
Roz’s basket is from him and Jane
Connors
Holy shit!
Carmichael
Roz!
Marleau
Roz you motherfucker you have read receipts on we know you’re seeing this
Feller
Did anybody else know that Jane got WAG status?
Johansson
Wait who is Jane?
Marleau
Jane is the girl who caused Roz’s crashout in 2016
Dubek
Oh shit that’s Jane??
Johansson
Wait if she caused that when they weren’t even together...
Marleau
Praying to the hockey gods everywhere that they never break up
Again
Hammersmith
Natalie got her number from Roz to help with the baskets
Connors
Thank fuck
Roz your baskets are ROUGH
what is wrong with my baskets?
St-Simon
The man speaks!
Connors
FanDuel put out odds on how many bottles of vodka you’d include this year
The line was set at 3.5
is low?
Connors
Yeah idk I would have smashed the over
If we were allowed to bet
Dubek
🚨 the boston raiders group chat does not condone betting on anything mlh related 🚨
🚨 dops please don’t fine us 🚨
Sebbin
You idiot
DOPS is only for on-ice shit
Feller
You’re all idiots
but yes i have jane this year to help
melissa from the foundation did not like my original basket (((
Hammersmith
No shit Roz condoms and cigarettes won’t raise money for the kids
St-Simon
Jesus Christ Rozanov
my favorite things though, yes?
plus i did not go back to russia in the offseason
did not have as many bottles of vodka to include
but melissa did not like (((
so my jane helped
Dubek
big step dude
i know
jane is my everything 😊
Feller
When are you going to introduce us?
Sebbin
We gotta know the girl who tamed the beast
Marleau
Janes gotta be a smokeshow
Dubek
absolute dime fersure
jane is very pretty
and very sexy 😈
but also shy
i am keeping jane to myself
Hammersmith
WHIPPED
what did jane put in my basket?
Marleau
Holy fuck man did you not check what Jane sent the girls
Hammersmith
Risky as hell dude
Connors
I still check what Christy sends
Dubek
that’s because you want her to include that weak ass tape you’ve been trying to get rid of for the past three years
Just throw it away
St-Simon
If Christy let you include the tape the Raiders would have their first negative auction
We’d have to pay them to take it
Connors
Fuck all of you
St-Simon
Where is the lie though
Connors
Yeah... that tape high key blows
unlike you all i trust my jane
she is very boring
Sebbin
Dude
so boring when she chokes on my dick 😈
Dubek
duuuuude
Hammersmith
It took until March for Roz to talk about a girl giving him head
This must be love
jane is my everything 🥰
Marleau
Like Hammers said
WHIPPED
Hammersmith
But Roz you gotta explain a few things
The dog calendar
The bird puzzle
The hot wheels
And how tf did you get chel signed by Hollander??
oh
L
Lily 💐
Fri, Mar 16 at 4:07 PM
emergency
shane
please answer
i am dead
What’s wrong???
моя любовь
you have killed me
Oh
I thought there was an actual emergency
there is
you love me
Yeah?
you know my favorite things
💗
It’s out?
loon puzzle like the cottage
hot wheels of my cars
hundreds of dogs
your freckles on cover of second best mlh game
you have killed me shane hollander
killed me dead
is all my favorite things
Oh good
I’m glad you liked it
I was nervous
liked it?
it is my favorite
i already made a bid
Ilya!
You were the one who donated it!
You shouldn’t be bidding on it!
nobody else deserves it
nobody would appreciate it like they should except me
I can order everything again if you want
yes
also clear your schedule
for rest of the week
I literally have a game in four hours
sorry metros
you will have to miss
i owe you 365 orgasms
one for each dog in calendar
Fuck
I have an hour
Call me
Rrrrrrraiders (players only)
Fri, Mar 16 at 4:15 PM
Marleau
Roz?
Sebbin
Don’t ghost us
Fri, Mar 16 at 5:32 PM
😎😮💨
Marleau
Where the hell have you been
📲✊🍆💦🫦😻
St-Vincent
You have a way with words sometimes
FIRE ROENICKE
@gr33nmonster
Currently realizing that the charity basket I lost the auction on back in 2018 from "Ilya Rozanov and Jane" was actually from Shane Hollander. 🤯
12:56 PM · Apr 22, 2021
Ilya Rozanov @ilyarozanov81
Replying to @gr33nmonster
ah so you were why i had to spend so much money to win
Shane Hollander @shanehollander
Replying to @ilyarzoanov81
Like I told you three years ago, I could have just ordered everything again
Ilya Rozanov @ilyarozanov81
Replying to @shanehollander
yes but that would mean that somebody not me would have it (((
Like a BOSs
Thu, Apr 22 at 5:16 PM
Hannah (Carmichael)
wait
hold on
roz's last season here
we helped that jane girl with his charity basket
WAS THAT SHANE HOLLANDER
Afterword
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