Rating:

Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning:

No Archive Warnings Apply

Fandoms:

Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid

Characters:

Hayden Pike, Cliff Marlow, Boyle (Game Changers), Carter Vaughn, Original Male Character(s), Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov

Additional Tags:

Social Media, Panic! At the hockey league, Post-Chapter 39 of The Long Game, Everyone's an ally here, That's why they are in this GC, Some Cliff and Hayden interaction because somehow this ship makes sense to me

Language:

English

Series:

Part 1 of Panic! At The League

Stats:

Published: 2026-01-29 Words: 1,115 Chapters: 1/1

Cool East Boys 😎

Summary

Shane Hollander signed with Ottawa to play on the same team as his future husband, Ilya Rozanov, and they lived happily ever after.

Well...THEY lived happily ever after. The rest of the league? Not so much.

 

OR
a look at a group chat with different players from the Eastern Conference, the morning the news drops that Shane Hollander signed with Ottawa.

Notes

Searching up the season structure of the NHL is the most I've known about ice hockey. Not even this series taught me that much.

First fanfic since...2011? yikes.

Work inspired by this thread

Cool East Boys 😎

Alex Vega (Buffalo) 6:54 am
YO
What the fuck?!
@Hayden Pike (Montreal) @Max Boyle (Ottawa) what is this? Do you guys know about this?
Answer me!!

[Attached: a link and thumbnail of that link showing ‘Shane Hollander signs with OTT]

Charlie Simms (Detroit) 6:58 am
It is 7 in the morning Alex!!
I was trying to catch some sleep before the baby wakes up again!!!
But also…
MTL and OTT explain yourselves!!

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Ross Burton (Tampa) 7:01 am

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Harvey Hall (Columbus) 7:02 am
I mean, it makes sense?
Heard rumors of Montreal’s treatment of Hollander after the video (@Hayden Pike (Montreal) pls clarify)

Alex Vega (Buffalo) 7:02 am
Yes yes we saw a trade coming
But to Ottawa?

Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:04 am
@Harvey Hall (Columbus) 🤷
Shane wants to be with his future husband lol

Ross Burton (Tampa) 7:05 am
Yeah yeah to be with his future husband…
Never mind that
His future husband 
Is
ILYA ROZANOV

[Alex Vega (Buffalo) and Charlie Simms (Detroit) emphasised this]

Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:05 am
Yeah well…

Charlie Simms (Detroit) 7:06 am

Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:06 am
Idk what to tell you guys

Ted Park (Pittsburgh) 7:06 am
Tell the WHOLE Montreal team, the fans, the CITY to say SORRY
Take him back!!!
Beg on your knees!!
Jesus

[Alex Vega (Buffalo), Charlie Simms (Detroit), Ross Burton (Tampa) emphasised this]

Jake Johnson (Philadelphia) 7:07 am
Hmm
Oh, what was that?
A sudden urge to work out and tell my captain I want to practice on ice?
BRB

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Dane Pearce (Washington) 7:08 am
Good morning!

Dane Pearce (Washington) 7:10 am
WHAT THE FUCK
Rozanov AND Hollander in the same team?!

[Alex Vega (Buffalo), Charlie Simms (Detroit), Ross Burton (Tampa), Ted Park (Pittsburgh), Jake Johnson (Philadelphia), Hayden Pike (Montreal) liked this]

Harvey Hall (Columbus) 7:11 am
It’s not that big of a deal, right?
It’s Ottawa…

Ross Burton (Tampa) 7:12 am

Ted Park (Philadelphia) 7:12 am
Hall...you’re dumb as hell

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Jake Johnson (Pittsburgh) 7:12 am
Harvs
Harvey
HARVEY

Alex Vega (Buffalo) 7:13 am
HARVEY
They were starting to be good when Rozanov joined
And now????? With Hollander as well??????

Harvey Hall (Columbus) 7:13 am
@Ted Park (Philadelphia) HEY!
@Alex Vega (Buffalo) ok fair

Charlie Simms (Detroit) 7:14 am
@Ted Park (Philadelphia) is right
@Harvey Hall (Columbus) these are the two best players in the league and all the goalies I have talked to hatesss to see them coming with a puck
And now they are in the same team…
@ALL you know what, maybe I’ll go practice at the rink too

Carter Vaughan (New York) 7:15 am
Oh LMAO
Ok just backread and now know why my buddy over at San Jose is freaking out lol
Scott just sent three dots to the Admirals’ GC
Players at Anaheim and Chicago are messaging me as if I know what’s up 🙄
@Hayden Pike (Montreal) tell your team they owe THE WHOLE LEAGUE A DRINK OR TWO 
Fucking nasties

Ross Burton (Tampa) 7:16 am
Carter, how many group chats are you even in?
Also yes
Because how do you fumble Hollander?
WHY WOULD YOU LET HOLLANDER AND ROZANOV BE ON THE SAME TEAM

[Alex Vega (Buffalo), Charlie Simms (Detroit), Harvey Hall (Columbus), Ted Park (Pittsburgh), Jake Johnson (Philadelphia), Dane Pearce (Washington), Carter Vaughan (New York) liked this]

Eugene Reynolds (Carolina) 7:17 am
Lol, Carter is everywhere
I’m in a group chat with other West boys (rookie season people etc) and somehow he IS THERE?
(Also can I trade to Ottawa last minute just to avoid all of this stress pls pls pls 🥹)

Dane Pearce (Washington) 7:17 am
Reporting back to say that I have sped through the 5 stages of grief
I am now at peace

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Alex Vega (Buffalo) 7:17 am

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Dane Pearce (Washington) 7:18 am
The rest of my team is currently at the anger stage, though 
Cap is currently staring at a wall, or so he says
Coach might just retire early
Sorry @Hayden Pike (Montreal) your team mighttttt be checked a little too hard this upcoming season

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Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:19 am
Hey spare me, ok!
I did not want this 

Luke Medina (New Jersey) 7:19 am
I am awake! Backreading!!!

Cliff Marleau (Boston) 7:20 am
Ah Montreal
Welcome to the club of players who have to play AGAINST modern hockey gods 🤪

Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:20 am
🙄

Luke Medina (New Jersey) 7:21 am
HAHAHAHAHAhaaaaaaa
Man
FUCK Montreal
You homophobic assholes (sorry @ Hayden Pike (Montreal) 
Why do WE have to suffer???

[Alex Vega (Buffalo), Charlie Simms (Detroit), Ross Burton (Tampa), Harvey Hall (Columbus), Ted Park (Pittsburgh), Jake Johnson (Philadelphia), Dane Pearce (Washington), Carter Vaughan (New York), Cliff Marleau (Boston), Eugene Reynolds (Carolina) liked this]

Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:22 am
Hey I literally told the team
“This is Shane Hollander. Led us THREE cups? Maybe don’t let him go???”
But did they listen?
FUUUUCK no.

Cliff Marleau (Boston) 7:23 am
Do you…
Want us to check your team extra hard then

Hayden Pike (Montreal) 7:23 am

Part of the game, right?

[Alex Vega (Buffalo), Charlie Simms (Detroit), Ross Burton (Tampa), Harvey Hall (Columbus), Ted Park (Pittsburgh), Jake Johnson (Philadelphia), Dane Pearce (Washington), Carter Vaughan (New York), Cliff Marleau (Boston), Luke Medina (New Jersey), Eugene Reynolds (Carolina) liked this]

Alex Vega (Buffalo) 7:24 am
IT IS ON SIGHT MONTREAL!!!!

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Max Boyle (Ottawa) 8:30 am
Wow what a nice morning, eh boys? 😎

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