Preface

Montreal Metros Go Broke For Woke
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/83939626.

Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories:
Gen, M/M
Fandom:
Heated Rivalry (TV)
Relationship:
Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Characters:
Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Boston Bears | Boston Raiders Team Ensemble (Game Changers), Montreal Voyageurs | Montreal Metros Team Ensemble (Game Changers)
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Boston Bears | Boston Raiders (Game Changers), Montreal Voyageurs | Montreal Metros (Game Changers), Schrödinger's Allies Boston Raiders, Supportive Montreal Voyageurs | Montreal Metros, Baby’s First Gay Friend, Competitive Allyship, Mixed Media, Showing Some Goddamn Respect For Women's Hockey, Social Media, Straights Attempting Inclusion, Texting, Twitter
Language:
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Published: 2026-04-29 Completed: 2026-07-08 Words: 16,730 Chapters: 3/3

Montreal Metros Go Broke For Woke

by 409_conflict

Summary

They may not have any idea how to do it, but there’s no way in hell the Montreal Metros are going to risk losing their Captain to a more accepting team. Full of determination, grit, open hearts, and absolutely no savvy, this team is going to learn how to be allies, come hell or high water.


Hayden: did anyone do the optional inclusivity training last season?
J.J. Boizeau: no
Lawrence Olsson: no
Gilbert Comeau: no
Petro Andropov: no
Matty Wilson: no
Cam Stedlund: no
Albert Schneider: no
Aleks Miitka: no
Georges Gagnon: no
Patrice Drapeau: no
Hayden: excellent, we’re nailing this so far

Notes

Because this is my Barbie Dreamhouse and I get to make the rules, Shane’s coming out to the team a year earlier than in canon.


Thank you to ritualist for inception-ing this idea into my brain when we talked about another character taking workplace DEI training. A thousand kisses to you 😙


If you’re a fic downloader, this work is available to download as an epub with workskin formatting via this Google Drive.

See the end of the work for more notes

Chapter 1

Metros sans Cap

16 Oct 2017 at 2:41PM

Aleks Miitka added Petro Andropov, J.J. Boiziau, Gilbert Comeau, Patrice Drapeau, Georges Gagnon, Lawrence Olsson, Albert Schneider, Cam Stedlund, Matty Wilson and you

Aleks Miitka
this is ridiculous, there are at least five different group chats happening right now
let us just have one
Georges Gagnon
thank fuck, I can’t keep track of all this
J.J. Boiziau
okay but, just to be clear
does anyone have a problem with Hollzy being gay?
because if you do you should find a new group chat
Hayden
yeah, like the one for the Siberian team I will have you traded to
Matty Wilson
nah man
Albert Schneider
no problems here
Lawrence Olsson
all good
Petro Andropov
it is fine to be gay
Georges Gagnon
Andropov, isn’t it illegal to be gay in russia?
Petro Andropov
how many times must I say
I am Ukrainian
Gilbert Comeau
i’m still not totally sure I get the difference
Matty Wilson
Andropov is typing …
Cam Stedlund
Andropov is still typing
Matty Wilson
Andropov AND Pike are typing!!!!
Hayden
Comeau, shut the fuck up and read a newspaper
Andropov, I apologise AGAIN for our team
everyone here only barely managed to graduate high school
Lawrence Olsson
… if that
Petro Andropov
it does help to know that you are all very dumb
Patrice Drapeau
Comeau is typing …
Matty Wilson
don’t you dare defend yourself you dummy
Gilbert Comeau
shut up
okay i guess this isn’t embarrassing anymore since everyone already thinks i’m a dumbass
but I was asking in one of the other group chats before
is there a guide to how to hang around gay people or something like that?
Cam Stedlund
jfc
Aleks Miitka
wow
Albert Schneider
no I get it dude
I don’t want to fuck this up with Hollzy
Gilbert Comeau
yes, exactly
Petro Andropov
and you will, of course
since you do not even realize Ukraine and Russia are fighting a war
you probably still believe all gay men care about fashion and can sing every word of Rent
Cam Stedlund
feel better man?
Petro Andropov
yes actually
Gilbert Comeau
yeah, I know i’m a dumbass
that’s why i’m freaked about offending Hollzy
Patrice Drapeau
yeah that’s actually good point
it's a bit weird that he's gay
but this is the second last season left on his contract
if we fuck this up he could move to New York or LA or something
Lawrence Olsson
also, like
wanting to be a good person or some shit?
Patrice Drapeau
sure potato potahto
Hayden
choosing to ignore that
did anyone do the optional inclusivity training last season?
J.J. Boiziau
no
Lawrence Olsson
no
Gilbert Comeau
no
Petro Andropov
no
Matty Wilson
no
Cam Stedlund
no
Albert Schneider
no
Aleks Miitka
no
Georges Gagnon
no
Patrice Drapeau
no
Hayden
excellent, we’re nailing this so far
JJ could your girlfriend help us out?
isn’t she a gender studies major?
J.J. Boiziau
dude that’s kind of offensive
just because she’s a student, doesn’t mean she’s doing women’s studies??
Christie studies electrical engineering
Aleks Miitka
#girlpower
Hayden
who the fuck is Christie?
I was referring to Angelique
J.J. Boiziau
oh, right
yeah, we split
Hayden
when????? I literally spent twenty minutes at the bar talking to Angelique three nights ago
J.J. Boiziau
oh shit, really?
we broke up two weeks ago
do you think she’s stalking me?
Georges Gagnon
ahem
Hayden
right, we’re gonna table that
anyone else know anyone who can teach us how not to scare Hollzy away?
Matty Wilson
no, but can I request to be added to whichever group chat gets made to figure out if Boiziau’s being stalked by an ex with a gender studies major?
Patrice Drapeau
ditto
Cam Stedlund
same
J.J. Boiziau
ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME
Hayden
i’m gonna email HR and see if they have the slides or whatever from the training none of us attended
try not to go all Fatal Attraction while i’m gone

Inclusivity Training

Inbox ☓

Hayden Pike 3:04 PM (now)
To: Julia Longano▼

Hi Julia,

Bit of an odd request. Would it be possible to get a copy of the presentation from the “Allyship and Inclusivity Training Seminar” from last season?
Also, I think the team would be interested in attending the seminar if it were to be repeated. Is that something you could help organize?

Thanks,
Hayden Pike


J.J.'s Stalker

16 Oct 2017 at 3:07PM

Matty Wilson added Petro Andropov, J.J. Boiziau, Gilbert Comeau, Patrice Drapeau, Georges Gagnon, Aleks Miitka, Lawrence Olsson, Albert Schneider, Cam Stedlund, and you

Matty Wilson
place your bets people

Re: Inclusivity Training

Inbox ☓

Julia Longano 3:09 PM (now)
To: me▼

Hello Hayden,

Of course! Please see attached the slide deck from the seminar. I’d be happy to organize another training workshop - I’ll reach out to the organization we contract for these sessions and check their availability.

Best wishes,
Julia Longano
Learning and Development Partner, Montreal Metros

2017_Metros_Inclusivity_Training_final.ppt


JJ's next gf's major

16 Oct 2017 at 3:10PM

Cam Stedlund added Petro Andropov, J.J. Boiziau, Gilbert Comeau, Patrice Drapeau, Georges Gagnon, Aleks Miitka, Lawrence Olsson, Albert Schneider, Matty Wilson and you

Cam Stedlund
place your bets here too
i'm going poli sci this round

Re: Re: Inclusivity Training

Inbox ☓

Hayden Pike 3:13 PM (now)
To: Julia Longano▼

Thanks so much for this Julia.

I’ve just had a flick through the presentation, and I have a small concern that this might be a bit too intellectual for the team.
Actually, you know what, I’m just going to say it plainly: I think we’re going to be too dumb to understand the training. Is there maybe a version of the workshops that’s aimed at teenagers? Or children? That might have a better chance at getting the message through.

Thanks,
Hayden Pike


Metros sans Cap

16 Oct 2017 at 3:14PM

Hayden
buckle up fuckers
who’s ready to get the most basic dummy’s guide to being an ally

Re: Re: Re: Inclusivity Training

Inbox ☓

Julia Longano 3:14 PM (now)
To: me▼

Hey Hayden,

I appreciate your stating of your concern so plainly. I’ll see what we can do.

Best,
Julia Longano
Learning and Development Partner, Montreal Metros


Metros sans Cap

16 Oct 2017 at 3:14PM

Hayden
buckle up fuckers
who’s ready to get the most basic dummy’s guide to being an ally
Aleks Miitka
yes I am ready
Petro Andropov
let’s go
Cam Stedlund
hit me
Gilbert Comeau
do it Pike
Hayden
i’ve forwarded you all the presentation slides
but I know it’s been a long time since any of you read anything longer than a tweet
so here’s the short version
Educate yourself: Start by exploring available resources before reaching out to the people you wish to be an ally for. While it’s important to engage these people, it’s also important to remember that it’s not their responsibility to educate you.
Use Your Privilege: Leverage your position to challenge systemic inequality and advocate for change in spaces where marginalized voices may be excluded.
Amplify Others’ Voices: The role of the Ally is to amplify - to source a megaphone so that the voices of the marginalized cannot be ignored. Don’t centre yourself or speak on their behalf.
Call Out Inappropriate Behavior: Speak up when you hear people using stereotypes, discriminatory language, or offensive jokes.
Be Consistent: Allies stand in solidarity in all times, not just when it’s convenient. Your support is needed more than ever when it’s difficult or embarrassing to speak up.
Accept Feedback: Everyone makes mistakes. A good ally will accept their mistake, apologize, learn, and correct their behavior.
Everyday Steps: Build relationships with people in marginalized communities, consume media created by diverse voices, support community-led programs, and display your support with pride.
Patrice Drapeau
I think I might need to read this a few times
Georges Gagnon
same
Matty Wilson
can we regroup tomorrow?
Hayden
👍

“What are you doing?” Shane asked, with a face of abject horror. Although that wasn’t anything new. Hayden had seen that face a million times, most recently when Wilson casually mentioned he bought his underwear at Walmart.

“Just taping up!”

“Are you out of regular tape, dude? You can use some of mine.”

“Nah, man. I like this one.” Hayden tore off the end with his teeth, making Shane wince again. “And you know the twins just fuckin’ love rainbows.”

“Pride Night isn’t for, like, months.”

“I mean, there’s no rule that says rainbow tape's only for Pride Night, is there?” Hayden frowned. “Wait, shit. There isn’t, is there? ‘Cause that’s so fucked. We cou—”

“No. No. No rule. But … Hayden, that tape sucks. You know that tape sucks.”

Hayden shrugged. “Whatever dude. I like what I like, and you do you, y’know?”

He watched Shane valiantly struggle to stop being a perfectionist know-it-all, achieving it only by physically removing himself from Hayden’s proximity. That was alright. Hayden knew you can’t change who you are.


@JJBoiziau ✔️ | Looking forward to showing the @NewYorkAdmirals who’s coming for the Cup this season. You’ll need all the luck you can get @ScottHunter - there’s a great smoothie shop opposite the Bell Centre 🥤 (BYO boyfriend) #GoMetrosGo

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10:17AM • October 28, 2017


@tres_tomatitos | The only explanation I have for Montreal v. New York is that this team is so superstitious, they’ve decided to out-gay the Admirals, just in case that’s what won them the Cup last season

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11:24PM • October 28, 2017


Montreal Metros Go Broke For Woke

October 29 2017 7:59am

Brendan Watson

Despite the thousands and thousands of words written over the last five months, making every prediction under the sun about how Scott Hunter’s dramatic and romantic kiss on the ice would impact homophobia and queer visibility in the NHL: no one anticipated this.

There have been platitudes, there have been individual public messages of support, there has been highly visible silence, but until Saturday night, there had not been a team of hockey players who each wore a t-shirt emblazoned #LoveIsLove underneath their game day suits when they arrived and left the arena. Enter: the Montreal Metros.

Dozens of people with Twitter accounts and a predilection to weaponize them have questioned the Metros’ attempts to pivot to woke SJW allies this season. The cynical have decried this as an opportunistic attempt to ride the rainbow capitalist gravy train — and maybe they’re correct about that. But are we going to lob this accusation at every influential mover and shaker who tries to become a better person?

Regardless, the Metros are committed to the bit. All twenty players emerged from the locker room with rainbow tape wrapped around their sticks, and each one lined up to shake Scott Hunter’s hand before he left the rink (after breaking a four-game winning streak for the Admirals, going down to the Metros 2–1). Lip-readers, despite couching their analysis in cautions of possible errors, interpreted the Metros’ comments to Hunter as being ardently supportive. “You tell us if anyone gives you shit,” second line winger Lawrence Olsson was reported to say.

If this is the future of the NHL in the “politically correct” era, it doesn’t seem like such a bad thing at all.


Metros sans Cap

8 Nov 2017 at 8:52PM

Gilbert Comeau
is anyone else watching right now?
Cam Stedlund
you’d better fuckin believe I am
Hayden
what the fuck is happening
J.J. Boiziau
Boston’s trying to out-ally us
that’s what happening
Patrice Drapeau
those fucks
Matty Wilson
is that fucking GLITTER warpaint???
Hayden
Hunter looks like he’s about to cry
but I can’t tell if it’s happy or angry?
Petro Andropov
hold on, they’re wearing pride night shirts
I thought we can’t wear those for regular games?
Cam Stedlund
maybe they’re planning on eating the fines
Aleks Miitka
okay this means war
they think they can be more supportive than us?
we'll show them supportive
J.J. Boiziau
those bastards
Gilbert Comeau
Hunter looks so uncomfortable
Hayden
OH SHIT
Patrice Drapeau
Rozanov with the handshake turned cheek kiss
J.J. Boiziau
oh it’s war alright
Albert Schneider
fuck you Boston, we’re gonna put you to SHAME

@MetrosMitty ✔️ | Super happy to announce that the @MontrealMetros are heading to the @AsianRootsCollective’s drop-in volleyball game while we’re in #Toronto this weekend! Come join us to show your support for Asian-Canadian athletics!

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4:43PM • November 15, 2017


Metros sans Cap

18 Nov 2017 at 11:56AM

Cam Stedlund
yo, Pike
question for ya
Hayden
i’m here
Cam Stedlund
so Coach was pretty fuckin clear that we’re not supposed to risk penalties tonight
Hayden
understatement
J.J. Boiziau
“anyone in the box is getting traded to Ottawa”
cruel and unusual punishment
Cam Stedlund
but what do we do if Toronto does what Toronto does every single game
start calling us cocksuckers and fags
Hayden
you don’t get a fucking penalty
Cam Stedlund
those rules said
stand in solidarity in all times, not just when it’s convenient
Hayden
ah fuck
fuck
I don’t know
Patrice Drapeau
🤔
Aleks Miitka
hmm
Hayden
I think you’ll have to make your own minds up boys
I can’t tell you what to choose
Cam Stedlund
listen to your heart or some shit hey
J.J. Boiziau
poetry, man
Gilbert Comeau
this is some Sophie's Choice fuckery
Petro Andropov
have you watched that film?
she literally has to decide which of her children lives and dies
this is not the same situation
Lawrence Olsson
dude, spoilers
Petro Andropov
it was released before you were even born
it cannot be spoiled if it is old enough to buy alcohol
Gilbert Comeau
we should add it to the plane list
Aleks Miitka
this incredibly sad heartbreaking holocaust film?
great choice for team film, fantastic
Lawrence Olsson
wait hold up
this isn’t some anti-Jewish thing is it Mitty?
Aleks Miitka
wtf NO
Hayden
ok i’m breaking this chat up
meeting adjourned

Team Plane Movies

11 Nov 2017 at 11:14AM

Gilbert Comeau
Stepbrothers

12 Nov 2017 at 4:37PM

Matty Wilson
Milk

16 Nov 2017 at 12:29AM

Georges Gagnon
Terminator 2
The Big Lebowski

18 Nov 2017 at 12:10PM

Lawrence Olsson
Sophie’s Choice

Listen to your heart or some shit, J.J. thought. Was this his heart speaking, ripping his gloves off and aiming his fist at Kent’s jaw? Around him, he was only dimly aware of the others, Hayden and Comeau and Andropov, in his periphery, racing towards the same decision, barely enough time for their ears to have processed limp-wrist cocksucker after their Capitaine had opened the scoring.

He got there first, which meant he’d bear the brunt of the penalties, and right now, his heart didn’t give a fuck. While he decided whether to keep hitting, or munificently let the others take their turn, he saw the rest of his team jumping off the bench, taking to the ice with bare knuckles.

Ces imbéciles, he thought affectionately, and since everyone else was tied up holding back the rest of the Guardians, he returned to his finest attempts at making sure Kent couldn’t move his jaw enough to speak another slur until they removed the wires from his face.


@GoComeau ✔️ | Hey Twitter, I want to make some gay friends. Anyone wanna hook a brother up? #ally #lgbt

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6:13PM • November 20, 2017

@GreenAglet | there are no memes that adequately express how I feel

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6:14PM • November 20, 2017

@readwith_zoe | #Community always provides #SixSeasonsAndAMovie

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6:16PM • November 20, 2017

@GreenAglet | yep, there it is

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6:16PM • November 20, 2017


“Yo, listen up!”

Every set of eyes in the Montreal locker room swivelled and pivoted to find Drapeau, standing on a bench and clapping his hands.

“I just wanted to say: at morning skate, I used the word ‘crazy’ when we were talking about Stedlund’s goal. I shouldn’t have done that, I know ‘crazy’ has been used in the past to,” — at this point, he glanced down at his phone, to reference a pre-written script he’d adapted off the internet — “denigrate people with mental health conditions. I want to apologize to you all, and I promise I’ll keep trying to be better.”

Shane looked around to try and find someone to confirm whether this was an hallucination. Except every one of his teammates, to a man, was beaming at Drapeau and sagely nodding. “Well done acknowledging that, dude,” Gagnon yelled.

Drapeau held up his hands in Christ-like grace. “If you wanna thank someone, thank Miitka,” he said solemnly. “He’s the one who pointed it out.”

“Mitty!” Comeau roared, and the team cheered and crowded around him to whack him on the back and jostle his shoulders, and the only person Shane was able to make eye contact with was the equipment manager, who also appeared to be questioning whether he’d accidentally taken LSD.


@MattWilsonHockey ✔️ | #Proud to be Canadian

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11:12AM • November 28, 2017


@RealHaydenPike ✔️ | There’s always more work to be done, but this is a great step #LoveIsLove

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11:14AM • November 28, 2017


@Stedlund14 ✔️ | First I’ve heard of two-spirit communities. It’s never too late to learn! #lgbtq

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11:15AM • November 28, 2017


@DrapeauInGoal ✔️ | #proudcanadian

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11:28AM • November 28, 2017


@LOLsson ✔️ | #diversity makes us stronger 💪

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11:40AM • November 28, 2017


J.J.'s Stalker

2 Dec 2017 at 2:38PM

J.J. Boiziau
who had a 12 month peace bond?
you win the pool
Matty Wilson
pay up motherfuckers!!!

@stolemyheart | Story time: tried picking up a guy at Bar Le Stud last night, he told me very politely he was straight, but asked if I was interested in having a chat anyway

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10:52AM • December 8, 2019

@stolemyheart | Bought me a drink and a plate of chicken wings and basically asked for my life story

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10:52AM • December 8, 2019


@stolemyheart | Fast forward two hours and we’re crying over vodka sodas about suicide rates for queer teenagers

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10:53AM • December 8, 2019


@stolemyheart | Swap phones numbers, big hug

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10:53AM • December 8, 2019


@stolemyheart | Weird experience, but very life-affirming

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10:53AM • December 8, 2019


@stolemyheart | This morning I show my brother our selfie and turns out it’s fucking @MontrealMetros player @MetrosMitty?????

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10:54AM • December 8, 2019


Metros sans Cap

11 Dec 2017 at 12:15PM

Albert Schneider
I have a weird question
Hayden
let’s go bro, this chat’s the place for weird questions
Patrice Drapeau
better here than on Twitter
Albert Schneider
i’ve been feeling kind of bad that Hollzy’s so quiet in the locker room still
about hook-ups and shit
but I don’t really get gay sex beyond like 👉👌
how do I learn more about it without asking Cap?
since Pike said we shouldn't be asking Hollzy to teach us about being gay
J.J. Boiziau
oh i’ve got you
pornhub.com/v/5d277220-b866
pornhub.com/v/60d1e56e-2a69
pornhub.com/v/63217400-d5d5
pornhub.com/v/ccc6379e-40b6
Hayden
wow
Petro Andropov
I was just going to send you a YouTube video on dos and don’ts of gay sex
and J.J. comes swooping in with the pornos

11 Dec 2017 at 12:42PM

J.J. Boiziau
everyone’s gone very quiet lololololol
Gilbert Comeau
well I can certainly say i’m more informed
Albert Schneider
alrighty
thanks JJ
are we 100% sure Hollzy’s not a virgin?
is it homophobic to say I can’t really picture him doing this?
Aleks Miitka
i’ve always pictured him as a celibate zen priest
regardless of sexuality
Hayden
he hasn’t talked to me about it before
J.J. Boiziau
he’s a rich hot superstar
I think it’s safe to assume he’s fucked
Petro Andropov
or been fucked
J.J. Boiziau
touché
Patrice Drapeau
is it crossing a line to ask which he prefers??
Hayden
YES
DO NOT DO THAT

Top or bottom

11 Dec 2017 at 1:02PM

Cam Stedlund added Petro Andropov, J.J. Boiziau, Gilbert Comeau, Patrice Drapeau, Georges Gagnon, Aleks Miitka, Lawrence Olsson, Albert Schneider, Matty Wilson and you

Cam Stedlund
get your bets in

@mutinsfromthemoon | Can we talk about how hot it is when @ShaneHollander speaks French? It should be illegal for a man to be this sexy. How did he get so fluent?

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11:42PM • December 14, 2017

@AlSchneider ✔️ | This is one step away from “How is his English so good?” Of course he speaks perfect French, our boy’s Canadian. Don’t be racist #microaggression

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11:56PM • December 14, 2017


“I reckon I always play better after getting laid,” Schneider threw out there. Super casual. A super casual remark he’d super casually workshopped with Olsson and super casually rehearsed the tone of voice for before driving to practice. “Like: confident and relaxed, you know?”

Olsson picked up his cue: “Oh, for sure. Hey, Cap, you’re the hockey genius. Has that ever been researched?”

The brain and larynx of Shane Hollander were moving at the speed of a sloth wading across a bathtub of molasses. “Um. Not that. I. Know of?”

“Does it work like that for you? Playing better after sex?” Schneider turned away to locate and shrug on his jersey, in what was supposed to look like a fortuitous coincidence, but was specifically choreographed to let Hollzy blush in solitude.

“Um. Yeah. So. Not … really? I think I play better if … if I know I’m having sex after a game.”

Every single player not within Hollzy’s frame of view immediately picked up their phones and began typing.

“Oh, that’s cool. All that adrenaline, hey? Good for you, dude.” With one hand, Schneider offered his beet-red Captain a fist bump, and used the other to surreptitiously turn the phone in his pocket to silent.


@MattWilsonHockey ✔️ | I logged on today with the mission to #AmplifyQueerVoices, but immediately got distracted by how funny #QueerTwitter is

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7:44AM • December 17, 2017


“You are on fire, Capitaine,” J.J. crowed.

“Not bad, hey?” Shane gloated, still panting and sweaty as he peeled off layers.

“Not bad? Not BAD?! He says this, after getting four points, christophe.”

“Yo, Hollzy, you gettin laid tonight? Is that why you're showing off?” Schneider shouted across the room.

And, fuck it. If he regretted this later, he had five whole days to get over it. “I’m spending the Christmas break with my boyfriend.”

In the decades that spanned between inhalation and exhalation, there was so much room for catastrophizing. Oh fuck, oh fuck, I shouldn’t have said that, it’s different when they know I’m getting fucked by a man tonight, they’ll be grossed out, they’ll be repulsed, th—

And then the shockwave of a roar broke over his ears, a physical thing, punctuated with shoves and punches and Hayden pinching his cheek.

“You SLY DOG!”

“Boyfriend!”

“Qui est-ce?”

“Pics! Pics! Pics!”

“Hollzy’s in love!”

“They grow up so fast.”


@bookworm_31415 | Just spotted the entire @MontrealMetros defensive line buying tickets for Call Me By Your Name at Cinéma du Musée. Didn’t have that on my bingo card.

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4:15PM • January 9, 2018


Team Plane Movies

8 Jan 2018 at 7:38PM

Cam Stedlund
Superbad

8 Jan 2018 at 11:03PM

Patrice Drapeau
Shrek 2

10 Jan 2018 at 2:27PM

J.J. Boiziau
Trainspotting

11 Jan 2018 at 6:14AM

Shane Hollander
Inception

11 Jan 2018 at 7:40AM

Hayden
The Wolf of Wall Street

14 Jan 2018 at 10:11PM

Aleks Miitka
A Single Man
Petro Andropov
are there any films about gay guys that aren’t super depressing??

@LOLsson ✔️ | Last night in post game media, I referred to the collective of reporters present as “you guys”. In doing so, I used exclusionary language that explicitly diminished the existence and impact of female sports journalists. I apologize. Women in sports media have fought tooth and nail to work their way into the press box and conference room, and their contributions deserve respect and inclusion.

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9:03AM • January 20, 2018

@LOLsson ✔️ | Thank you to Fanny Rosenfeld, Helene Elliott, Christine Simpson, and countless others for your pioneering efforts. I’ll do better in the future.

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9:04AM • January 20, 2018


@Krstnfrcn0 | what the fuck is happening in Montreal?

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9:05AM • January 20, 2018


J.J. Boiziau

26 Jan 2018 at 3:56PM

Hayden
can I ask you something kind of embarrassing?
J.J. Boiziau
obviously
Hayden
promise to keep it secret?
J.J. Boiziau
if you insist
Hayden
I do

26 Jan 2018 at 4:28PM

Hayden
you wanna promise?
J.J. Boiziau
the promise is implied
Hayden
i’m gonna need it in writing
J.J. Boiziau
okay fine I promise
Hayden
have you ever tried pegging?


The Enlightened Metros

26 Jan 2018 at 4:31PM

J.J. Boiziau added you

J.J. Boiziau
everyone welcome our newest member
Hayden is peg-curious
Hayden
dude you PROMISED
J.J. Boiziau
yes, and I promised everyone else here too
you’re welcome
Lawrence Olsson
no shame here Pike
Shane Hollander
👋 hey Hayden
Albert Schneider
scroll up to the top of the chat
Cap wrote us a how-to guide
Matty Wilson
and once again, we thank him 🙇‍♂️

@GoComeau ✔️ | Thanks to my buddy @AndropovInMontreal for letting me join the community dinner at St. Mary the Protectress! Varenyky were off the charts tasty. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

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9:48PM • January 30, 2018


Private Hire Enquiry

Inbox ☓

Ellie Kovacs 10:17 AM (now)
To: Enquiries▼

Att: Events Coordinator

Hello, my name is Ellie Kovacs, and I’m writing to you in my capacity as an assistant events coordinator for the Montreal Metros.
The team has expressed an interest in hiring a cinema screen to air the debut episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race on March 24, and I would like to enquire as to your availability and capacity to support this.
Please see below a number of preliminary questions:

1. What is the seating capacity of the largest available theatre?
2. What is your pricing structure for private hires? Are you able to provide a rough outline of involved costs?
3. The team is planning to raffle tickets to raise money for charity. Would you consider offering discounted prices to increase the proportion of revenue that can be donated?
4. Are you able to assist in organizing the licensing from VH1?

Kind regards,
Ellie Kovacs
Assistant Events Coordinator, Montreal Metros


@sunless_garden | Now we’ve conquered homophobia in hockey (jk), can we have a conversation about color? The #NHL is so white, where are all the Black players?

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11:14AM • February 8, 2018

@GGagnon ✔️ | Appreciate the sentiment, but don’t forget that race is more than black and white. Players with Asian heritage deserve representation too ✊🏼

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11:26AM • February 8, 2018


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Inclusivity Training

Inbox ☓

Julia Longano 9:13 AM (now)
To: me▼

Hi Hayden,

We’re organizing another session from our training partners on Allyship and Inclusion later this month. Would the team be interested in attending this one too? It’s the more advanced version of the seminar we organized for you last year.
Let me know so I can finish shoring up numbers.

Best,
Julia Longano
Learning and Development Partner, Montreal Metros



Metros sans Cap

13 Feb 2018 at 9:35AM

Hayden
anyone want to attend another ally workshop at the end of the month?
J.J. Boiziau
I kinda feel like I don’t need it?
Aleks Miitka
yeah, we are pros now
Gilbert Comeau
the greatest allies who ever lived
Albert Schneider
yeah i’m good to skip it
Petro Andropov
cap seems more comfortable now
Patrice Drapeau
yeah I don’t think we’re gonna lose him to NY anytime soon
Hayden
cool cool cool, i’ll tell Julia
don’t forget to post on socials the drag race fundraiser though
Cam Stedlund
👍
Matty Wilson
anyone going to the lunar new year festival this weekend?
Georges Gagnon
fuck yeah i’m down
Lawrence Olsson
sorry, have to skip
Hollzy and I are doing the fun run for Interligne
J.J. Boiziau
ah, I am volunteering for that!
I will see you there at the finish line

Shane Hollander

20 Feb 2018 at 9:58AM

Hayden
hey dude
this might be kinda awkward
and I thought you might prefer not to do this face-to-face
Shane Hollander
Is everything ok?
Hayden
yeah, it’s all good
a couple of the guys just mentioned to me that they were uncomfortable with you saying “man up” during intermission last night
i’m sure it was just habit
but we’re trying to stop using language implying that women are weak or fragile
Shane Hollander
Oh Jesus
I never thought about that before
I didn’t mean it like that!
Hayden
oh for sure dude, I know
we all know
we’re all learning
no biggie, just wanted to make you aware
Shane Hollander
I’m mortified
Hayden
nah, don’t stress about it
seriously
Shane Hollander
How can I fix this?

@MetrosUpdates | The entire @MontrealMetros team spotted at La Cage last night, just a few hours after beating Colorado on home ice. The team raucously cheered on the Canadian Women’s Ice Hockey Team in the #OlympicsPyeongChang gold medal match, staying up until 3am to see it through to the nail-biting penalty shootout.

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8:05AM • February 22, 2018

@MetrosUpdates | Metros Captain @ShaneHollander was quoted as saying: “It’s heartbreaking to lose like that, but these women played an incredible game, an incredible Olympic tournament, and we’re so proud of them.”

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8:05AM • February 22, 2018

Chapter 2

B-Boyz

14 Jun 2017 at 19:41

Sebbin
next year boyos
St-Simon
don’t talk to me about next year yet
i’m not nearly tanned enough to be thinking about training camp already
Ilya
i will send you solarium
less time tanning, more time conditioning
St-Simon
😭
Connors
he’s not fucking joking either
remember the tow truck?
Carmichael
i will never forget the tow truck
the tow truck will be spoken about at all of your funerals
Ilya
not my fault this entire city drives like morons
Marleau
except you, of course
Ilya
of course, gold star for you Marleau
⭐️
Dubek
who tf is that?
does Hunter have a brother?
Johansson
he very famously has no family
Dubek
right, I forgot
O'Regan
WHOA
Carmichael
WTF
St-Simon
you kiss your brother like that Dubek?
Dubek
🖕
Marleau
jesus the fuckin balls on that guy
Sebbin
which one
Hammersmith
both
Marleau
both
Carmichael
both
Marleau
sike
Ilya
first person to use a gay slur is getting traded to new york
i know you idiots are not so smart, but surely you do not want to get reverse hate-crimed in front of madison square garden
time to start practicing, the refs will be under pressure to start calling penalties for rough language next season
Hammersmith
how are you always like eight steps ahead of everyone else?
Ilya
i’m the smartest, obviously
also the fastest
Johansson
you got it cap
Sebbin
aye aye
Marleau
understood

B-Boyz

14 Sep 2017 at 21:06

Ilya
i have decided on this years bonus plan
Marleau
oh fuck yeah
Dubek
SEATED
Carmichael
💸
Johansson
???
Carmichael
Johansson transferred in after the pool ran out
Ilya
someone else explain this
Marleau, i delegate to you
Marleau
i have a bone to pick with whoever taught you "delegate"
Ilya
that was your mother
Jenny has very good vocabulary
Marleau
damn right she does
and standards for her boyfriends i know your feral ass doesn’t meet
right, Johannson:
every year Rozy puts a bunch of cash up and announces ways we can earn it
like incentive bonuses
Johansson
is that legal?
Hammersmith
of course it is
O'Regan
probably not
Marleau
who gives a fuck
St-Simon
last year it was $5k each for every penalty the refs didn’t catch
the pool ran out very fast lol
year before it was $100k if you could make a goalie drop gloves
Johansson
omg THAT’S what that was???
O'Regan
that was a fun one
Sebbin
what is it this time Roz?
Ilya
this year I am rewarding creativity
each month, $100k will go to player with the best chirp
i am the judge, there will be no appeals
Dubek
this is communist
Ilya
no, this is a dictatorship
educate yourselves
i will NOT be rewarding chirps about cocksucking, fags, fairies, sissies, queers, anything homophobic
bad look after Hunter
and worse than that, every team in conference will be doing that
he will expect it
need new angles to get under his skin
St-Simon
ooooh i like this one
Johansson
🫡
Sebbin
LFG
Marleau
is this about pissing Hunter off or about avoiding unnecessary box time?
Ilya
yes

Jane 😙

16 Oct 2017 at 7:48

Jane 😙
wish me luck?
Ilya
no need for luck
if they are dickholes, i will eviscerate them
Jane 😙
where the fuck did you come across eviscerate?
Ilya
synonym for destroy
the team said i use "destroy" too much in locker room speeches
good word, yes?
Jane 😙
great word
maybe a bit too violent
Ilya
no, i mean it. i will eviscerate them
but you said they have been okay, about Hunter
so probably no need
Jane 😙
hopefully not
Ilya
tell me how it goes?
Jane 😙
of course
love you
Ilya
love you

16 Oct 2017 at 13:16

Jane 😙
i think it went well?
Ilya
think?
Jane 😙
they just kind of nodded?
really seriously?
and then i got all freaked out and left
Ilya
ok
has anyone messaged you?
Jane 😙
it happened like three minutes ago
i’m sitting in the parking lot
Ilya
want to talk on the phone for the drive home?
i’m alone
Jane 😙
yes please

16 Oct 2017 at 15:53

Jane 😙
a bunch of the other guys have texted now
Mitty, Drapeau, Wilson, Gagnon, Andropov
Ilya
this is good, yes?
Jane 😙
yeah
it’s kind of weird though, they’re all saying the same thing
Ilya
oh no, poor baby, having nice supportive team
Jane 😙
no, i mean the EXACT same thing
Ilya
oh ok
i understand now
maybe they googled “what to say when friend comes out as gay”
Jane 😙
is that a good thing? or a bad thing?
Ilya
well, it is an uncreative thing
but good, yes?
they’re trying
Jane 😙
yeah
i just keep waiting for someone to … i don’t know
be a dickhole, as you put it
Ilya
maybe if someone is a dickhole, one of your team will be there to help you now
you are not alone anymore
Jane 😙
you’re right
sorry, i feel like a prick complaining about this when you are actually alone
Ilya
no sorry, you did a big scary thing

Jane 😙

23 Oct 2017 at 15:04

Jane 😙
remember how Hayden used pride tape?
Ilya
i will never forget
i have a screenshot of his face when it unravelled during middle of the power play in second period
my most treasured possession
will use it to start a rumor he is homophobic if he ever treats you badly
Jane 😙
🙄
anyway
then today, Andropov was giving me the third degree about the uniform regulations
if we’re allowed to wear armbands or patches or custom colored gear or whatever
then he showed me this email thread he had with a company for a quote of rainbow customization of our gloves and helmets
???
Ilya
i want the name of that company
Jane 😙
but what the fuck is this about?
i feel like i’m being punked
wait did you have Punk'd?
Ilya
it is more surprising that you know what Punk'd is
of course we had Punk'd
we even had a Russian version
i will find it and make you watch it with me when you’re done being silly
is it more likely that they are mocking you
or that they are being nice to you
Jane 😙
i honestly don’t know
Ilya
i think your brain is telling you lies
Jane 😙
i found a Розыгрыш compilation on YouTube
wanna watch with me and translate?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaJWKZ7xe80
Ilya
yes yes yes yes yes yes

Inquiry

Inbox ☓

I. Rozanov 11:15 PM (now)
To: HandPainted Designs▼

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to have one pair of hockey gloves and one hockey helmet printed with a custom design. A friend of mine has told me that they have emailed you about this before and you said it would be possible. Please tell me how this process works, I am very interested in your services.

Kind regards,
Ilya Rozanov


B-Boyz

28 Oct 2017 at 19:49

O'Regan
did anyone see the shots of Montreal arriving tonight??
St-Simon
in the #LoveIsLove shirts???
and now they have pride tape???
Marleau
who?
St-Simon
ALL of them
Marleau
oh shit, this i’ve gotta see
Hammersmith
what the fuck is happening
Sebbin
we're talking about the NHL Montreal right?
not the CWHL?
O'Regan
NHL. the metros
Sebbin
then, yep, what the fuck
Dubek
is someone on Montreal gay?
Johansson
not that I know of
Marleau
🤷‍♂️
Ilya
no, you are not paying attention
look at Hunter’s face
he looks like a senior citizen trying to understand what twitch streaming is
Carmichael
exactly
they’re playing mind games
Marleau
fuck, that’s brilliant
Ilya
i am going to award this month’s $100k best chirp to Montreal
Connors
you can’t fuckin do that
Ilya
it is my game, i do what I want
no appeals remember
St-Simon
you’re a tyrant
Ilya
yes boohoo what a horrible despot
rewarding anti-homophobic behavior
go file a complaint with ACLU and NHLPA
Marleau
our dear benevolent leader
we will rise up and above Montreal
until Hunter is crying with the awkwardness
you have my sword
Carmichael
and my bow
St-Simon
and my glittery rainbow striped axe
Sebbin
glitter’s a fuckin baller idea

Jane 😙

1 Nov 2017 at 8:12

Ilya
you have been selected as the lucky winner of this month’s competition
please indicate whether you would like your prize in cash or a charity donation
Jane 😙
WTF?
is this spam?
how did a spammer make it look like it’s coming from your number?
did someone steal your phone?
whoever’s reading this FUCK OFF i’m not giving you my bank details
Ilya
moy lyubimyy, relax
you have won this month’s competition bonus
congratulations on your $100k
Jane 😙
i know you know i have zero fucking clue what you’re talking about

B-Boyz

1 Nov 2017 at 20:24

Ilya
drumroll please everyone
I SAID
drumroll please
Connors
🥁
Dubek
🥁
Johansson
🥁
O'Regan
🥁
St-Simon
🥁
Marleau
🥁
Carmichael
🥁
Hammersmith
🥁
Sebbin
🥁
Ilya
the October bonus for best chirping has been donated, on behalf of the metros, to Interligne
Marleau
i can’t believe you pulled out a drumroll for that
St-Simon
Interligne does good work! Thank you Roz 👏
Hammersmith
👏
O'Regan
👏
Marleau
well now i feel like a dick, thanks Vicky

B-Boyz

3 Nov 2017 at 13:56

Johansson
theoretically …
what would the consequences be if we wore pride night jerseys for the NY game?
Connors
oh i like the way you think
Ilya
i like this too
i have a research assistant, wait, i will ask him


Jane 😙

3 Nov 2017 at 13:59

Ilya
hello sweetheart i have a question
Jane 😙
is this question about phone sex
cause it’s two in the afternoon
Ilya
… okay i guess i have two questions
one, what is wrong with phone sex at two in the afternoon??
and two, I need that beautiful brain to help with a question about official rules
Jane 😙
you’re literally a captain you have your own copy of the rules
and they’re on the internet
Ilya
is it such a crime to want to ask my favorite person in the world a question about his favoritest topic in the world?
why is favoritest not a word??? stupid, they should make it a new one
Jane 😙
i’ll be sure to submit a petition to Merriam-Webster
what’s your rules question?
Ilya
what’s the penalty if a player wears a non-standard jersey for a game?
Jane 😙
it’s not specified exactly, but most likely a $5k fine, potentially but unlikely to be a minor
why???
Ilya
give me two minutes then I will call for 🤓 🍆 💦 time


B-Boyz


Ilya
i have a research assistant, wait, i will ask him
Connors
the way i can’t tell if this is a joke or not …
Marleau
dude me neither
Johansson
surely you’d have heard if Rozy had a research assistant??
isn’t this just a joke?
Sebbin
you know i used to think that too
one time he joked about being taught how to deke effectively by Sergei Vetrov
hahaha sure, right?
yeah, then he sent a photo of baby Rozy with Vetrov
Johansson
???
is Roz the most interesting man in the world?
St-Simon
basically, yes
hang on …
Ilya
okay, my researcher says:
“not specified exactly, but most likely a $5k fine, potentially but unlikely to be a minor”
Marleau
🤔
Ilya
i am very busy and important and will not be paying attention to this chat for the next hour bye bye
Sebbin
not beating the most interesting man in the world allegations with that message
Connors
however much he’s being paid, if it’s enough to hire a research assistant with a four minute turnaround, it’s too much
Johansson
so the $700k he’s dropping on “incentive” bonuses is appropriate, but an assistant salary is a bridge too far??
St-Simon

Ilya’s heart felt like it was sufficiently hale and swollen enough to crack through his ribcage and beat right out of his chest. It was a feeling normally reserved for his Shane, for puppies and dignified elderly dogs with white muzzles, and for knife-edge playoffs. Tonight, it was all down to Scott Hunter. More specifically, the look of flummoxed despair that transformed his face as soon as the Raiders burst out of the tunnel, glitter flaking off them like a bedazzled sandstorm in their wake.

“The fuck is this?” he hissed at Ilya during warm-ups.

“We are trying to send a very clear message. Do not want anyone to call us homophobes for extirpating you tonight.”

The handwritten list of synonyms for ‘destroy’ taped to his cubby proved its worth when Hunter made a sound like a wheezing accordian. “Extirpating?”

“Your man is a graduate student, yes? Very clever. He will help you learn new words.”

He gave Hunter his most supportive, proud smile when they settled for the first face off. “Hey, Hammy? What did you say my drag name was again?”

“Peaches Galore!” Hammersmith yelled back.

Not just Hunter, but the entire Admirals first line stumbled. It took his Raiders just twenty-six seconds to score.


B-Boyz

8 Nov 2017 at 23:34

Ilya
i love you all
(no homo)
Hunter was horrified
(no homo)
it was perfect
(no homo)
as reward, i will split November bonus between all of you, and pay for the jersey fines myself
St-Simon
(no homo)
Ilya
exactly, thank you man
(no homo)
Johansson
our leader is mighty and just and wise and generous
(no homo)
Sebbin
love you Rozy
(no homo)

Jane 😙

18 Nov 2017 at 22:54

Ilya
what did he say to you???
Jane 😙
it wasn’t even that bad
Ilya
do not lie to me
Jane 😙
i’m in Toronto, you’re in Boston
what are you going to do if i lie?
Ilya
i’ll tell you how much money i’ve spent at McDonalds this year
Jane 😙
NO
but really, it wasn’t even that bad
for Kent
normal cocksucker shit
it wasn’t even targeted
Ilya
and your whole bench cleared
Jane 😙
yeah
promise i’m not lying
Ilya
i believe you my love
but maybe it is time to accept that your team is not playing world’s longest meanest prank
they must have planned to brawl as soon as they heard slur
they are trying to make you understand they care about you being happy
or at least, that they don’t want you to trade to New York so you can sit next to Hunter on pride float
Jane 😙
that sounds like my worst nightmare
Ilya
yes, I know this
metros are not so perceptive
Jane 😙
i dunno, i think they were just itching for a fight
Ilya
i will go to church tomorrow and pray for you
i do not know how else to convince most stubborn man alive that he is in denial
Jane 😙
🖕
Ilya
📿🙏

B-Boyz

28 Nov 2017 at 11:35

O'Regan
christ, they’re really going all in on this aren’t they
Carmichael
did anyone else see that tweet saying maybe they’re so superstitious they think being gay won New York the cup?
Dubek
can’t think of another reason that makes sense
Ilya
you are so narrow-minded
Hollander is the most competitive man alive
metros are such babies they cannot handle being second best
even if the competition is for wokest NHL team
Dubek
ohhhhh
Carmichael
oh yeah that tracks
Marleau
so wait
are we just supposed to take that lying down??
Sebbin
(no homo)
Marleau
we can beat those fuckers at their own game
Sebbin
(no homo)
St-Simon
FUCK YES
O'Regan
WOKE OLYMPICS GOLD MEDAL WINNERS BOSTON RAIDERS
🥇🥇🥇
St-Simon
Roz is it okay if I retweet this too?
Ilya
what, you think you need my permission to not be a shit person?

@SaintVicky ✔️ | Bravo au Canada 👏 👏 💗 #proudcanadian

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11:44AM • November 28, 2017


@BostonsOwnMarleau ✔️ | ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LoveisLove

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11:47AM • November 28, 2017


@SebbinSebbinSebbin ✔️ | We can all do better 💪

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11:52AM • November 28, 2017


@81lyaRozanov ✔️ | #LoveIsLove

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11:57AM • November 28, 2017

@Socialistwhor3 | Babes, wake up, the NHL Woke Mind Virus has spread to Boston

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11:58AM • November 28, 2017


@NightPortal | this is the rivalry I need

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11:59AM • November 28, 2017


Jane 😙

28 Oct 2017 at 12:07

Jane 😙
are you worried about posting that?
Ilya
not really
i’m never going back
it will be ok
Jane 😙
i love you
Ilya
i love you too
you should post it too
Jane 😙
i dunno
i think it’d be a bit obvious
Ilya
my sunshine
my darling
every player on your team has posted it except you
only “obvious” thing is that Shane Hollander might be a homophobe
Jane 😙
FUCK

@ShaneHollander ✔️ | proud to stand against homophobia

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12:14PM • November 28, 2017


Jane 😙

9 Dec 2017 at 11:15

Jane 😙
so apparently my team hangs out in gay bars now
Mitty went to one the other night and came back raving about the buffalo wings and the deep conversations and now a bunch of them are going??
Ilya
take a deep breath baby
in
out
now say it with me
“Илья́ was right”
Jane 😙
fuck
maybe you are
Ilya
i know that was very difficult to say
i am proud of you
Jane 😙
fuck off asshole
get ready to lose

Ilya was a seasoned, professional traveller. He should have ownership stakes in the companies that made tiny travel-sized bottles of shampoo and shaving cream. He had suitcases and duffel bags in two-night, four-night, seven-night, and ten-night trip varieties. He had most of Spotify downloaded for offline listening, terabytes of movies on a portable hard drive, and no less than fifteen podcasts he subscribed to.

None of it was ever enough to keep him occupied when they were flying to Montreal.

He stuck his head up and looked around the plane for someone who looked amenable to a distraction. Unfortunately, Johansson had spent forty minutes in the locker room yesterday singing an ode to a new Netflix series, and every single player was all locked in on the same show.

All except Johansson. Perfect.

“Erik, I am borrrrrrrrrrred,” he groaned, sliding into the spare seat. “Tell me what you are doing.”

Johansson removed an earbud and whacked the space bar on his laptop. “Studying.”

Ilya peered over at the title of the paused video. A History of LGBTQ+ Activism (and what it teaches us). “Ah, fuck. Not very woke of me to order you to stop watching this, is it?”

He offered Ilya the spare earbud. Fuck it, he may as well.


@TheHockeyWhisper | By popular demand, my best lip readings of Rozanov and Johansson’s very effective chirps last night (1/3):

Johansson to Schneider [2:41] “Bro do you even know what year Stonewall was?”

Rozanov to Pike [5:02] “Tell me, Pike, who was Sylvia Rivera?”

Johansson to Wilson [11:14] “Any real ally knows about Lawrence v. Texas”

Wilson to Johansson [11:19] “Dude I’m fucking Canadian”

Rozanov to Hollander [17:51] “Remind me, Woke-lander, first country to legalize gay marriage?”

Hollander to Rozanov [17:55] “Norway”

Rozanov to Hollander [17:56] (blows a raspberry) “Try again”

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8:28AM • December 10, 2017


B-Boyz

10 Dec 2017 at 9:03

Ilya
man to beat this month is Johansson
miles ahead of you uneducated fucks
Johansson
i’ve got coursera referrals if anyone else wants to brush up before the next Metros game
Dubek
i’m in
Marleau
i’ll do whatever it takes if it gets Schneider looking that rattled again

Jane 😙

12 Dec 2017 at 18:09

Jane 😙
the guys will not stop asking me if i’m getting some action
Ilya
maybe one of them has a crush on you
Jane 😙
URGH
that’s not funny
Ilya
no, it is not
just tell them you have a boyfriend
with a huge dick
that you beg for
and dream of
Jane 😙
i think that’s TMI for them
Ilya
but you could say you have a boyfriend, no?
Jane 😙
and then they’re gonna have a million questions about you?
how am I supposed to keep it a secret?
Ilya
easy
you just say your super hot sexy boyfriend is not out yet
if they are allies like they are saying, that will be enough
Jane 😙
good thinking
and then I can test if they’re being real or not
Ilya
oh my god you are so paranoid

Goal Song Change

Inbox ☓

Cliff Marleau 11:49 AM (now)
To: Cameron Malone▼
CC: you

Hey Cam,

The team would like to make a small adjustment for our home game against Montreal next week. Just for this one match, we’d like to change our goal song to “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga.
Let us know if there are any issues, and we’ll follow up with necessary parties.

Thanks,
Cliff & Ilya


Jane 😙

19 Dec 2017 at 7:12

Ilya
instead of listening to whales crying or world’s least entertaining podcast or watching game tape or whatever weird thing you do when you fly
make sure you listen to some Lady Gaga on the way here
Jane 😙
???
Ilya
trust me
Jane 😙
what the fuck did you do?

@wicherwill | So, obviously Boston is ICONIC for this goal song

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8:16PM • December 19, 2017

@wicherwill | But I think Andropov and Wilson actually “win” most iconic for flipping VOGUING on ice when it plays

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8:17PM • December 19, 2017


Jane 😙

23 Dec 2017 at 11:01

Jane 😙
12 hours til 5 days off together

23 Dec 2017 at 12:05

Jane 😙
11 hours

23 Dec 2017 at 13:00

Ilya
10 hours

23 Dec 2017 at 15:04

Ilya
8 hours

23 Dec 2017 at 16:07

Ilya
7 hours

23 Dec 2017 at 17:00

Jane 😙
6 hours

23 Dec 2017 at 18:03

Jane 😙
5 hours
about to start, see you in less than 5 hours ❤️
Ilya
make me proud my love

23 Dec 2017 at 19:36

Ilya
ugh it should be illegal for a 720p stream on a tiny phone screen at an airport gate to make me this horny
oh that was a BEAUTY baby
about to board see you in 3 hours

23 Dec 2017 at 22:09

Jane 😙
i know i’ll see you in an hour anyway
but i told the team i had a boyfriend
and they were really really great and happy for me
so hurry the fuck up and get here so i can jump you

Jane 😙

29 Dec 2017 at 6:36

Ilya
i miss you already
send me pictures
lots and lots of pictures
Jane 😙
i could send you one every morning, if you promise to delete them
my new year’s resolution?
Ilya
💗
that would make me very happy
Jane 😙
what do you want first?
selfie or something sexy?
Ilya
i want one of you in your Christmas present
Jane 😙
fuck you
i should never have sent you that Etsy seller
Ilya
way way too late now
come on
it’s sexy, no?
my love wearing my hockey helmet
Jane 😙
a hockey helmet with your number, a bisexual flag, and “fastest skater in the NHL” painted on it?
fuck you, asshole
Ilya
this is a yes?
Jane 😙
you’re lucky I miss you too

B-Boyz

9 Jan 2018 at 21:34

Sebbin
i kinda hate to say it
but i think Montreal is winning this woke war
St-Simon
you’re right
we need to dial in
Marleau
i’ve got an idea up my sleeve
working with Laura to make sure we get the right publicity
Dubek
the “right publicity” sure man
O'Regan
nothing to do with the fact you’ve been drooling after her for three years
Marleau
is it my fault we’re trying to be visibly woke?
Hammersmith
no but it’s your fault you won’t just fucking ask her out already
Johansson
dude there’s a weird professional differential there
he can’t make the first move
Marleau
⬆️ what he said
Dubek
excuses excuses
Sebbin
so what’s this big idea?

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: January 15 2018 9:01am

Laura McMahon | Boston Raiders

The Boston Raiders are delighted to announce that they will be supporting Boston’s very own Break the Chains Queer Dance Party on January 25. Break the Chains’ parties, dubbed “Boston’s Best Dance Party” by Improper Bostonian, donate door fees to local queer artists.

Our roster has announced they will be taking volunteer shifts at the event, coming on the eve of their bye week, in between hitting the dance floor and letting loose to tunes by Medino Green, DJ Rufaro, Ms DJ Lotus, and Lightning Pill.

Limited edition rainbow disco-ball pucks will also go live on our merch page at 8pm EST on January 25, with all sale proceeds going directly to BAGLY.


B-Boyz

26 Jan 2018 at 8:25

Ilya
headcount
sound off
Hammersmith
present, mostly alive
Marleau
present, definitely not alive
Dubek
i don’t understand
i thought gay people were supposed to have good taste
that was the nastiest fucking bourbon i’ve ever had
St-Simon
then maybe you shouldn’t have had a gallon of it?
Johansson
can’t believe you shits all left so early
Marleau
we left at 3am??
Johansson
i’m still out
can’t get a hangover if you don’t stop
O'Regan
jesus I almost threw up just reading that
Sebbin
do you need us to come pick you up dude?? you safe?
Ilya
hey that is my line
you ok Erik? are the gays keeping you safe and well-hydrated?
Marleau
DELETE THAT NO DR*G MENTIONS IN THE CHAT
Johansson
aye aye
don’t save me having too much fun 😎
Carmichael
i’m here
i’ve got Connors too
or Connors’ corpse
it hurts too much to get up and check if he’s breathing
Ilya
throw something at him so i don’t have to drive over and organize a coroner on my first day off
Carmichael
yep he’s alive
Ilya
good
everyone recover well, rest up
Johansson, drink some water
love you all
and ignoring you all for the rest of bye week bye bye

@punchingdinos | Shane Hollander spotted at Bar Le Stud!!! #dreamsdocometrue

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@punchingdinos | Wait, hang on, let me amend that: the ENTIRE METROS TEAM SPOTTED AT BAR LE STUD

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7:38PM • January 24, 2018


@fascra | dude, you’ve gotta ask them: wtf??

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7:39PM • January 24, 2018


@punchingdinos | Okay, I was at the bar at the same time as J.J. Boiziau (😍) and asked what they’re doing here, and he said the team likes to support local queer-owned small businesses … and that the chicken wings are ridiculously good

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7:52PM • January 24, 2018


@punchingdinos | Which, even as a gay man, is objectively true

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7:53PM • January 24, 2018


Jane 😙

24 Jan 2018 at 20:41

Ilya
https://twitter.com/punchingdinos/52970012
how brave of you, a noted homophobe
Jane 😙
🖕
Stedlund made the very good point that if everyone’s there, no one can call me gay without calling all of them gay
Ilya
i am shocked
that he still has enough brain cells to form logical conclusions
was it fun?
Jane 😙
still here actually
yeah, it’s fun
Ilya
i’m very glad
you deserve it 💕

Jane 😙

26 Jan 2018 at 16:38

Jane 😙
Hayden just got added in the “Enlightened” chat 🙄
Ilya
HAH YES
i win the bet!!

Jane 😙

9 Feb 2018 at 21:57

Jane 😙
sorry i was grumpy today
Ilya
is ok
will you tell me now what was wrong?
Jane 😙
i feel like a dick complaining about it
because i’m out to my team and you’re not
but i just really wish i could brag about you
i watched that goal against Detroit like 400 times in a row
and i wanted to make the whole team watch it and go:
that’s my fucking guy
isn’t he incredible?
aren’t i lucky? look how fucking hot my boyfriend is!
sorry it’s stupid
Ilya
is the opposite of stupid
you think i don’t have the same problem?
i know exactly how hard it is
you know, it would be ok if you told them
is not worth it for me to come out, risking with Boston, since I move soon
but you could tell metros, if you think they would understand problem with Russia, why we have been hiding
Jane 😙
i couldn’t risk that
what if someone outed you?
Ilya
i would be ok
still visa problem, yes
but even if i lose work visa
i think maybe my boyfriend would agree to get married instead of letting me get deported
Jane 😙
too fucking right he would
i don't know
i’ll think about it a bit
but thank you
for taking that kind of risk for me
Ilya
you can thank me by talking more about all the things you want to brag about
leave nothing out

@BostonsOwnMarleau ✔️ | The Raiders are joining the Big Gay Ice Skate in NYC next Sunday! Vote here for the outfit you’d like to see me in ;)

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@Ham(mersmith)Sandwich ✔️ | Come join us at the Big Gay Ice Skate on February 25 … and get your vote in for my drag persona here

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@CarlCarlsonCarmichael ✔️ | BIG GAY ICE SKATE LFGGGGGGGG

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@81lyaRozanov ✔️ | If this tweet gets 100k likes at the Big Gay Ice Skate I will attempt an axel for first time since I was 11

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B-Boyz

20 Feb 2018 at 20:18

Hammersmith
i had an idea
do we still have the tow truck?
Johansson
ok i’ve gotta ask
the fuck is this tow truck?
Hammersmith
like, five years ago, three guys all got into car crashes in one week
Johansson
jesus
Dubek
it was fine, just dings
St-Simon
dings??? my air bags went off. i had whiplash!
Dubek
it was a low-speed collision bro
Ilya
not a good look to be complaining when sideswiping a grandma
St-Simon
she sideswiped ME
Marleau
not the flex you think it is Vicky
anyway, Roz got fed up with everyone messaging him about waiting for tows and being late for practice and shit
so he bought a tow truck, had it painted black and gold, detailed with our logo, and hired a guy to operate it
Johansson
just for this team’s crashes???
Sebbin
to be fair, it was fucking cold that winter
lots of ice
Hammersmith
anyway
do we still have it?
Ilya
i have it in a garage somewhere
Hammersmith
reckon we could donate it to the pride march in June?

Jane 😙

22 Feb 2018 at 00:36

Jane 😙
are you watching?
it’s a fucking good game
Ilya
switching over now

22 Feb 2018 at 2:24

Ilya
looks like it might go to penalties?
Jane 😙
agreed
fuck me it’s tense
Ilya
i have to pace, it’s too tense to sit through 😧
oof
sorry, my love
Jane 😙
😞
Ilya
and by “my love” I mean Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Jane 😙
fuck you
i know it’s super super late
but can i call you quickly when i get home?
Ilya
always
you are ok?
Jane 😙
i think i want to tell the team about you

Chapter 3

Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

“Hey everyone. Thanks for staying late. Um. Mitty, could you lock the door? Sorry, I just … this is just for us.”

Shane took the moment to breathe, and remember their boisterous conversation during the first intermission last night.

“You know Jenner? One of the As?” Wilson had yelled across the table, spraying droplets of beer that made Shane retreat backwards into his chair. “She’s a lesbian.”

Gagnon had sunk a heavy elbow into Wilson’s ribs, introducing yet more beer into the air. “Dude, you can’t just scream about it.”

“No, she’s out.”

“Ohhhhh,” Gagnon and Andropov and Comeau had chorused. “Oh, that’s cool.”

“And, get this:” Wilson leaned in like he was about to rock their worlds. Shane was anticipating that he was about to learn something he had absolutely no interest in learning about lesbian sex. Not this: “her girlfriend plays with her in the CWHL!”

Shane was trembling, but, fortunately, no one was looking at him too closely. Not even Hayden, whose mouth was fully open. “Same team?”

“Yeah! They’re both playing for Calgary.”

“Aw, man. Fuck, I’d love to hang out with my wife all day.”

“You’re such a fucking sap, Pike,” Gagnon laughed, and Shane recovered enough to laugh too, and press his shoulder against Hayden’s.

“It is very sweet, though,” Andropov had said.

“Yeah, and imagine having someone who gets it, right?” Comeau agreed. “The drills and the travel and the training.”

“Yeah, but imagine if you got drafted to different teams. Twice as much travel. Pike’s moping is bad enough on road trips, what if we got that at home games?”

Shane had had to dash to the bathroom at that point to splash water against his cheeks, but not before he heard Hayden tell Wilson: “You think I wouldn’t trade for Jackie? Think again, I’d leave you fuckers before you even blinked.”

The locker room now, barred against intruders, was full of anticipation, but Shane was the only one who was nervous about it. Ripping off a Band-Aid, Ilya had told him, with indomitable cheer, nothing to it.

“So, you’ve all been really great. Really great. About the whole … gay … thing. And I want you to know really I appreciate it. Really.” Don’t write a speech, Hollander, Ilya had groaned, is not Oscar nomination. Thanks for that, Ilya, now he’d forgotten every word in English except ‘really.’

“Nothin’ to it, Cap,” Stedlund saluted.

“Anyway, I guess … I wanted to explain. My boyfriend,” Shane was not so obtuse as to fail to recognize the hockey-team sized inhale sucking the air out of the already dank room, “you already know he’s not out. He, um, comes from a country where it’s not … safe. To be out.”

The guesses came flying at him before he could continue. Iran? Jamaica? Egypt? Malaysia?

“Russia.”

All the eyes turned to Andropov — even though everyone was very clear by now that he was, in fact, not Russian. “Not good,” he shrugged.

“He’s also … quite famous.”

“Ah, okay. Yes. Then: very not good.”

These men were now giving Shane big, nervous, concerned looks. He loved these silly, kind-hearted brothers of his. “He said that I could, um, tell you. Who he is. If you understand how fucking important it is to keep your mouths shut. I swear to God, if anyone here even hints about him, to anyone, ever, I will — I will destroy you.”

He should’ve filmed it, he thought, so he could show Ilya what it looked like when the entire Metros team swore oaths to God, kingdom, country, the NHL, their mothers, their wives and children, the very blood in their veins, that they would do anything to protect Shane’s boyfriend’s safety.


Metros sans Cap

22 Feb 2018 21:14

Olsson
head count
anyone else spend the last hour staring into space?
Andropov
yes
J.J. Boiziau
yep
Wilson
yep
Drapeau
yep
Schneider
yep
Miitka
yep
Gagnon
yep
Comeau
yep
Stedlund
yep
Wilson
Pike, stop typing and just send it already
Pike
yeah okay fuck
i'm so fucking angry
Gagnon
hey WHOA
Miitka
wtf??
Pike
and so fucking sad
J.J. Boiziau
don’t be a prick Hayden
Olsson
something something traded to Siberia, remember?
Pike
see this is why I was trying to type it all out at once you impatient fucks
i’m angry at Russia
and sad that cap thinks he has to threaten calling in a nuclear strike on our houses to try and protect Lily
it just sucks
Andropov
it does
Pike
he’s been texting Lily for YEARS
Wilson
:(
that’s kinda sweet though
Comeau
never would've thought that would be Hollzy’s type
J.J. Boiziau
a fellow hockey freak?
yeah, what a shocker
Drapeau
wait how many years?
Pike
I dunno
ages
2012? 2013?
Stedlund
omg
Schneider
I think my heart just broke
Drapeau
how the fuck do they even find the time??
Stedlund
maybe that’s why he hardly ever used to come out with us?
Wilson
ohhhhhh
Comeau
OH
J.J. Boiziau
that explains so much omg
Gagnon
I think I need to stare at the ceiling some more
Miitka
yeah I get that
but can I offer an alternative?
Olsson
NO NAMES
Miitka
FUCK
sorry, deleted now
i’ve been watching Hollzy v. Lily faceoff compilations on YouTube
Schneider
dude, you’re gonna make Pike cry
Pike
fuck off
Stedlund
that’s not even a challenge
Pike cries at everything
Pike
fuck OFF
J.J. Boiziau
come on Hayds
do we need to bring up Armageddon again?
Pike
HE’S THE SON BRUCE WILLIS NEVER HAD
LIV TYLER IS PROUD TO BE HIS DAUGHTER
Drapeau
you know, I've been thinking someone’s been a bit off the last few months
just figured out what it is
it’s February already, and Pike hasn’t announced another pregnancy yet??
J.J. Boiziau
oh you’re so right
you okay Hayds?
is Jackie okay?
Pike
Jackie’s fine
we don’t have a schedule
Andropov
remind us again
how many of your children are born in summer?
Pike
this chat is being shut down for the night
go watch your faceoff compilations and leave me alone
if anyone here says another word tonight
i’m telling Lily you’re a homophobe

Top or bottom

22 Feb 2018 23:04

Drapeau
in light of new information
I would like to change my bet
Miitka
oh me too
Schneider
well well well
J.J. Boiziau
too late boys 😈

Metros sans Cap

23 Feb 2018 15:37

Wilson
I keep thinking about the women’s gold medal game
Drapeau
I know it was a great game dude
but haven’t we got bigger fish to fry now?
Wilson
no, that’s what I mean
we were talking about the girlfriends who play for Calgary together
Gagnon
oh
Miitka
oh I see where this is going
Wilson
don’t you think Hollzy and Lily would want that?
Andropov
uh oh
you are scaring me
Comeau
me too
i’m still young
I want more cups
Pike
this might be enough to turn me to religion
Olsson
or alcoholism
Drapeau
you think you guys are scared?
imagine being a goaltender
facing BOTH of them
J.J. Boiziau
thoughts and prayers 🙏
Miitka
so cap’s contract finishes 2019
what about Lily’s?
Gagnon
what, you can’t use google?
Andropov
do you seriously not read hockey news?
Lily’s finishes July 1
UFA
Pike
yeah it’s like a whole big thing
that he hasn’t signed yet
Drapeau
where are you reading this?
Andropov
literally every sports website in Canada
also USA
also Russia, probably
ex-USSR states too
Schneider
if they had newspapers in Antarctica it’d be in those
Pike
every hockey podcast
Twitter
Olsson
your mom
your sister
J.J. Boiziau
your grandmother’s neighbor’s boyfriend’s cousin’s dog
Miitka
ok ok 🙄
so we think Lily will sign somewhere
then Hollzy will sign there too, after next season?
Comeau
it makes sense
Stedlund
who’d have the cap space for both??
Schneider
Vancouver could swing it
Wilson
Ottawa lol
J.J. Boiziau
Pittsburgh and Anaheim too
Gagnon
plenty of star players take team-friendly pay cuts anyway
surely they’d accept one if it meant they got to live in the same city
Pike
fuck
J.J. Boiziau
you crying yet?
Pike
FUCK OFF

2019-20 Team of Terror

23 Feb 2018 16:04

Miitka added Andropov, Comeau, Drapeau, Gagnon, Olsson, Pike, Schneider, Stedlund, Wilson and you

Miitka
are we doing individual bets, or a sweeps for this one?

Metros sans Cap

24 Feb 2018 9:05

Andropov
so
is anyone else thinking it?
Wilson
yeah I am
Drapeau
retiring early?
Wilson
lol no
J.J. Boiziau
could we get Lily to sign here?
Pike
oh my god
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
Gagnon
don’t lie to us dude
we know you’re already crying
Pike
🖕
J.J. Boiziau
no one here’s done UFA right?
just regular trades?
Drapeau
yeah
Andropov
are we allowed to
I am suddenly thinking I shouldn’t put this in text messages
I will ask in person instead
Pike
👍
Comeau
I know i’m a bit dumb
but can we try and get management to make an early offer? on the down low?
is that legal?
Andropov
🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️
Comeau
what?? Is that a really obvious question?
Andropov
I will explain later
but I also do not know
Olsson
could we ask legal?
in a very hypothetical way?
Pike
maybe we should also be asking Shane??
Gagnon
he’s getting better
but he almost combusted when he was telling us about Lily
Miitka
and he never engages in trade rumour gossip
ever
J.J. Boiziau
okay I'll take legal
Hayds, you take Shane
Pike
well fuck you too JJ
Drapeau
maybe ask him in the team chat
that way we can be supportive
Andropov
smartest idea I have heard from you yet

Quick Legal Question Inbox ☓

J.J. Boiziau 9:33 AM (now)
To: Devika Chaudary▼

Hi Devika,

I have a hypothetical legal question that I’m hoping you’ll be able to help with.

If a hypothetical player learns information about another hypothetical player on a different team, who is hypothetically approaching unrestricted free agency, and would like to, hypothetically, encourage management to make an offer to contract this player, would that be considered legally permissible? Do the tampering rules effect players here?

Hope you’re doing well! Want to catch up for lunch again soon?

Thanks,
J.J.


Metros 2017-18

24 Feb 2018 9:34

Pike
hey Cap
that time you and Lily played together at all stars
was that as much fun as it looked?

Metros sans Cap


Andropov
smartest idea I have heard from you yet
Wilson
Pike you’re a fucking genius
Andropov
👏
brilliant opener

Metros 2017-18

24 Feb 2018 9:34

Pike
hey Cap
that time you and Lily played together at all stars
was that as much fun as it looked?
Gagnon
it was fantastic to watch
Schneider
I don’t think i’ve ever seen you look so ecstatic
Hollander
haha yeah I guess so then
it was really fun
Stedlund
🥲
Pike
fuck off steddy im not crying
Hollander
you do cry easy Hayden
Pike
🖕
Comeau
everyone knows it Pike
Hollander
DON’T WANT TO CLOSE MY EYES
Andropov
😆
Olsson
😂
Stedlund
DON’T WANT TO FALL ASLEEP
Pike
i’m requesting a fucking trade
Drapeau
CAUSE I’D MISS YOU BABY
Schneider
AND I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING
Pike
fuck all of you
equally

Team Plane Movies

13 Feb 2018 12:46

Miitka
The Hangover

19 Feb 2018 22:31

J.J. Boiziau
Drive

21 Feb 2018 11:05

Olsson
21 Jump Street

24 Feb 2018 9:43

Drapeau
Armageddon
J.J. Boiziau
Armageddon
Hollander
Armageddon
Schneider
Armageddon

Metros 2017-18


Pike
fuck all of you
equally
anyway
would you ever want to play with Lily all the time?
Comeau
geez that would be so awesome
J.J. Boiziau
god yeah that would be incredible

Re: Quick Legal Question Inbox ☓

Devika Chaudary 9:47 AM (now)
To: me▼

Hey J.J.,

I’d love to grab lunch! Sushi? Tuesday?

You can drop all the ‘hypothetical's. It’s not cryptic.

What I understand from your email is: there’s a player out there approaching free agency whom the Metros players would like to sign, and who you’ve learned may be motivated to sign.

That’s fine. You’re allowed to talk about that amongst yourselves in the locker room, and even with players from other teams.

Under no circumstances can management approach this player prior to Interview Week without permission from their current team. This includes directives from management to players to communicate with other players under an existing contract (e.g. if our GM told you to contact this player and ask what he’s looking for).

It also cannot appear like this has happened. My professional advice is to not give management any information whatsoever about this player, or to make insinuations. The correct course of action is for the player’s representative to discuss trade conditions once Interview Week commences.

I hope that clears things up!

Cheers,
Devika


Metros 2017-18


J.J. Boiziau
god yeah that would be incredible
Hollander
I mean, I dunno? I guess?
it’ll probably never happen
Stedlund
:(
that’s really sad dude
Drapeau
yeah that sucks
Pike
I mean, it could happen, right?
Hollander
sure. It’s just unlikely.

Metros sans Cap


Andropov
👏
brilliant opener
Miitka
do we believe him?
Pike
nah I think he’s covering
so he doesn’t have to admit he’s leaving after next season
Stedlund
Shane “More Pucks In The Net” Hollander doesn’t want speculation and distractions
in other breaking news: water is wet

Metros 2017-18


Hollander
sure. It’s just unlikely.
i’m okay with it, no need to be sad
Gagnon
I guess you’ll always have All-Stars
to play on the same team

Team Plane Movies


Schneider
Armageddon
Stedlund
Casablanca
for you Gagnon
Gagnon
??
Stedlund
what do you mean ??
you literally just quoted it in the main chat
Gagnon
did I?
Stedlund
🤦‍♂️

Metros 2017-18


Gagnon
I guess you’ll always have All-Stars
to play on the same team
Hollander
yeah
so to speak lol
and it’s fun to play against each other too
Schneider
oh yeah
I can see that now
Pike
yeah I feel like I get your vibe MUCH better now
Hollander
by the way
I know this was like … a lot
but thanks for being so good about it
it’s really nice to not have to hide it from you all anymore
Miitka
of course man, we’re honored
J.J. Boiziau
love you brother
Comeau
my one complaint
you couldn't have waited until we were all together to say that?
I just know Pike’s sobbing right now
Hollander
fair criticism, i’ll take that on the chin
Pike
🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

Metros sans Cap


Stedlund
Shane “More Pucks In The Net” Hollander doesn’t want speculation and distractions
in other breaking news: water is wet
J.J. Boiziau
okay, Devika said we can’t talk to management at all
like, not even mention Lily's name
but yeah, I agree
surely they aren’t planning long-distance for the rest of their careers
Drapeau
so is there anything we can do?
start being really nice to Lily I guess?
Andropov
I guess so
maybe try and post some things online to help the fans realize this rivalry thing doesn’t mean we hate him as a person
Wilson
yeah, they burned him in effigy a few years ago didn’t they?
we should try and fix that

POST-GAME PRESS, FEBRUARY 27 2018

Question

Montreal clearly dominated tonight, with a four point shutout and forty-two shots on goal. What lessons will Philadelphia take home?

Philadelphia Flash Captain Rory Graeber

Look, we played our best tonight, but Montreal was just on a whole other level, even for them. I’ve never seen such an aggressive style in the Bell Centre before. We’ll be working on improving our defense, of course, but, honestly, I think we just didn’t expect it to be a game like this, and it took us too long to reset our expectations.

Question

Montreal has been very vocal this season in their support for the LGBTQ+ community. Was there any trepidation coming to play them for their Pride Night?

Graeber

Not really. But maybe there should’ve been?

Question

It appeared that Montreal wanted to make a point of highlighting support for one particular subset of the community. Were you aware of that in advance?

Graeber

Nope.

Question

Are there any bisexual players in the Philadelphia roster?

Graeber

None I know of.

Question

Are there any messages you’d like to send to the fans?

Graeber

We’re real sorry, we know it was a disappointing game. We’ll be studying the tape, going hard in practice, and fighting like hell for that wildcard spot.

Question

I meant in regards to ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ month.

Graeber

Yeah. Right. Um … you keep doing you, be proud of yourself, and … yeah?

 

Question

Montreal certainly appeared like they wanted to make a statement tonight. How would you summarize that statement?

Montreal Metros Alternate Captain Hayden Pike

Well, I’d say we wanted to make two statements. One, we wanted to highlight support for the bisexual community. And two, we wanted to prove, to ourselves, to our fans, to the LGBTQ2+ community, and to anyone who doubted us, that being “woke” doesn’t mean we can’t play an aggressive game.

Question

It’s unusual for a team to celebrate a particular identity on Pride Nights. Is there a reason the Metros painted the bisexual flag on their cheeks?

Pike

We decided, as a team, to celebrate bisexuality as it can be dismissed as being “less than” or “experimenting,” even by other members of the queer community. Pride means pride for everyone.

Question

Is a member of the Montreal team bisexual?

Pike

If they are, it’s not my place to announce it.

Question

That’s not a no.

Pike

It’s also not a yes.

Question

But you can see how some might draw that conclusion?

Pike

I can. And I would tell them that ‘Hockey Is For Everyone,’ including those who don’t want to comment publicly about their sexuality.


Metros sans Cap

2 Mar 2018 23:06

J.J. Boiziau
do we think they call each other Captain in bed?
Pike
I do NOT want to think about it
J.J. Boiziau
why not? It’d be pretty hot
Wilson
oh yeah, they totally would
Andropov
I can see it
Pike
STOP TALKING
Olsson
🚩🚩🚩
homophobia alert
Schneider
watch yourself Pike
Pike
it's NOT homophobia
I don't want to think about ANY of your sex lives
J.J. Boiziau
it's okay Hayden
go cry it out

@NHLClips | Goal of the week: Rozanov @ 17:10, Boston v. New Jersey. A gorgeous rebound and deke for the ages!

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8:15AM • March 5, 2018

@JJBoiziau ✔️ | This was a beauty

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8:33AM • March 5, 2018


@AlSchneider ✔️ | Absolute masterclass

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8:35AM • March 5, 2018


@RealHaydenPike ✔️ | Chef's kiss

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8:36AM • March 5, 2018


@DrapeauInGoal ✔️ | This guy is unreal

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8:39AM • March 5, 2018

@orangeliz | sooooo we gonna talk about how the Metros are now #Rozanov stans?

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8:43AM • March 5, 2018


@liveloveloki | Late to the party, but we welcome them

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8:44AM • March 5, 2018


Metros 2017-18

9 Mar 2018 10:41

Hollander
who wants to explain?
Drapeau
what do you mean?
Hollander
I think you know
J.J. Boiziau
no idea cap
Gagnon
fill us in
Hollander
and, I quote:
“Hollander, why the fuck has your team sent me 4000 lilies?”
Pike
ohhhhhhh
that
Hollander
yeah, that
Comeau
he calls you Hollander?
Hollander
not the point
Wilson
just wanted to make him feel welcome
now he’s our captain-in-law, kind of
Stedlund
it wasn’t 4000
Hollander
what was it
3999?
Gagnon
Draps, I see you typing
don’t give him the real number, he’s being sarcastic

@AndropovInMontreal ✔️ | The Internet is not a good place for nuanced opinions, but I think it is important we acknowledge that not everything is black and white.

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11:10AM • March 14, 2018

@AndropovInMontreal ✔️ | I have seen much anti-Russian sentiment online since the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. To be clear: though every crime deserves a fair investigation and trial, I believe, like many others, that the Russian state is the most likely culprit.

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11:11AM • March 14, 2018


@AndropovInMontreal ✔️ | However, many people are equating the Russian government and military with the Russian people. This should not happen.

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11:11AM • March 14, 2018


@AndropovInMontreal ✔️ | Russian people are the same as people everywhere. Some are good, some are bad. Do not let the actions of their corrupt and aggressive government speak for them.

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11:12AM • March 14, 2018


@AndropovInMontreal ✔️ | If this is a lesson my country, Ukraine, can learn, then it is a lesson you can learn too. #StopRussophobia

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11:13AM • March 14, 2018

@GoComeau ✔️ | #slavaukrani

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11:14AM • March 14, 2018


@Stedlund14 ✔️ | Love Russians, #fuckputin. Learn the difference, people!

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11:16AM • March 14, 2018


@MetrosMitty ✔️ | Well said brother 👏

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11:20AM • March 14, 2018


@cardryer | A timely reminder on the dangers of equating state power with individual biases from … (checks notes) Montreal Metros second line centre Petro Andropov (??????????)

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11:23AM • March 14, 2018


@AMarguerite | I can’t tell if this is the darkest timeline or the best timeline

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11:25AM • March 14, 2018


For a grim moment, Ilya had a great deal of sympathy for Scott Hunter. He’d never admit it.

During warm-ups, the face of each Metro lit up, like a waterfall of dominoes, as they clocked him. Except Shane, who looked like he was swallowing about an hour’s worth of laughter.

“Privet, Rozanov!” they yelled at him when they skated past each other. They even pronounced his name correctly. It was weird. Pike, the whitest boy on earth, skated over and dapped him. It was fucking awful.

“The fuck are they doing?” Hammersmith asked around his mouth guard.

“Who the fuck knows?”

He skated out to face his Shane, praying that the Metros wouldn’t do something fucking idiotic and draw more attention to either of their faces than normal. Throw mistletoe at them. Start clapping and barking like seals. He wouldn’t put it beyond them.

“Hollander,” he nodded. Seriously. He was a serious, intimidating man. He was a serious, intimidating man, fighting the grin all over his stupid face.

Shane was fucking radiant, smiling back. “Dobryy vecher, dorogoy.”

Fuck. He needed to start learning French.


@MattWilsonHockey ✔️ | If you missed out on tickets for tonight's screening of the season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race, you can still donate to our fundraiser here. All donations to @P10Montreal to support queer and trans youth 🌈 #SashayAway

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5:10PM • March 22, 2018

@RealHaydenPike ✔️ | My wife is having far too much fun attacking me with false eyelashes and lipstick for tonight's fundraiser. Donate to @P10Montreal if you want to a selfie of my new persona, Gayden Dyke #ShantayYouStay

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5:24PM • March 22, 2018

@RevkahFink | Gayden Dyke? This feels kind of icky from a straight dude ...

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5:25PM • March 22, 2018

@Princess_Sarcastia | girl, shut up and let the boys learn it's fun to look purdy

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5:26PM • March 22, 2018

@NHLUpdates | Boston Raiders have secured their playoffs spot with a 3-2 victory over Carolina. Congratulations Raiders!

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11:15PM • March 22, 2018


Top or bottom

25 Mar 2018 23:48

Olsson
have we given any thought to how these bets might actually get resolved?
Stedlund
wdym?
Olsson
like
how are we ever going to learn the answer?
Miitka
shotgun not asking
Drapeau
ditto
Pike
shotgun not
J.J. Boiziau
i always assumed we'd learn when their sex tape leaks
Pike
wtf?
J.J. Boiziau
they're in a long distance relationship
1000% chance sex tapes exist of these two
Wilson
1000% chance, hey?
Pike
NO
as an alternate, I'm pulling rank
no more betting chats
J.J. Boiziau
or at least, not ones we'll invite you to

@NHLUpdates | Montreal Metros have secured their playoffs spot with a 2-0 victory over Minnesota. Congratulations Metros!

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11:18PM • March 29, 2018


Metros 2017-18

30 Mar 2018 12:28

Drapeau
hey Hollzy, how do you and Lily handle playoffs??
Hollander
same way we handle any game?
try to beat the shit out of each other?
Gagnon
that tracks
Drapeau
you still, like, talk and stuff?
Hollander
well this is the first season we’ve been together properly
but, yeah, sure, that’s the plan
just with a lot more trash talk
Drapeau
give him hell from us
Pike
should we be giving Cap chirping lessons?
Comeau
ohh, good idea
Hollander
I think I know how to get under his skin
J.J. Boiziau
nah nah we’re not risking this
he clearly likes your sass waaaaaaay too much
Gagnon
yeah, I co-sign this
Schneider
yeah let’s workshop
Bar Le Stud? After practice tomorrow?
Stedlund
👍
Andropov
i’ll make a reservation
Wilson
oh hell yes it’s been too long since I had those wings

@TroutGabriel | The three wokest teams in the NHL are all headed to the playoffs. Coincidence? I think not

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1:49PM • March 31, 2018

@AliceBD | Another way to put it: all three most recent Cup-winning teams are headed to the playoffs. Coincidence? I think not

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1:54PM • March 31, 2018


@amazinonymous | Hey fellas, is it gay to know the difference between correlation and causation?

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1:55PM • March 31, 2018

@Sarah1281 | Statistics are homophobic

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2:03PM • March 31, 2018


Hayden hadn’t been trying to look. He really hadn’t. But there was only so much averting of eyes one could do in a locker room, with dicks and asses and phone screens everywhere.

Every time Shane whipped out his phone, Hayden was torn between a — nonsexual, yes, Jackie, definitely nonsexual — voyeuristic urge to read a snatch of Shane and Rozanov’s message threads, because: how the fuck did those two work together? What did they even talk about? Did they have gooey cooey little nicknames and coupley jokes?

But on the other hand, Hayden had zero desire to get an eyeful of Rozanov’s dick pics.

Most of the time he split the difference by kind of glazing his eyes whenever he happened to see Shane texting, only allowing himself to focus if there wasn’t a hint of a picture on screen. At least, that was the theory. In practice, his curiosity always won over his caution, and he let himself look at the pictures anyway — yes, Jackie, he’s one hundred percent straight.

Anyway. That’s how he noticed that Shane and Rozanov’s chat was filled with those little URL picture-previews: not of porn. Of real estate listings.


Metros sans Cap

3 Apr 2018 18:33

Pike
ALERT ALERT 🚨 🚨
Shane and Lily are sharing property listings
Wilson
he told you that???
Pike
no I saw it on his phone
over his shoulder
Schneider
alright stalker
Drapeau
creeeeeeeeeeeeep
do you do that with all of us?
Pike
no! It was an accident!
J.J. Boiziau
that’s a risky game my friend
especially with Cap
Russian roulette with those pics
if you know what I mean
emphasis on the russian
Pike
ewwwwww
Comeau
wait what does that mean?
J.J. Boiziau
🍆
Andropov
did not need to know that
where were they looking?
NY?
LA?
Pike
I didn’t see
but the pictures were of houses, not apartments
Gagnon
great, so that narrows us down to every suburban area in north america

2019-20 Team of Terror

3 Apr 2018 19:14

Stedlund
anyone wanna trade for NYC?
Drapeau
not on your life
Schneider
hell no
Gagnon
lol
Stedlund
dammit I thought it was a good pull when we started
guess all my money’s on Ottawa now 🤦‍♂️

@RedRozArmy | Watch here for Montreal's Petro Andropov's post-match presser, answering the question whether the Metros would want Ilya to join them when he hits free agency

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8:03AM • April 11, 2018

@RedRozArmy | "It'd be a dream come true. I'd happily move down to third line, or even wing, if we could sign Rozanov and have the two greatest players of a generation on the team."

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8:04AM • April 11, 2018


@RedRozArmy | "The rivalry is with Boston. Not with Rozanov. We're big Rozanov fans here."

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8:04AM • April 11, 2018


Metros 2017-18

11 Apr 2018 9:27

Hollander
guys
stop trying to get Rozanov to sign here
I appreciate what you're doing
but that's not going to happen

11 Apr 2018 10:55

Hollander
this silence is not encouraging

Metros sans Cap

14 Apr 2018 14:55

Andropov
okay, I got it
Wilson
👏👏👏
Gagnon
bravo sir
Pike
do we even wanna know the logistics involved?
Andropov
I ask Roček who asked Ignatowski who asked Mordkovitch who asked Kovalev
Pike
Christ
Schneider
be a lot easier if you all just had an Eastern European NHL group chat
Andropov
we did
it broke apart
too much in-fighting
Comeau
I can’t tell if this is a joke about Balkanization or not
Andropov
😂😂😂
I am so proud of you
you have come so far, padawan
sadly, no joke
so who is texting?
Stedlund
I thought it would be you?
Andropov
I already did my part
Drapeau
cmon guys this is easy
who befriends every bartender and flight attendant and WAG and journalist and player and trainer and physio in ten seconds flat?
Comeau
JJ
Stedlund
JJ
Andropov
J.J.
Pike
J.J.
Gagnon
JJ
Schneider
J.J.
J.J. Boiziau
Wilson
Wilson
JJ
Olsson
JJ
Miitka
J.J.
J.J. Boiziau
I demand a recount

Rozanov

14 Apr 2018 15:14

J.J. Boiziau
hey dude, this is J.J. from the Metros, how’re you?
Rozanov
why?
how did you get this number?
J.J.Boiziau
from a friend
just wanted to be friendly, say hello

Hollander

14 Apr 2018 15:19

Hollander
why are you texting Lily???
J.J. Boiziau
this Lily of yours is a fucking rat

Metros sans Cap


J.J. Boiziau
I demand a recount
J.J. Boiziau
Lily already ratted us out to Hollzy
who are we going to blame?
Gagnon
Pike
Olsson
Pike
Miitka
Pike
Pike
why???
Drapeau
Pike
Schneider
Pike
Comeau
Pike
Stedlund
Pike
Wilson
Pike
Andropov
Pike
J.J. Boiziau
don’t cry about it Hayden

Hollander


J.J. Boiziau
this Lily of yours is a fucking rat
Hollander
?????
J.J. Boiziau
it was Hayden’s idea, ask him

Rozanov


J.J.Boiziau
from a friend
just wanted to be friendly, say hello
Rozanov
ok hello
now what?
J.J. Boiziau
well the team was wondering if you’d like to hang out at all next time you’re in Montreal
get a drink or something
Rozanov
why
J.J. Boiziau
just, you know
we’d like to get to know you
Rozanov
why
J.J. Boiziau
well you’re important to cap
and we could show you around Montreal a bit
it’s a really cool city
Rozanov
ok
has anyone ever told you that you are a bad liar
J.J. Boiziau
how the fuck can you tell that over text message
Rozanov
it is my superpower
there you go, now you know me better
why are you trying to lure me away in montreal?
Jane already has a murder building
I have survived it, I cannot be killed
J.J. Boiziau
murder building?
Jane? Is that a typo?
Rozanov
no
I am Lily, Jane is …
J.J. Boiziau
ohhhh

Metros sans Cap


J.J. Boiziau
don’t cry about it Hayden
J.J. Boiziau
cap’s secret name is Jane
Olsson
awwwww
Wilson
that’s cute
Andropov
that is so obvious
Gagnon
what’s obvious?
I don’t get it

Rozanov


J.J. Boiziau
ohhhh
anyway no, we don’t want to kill you
the opposite
Rozanov
what, you want to fuck me?
this is Jane’s job
J.J. Boiziau
absolutely not
we were hoping we could talk to you about whether you’d be interested in joining Montreal next season
Rozanov
😂😂😂
oh Boiziau
you are very funny
you think Jane has not already made a twenty-six step plan?
J.J. Boiziau
yeah that does sound like Jane
Rozanov
maybe the plan is Montreal maybe it is not
but a round of free shitty beer is not going to change it
J.J. Boiziau
do we get a clue?
Rozanov
yes okay
your clue is: watch the news on July 1
J.J. Boiziau
🖕🖕
Rozanov
love you too 😙

“Tough fucking shit, hey?”

“Yeah, that sucked,” Hollzy agreed. “Where the fuck did Columbus come from?”

“From Columbus, I imagine.” Matty ducked, too late, to avoid the roll of tape Hollzy threw at his head.

“Man, fuck Columbus,” Gagnon groaned. “I don’t want to hear their name unless it’s about how Boston steamrolled them.”

“They’d better.” Hollzy made it sound like a threat. Maybe it was? Who knew how those two worked?

All at once, Matty realized that perhaps the reason Hollzy had always been so reticent about his personal space and his summers was because he’d always been gay. Like, obviously, Matty knew he’d always been gay: but he’d never thought about all the ephemera of privacy that would have had to surround that. “You and Lily hanging out for the summer?”

“Yeah, course.”

“Wanna go get a beer? Tell us all about this fortress of solitude cottage where you two make your plans for world domination?”

Hollzy looked up from his precise cubby packdown. “It’s 11am.”

“Yeah?”

Cap considered that argument. “Sure. Why not?”


Metros sans Cap

29 Apr 2018 13:06

Gagnon
guys
GUYS
we took Cap out for a drink and got new goss
Pike
it’s 1pm??
Wilson
wasn’t when we started
Miitka
what’s the goss?
Gagnon
you know what they do when they hang out over summer?
J.J. Boiziau
fuck?
Gagnon
yeah, but what else?
Wilson
PS4
jet ski
grilling
Gagnon
trail running
kayaking
Wilson
soccer
Schneider
okay?
so?
Wilson
you’re not getting it
it’s like hanging out with your homies
Drapeau
like all the time
okay I get it
Stedlund
okay that’s fucking sick
Gagnon
exactly exactly
having a boys night
EVERY NIGHT
Wilson
and EVERY DAY
Comeau
now I wanna be gay
Gagnon
right???
Pike
Jesus
J.J. Boiziau
no one’s stopping you, dudes

Metros 2017-18

27 May 2018 10:13

Hollander
hey guys, hope everyone's having a good summer so far
I'm putting my apartment up for sale
thought I'd pass it along before it goes on the market
penthouse, private entrance, private gym, recently renovated
if anyone's interested in buying, I can arrange a tour
just let me know
Drapeau
how come you're selling?
Hollander
looking at buying a house instead
something a bit more permanent
and private
J.J. Boiziau
can I have a tour?
Hollander
sure! you interested?
J.J Boiziau
no, I don't want to move
just want to get the full Shane Hollander Real Estate Salesman experience
Drapeau
😂
Hollander
🖕

Metros sans Cap

27 May 2018 10:33

Schneider
I know we already knew it's over
after Lily shut Boiziau down
but fuck
Hollzy's selling his place
it's really happening
Andropov
I know
it's really sad
one more year
Comeau
is 29 too young to retire?
Stedlund
😢

@Levlies889 | Is that a goddamn @BostonRaiders truck in the Pride Parade??? #RainbowResistance #WickedProud

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11:54AM • June 9, 2018


2019-20 Team of Terror

1 Jul 2018 12:36

Stedlund
OTTAWA
OTTAWA MOTHERFUCKERS
Pike
aw FUCK
J.J. Boiziau
FUCK
Comeau
noooooooooooooooooo
Miitka
GODDAMN IT

Metros 2017-18

1 Jul 2018 12:39

Andropov
tell Lily congratulations on the move Cap
J.J. Boiziau
or commiserations?
but assuming this is what you two wanted
Hollander
lol yeah it is
he says to get ready for a whole new Atlantic competitor
Pike
fuck, dude
please
you don’t have to move too
Hollander
what?
Drapeau
it’s okay, we know you'll want to play together next year
we just don’t want to lose you
Hollander
i’m not moving?
Wilson
we get it Hollzy
Pike
yeah, we understand
Stedlund
long distance sucks
Hollander
i’m literally not moving
J.J. Boiziau
wait, really?
Hollander
of course not?
Pike
I saw you looking at real estate
Schneider
your apartment’s up for sale
Hollander
oh right
we’re buying a place in Lefaivre
an hour commute for each of us
Olsson
what about free agency?
don’t you want to play with him?
Hollander
not as much as I want to play against him
you guys seriously thought i’d leave?
J.J. Boiziau
of course we fucking did
i’m so fucking happy right now
Andropov
you crying bro?
J.J. Boiziau
I HAVE A HEART OKAY
Miitka
anyone got eyes on Pike?
Wilson
i’ll do an impression
😭😭😭
Hollander
lol
Lily’s planning on coming out to the Cens, but not straight away
so our housewarming will just be you guys, if you want to come?
Gagnon
fuck yeah!
Stedlund
yes!
J.J. Boiziau
yesssss
does Rose know? Can you invite her?
Drapeau
YES
Andropov
yes!
I will bring Polish (best) vodka
Hollander
lol you want to start a fight Andy?
Schneider
fuck yes
Hollander
Rose knows, but depends where she’s shooting
Olsson
shotgun escorting Rose Landry
Pike
i’ll be there! And I won’t cry!
Hollander
my parents know too, obviously
Comeau
shotgun escorting Hollzy’s mom
Hollander
nah Lily's got dibs on that
Comeau
man that dude makes it easy to hold a grudge

Metros 2017-18

8 Jul 2018 2:38

Hollander
does anyone have a recommendation for a real estate agent?
Olsson
you're supposed to be the one with opinions on real estate agents
Hollander
yeah, but I'm not super happy with the ones I've been talking to
looking for someone new
J.J. Boiziau
I can pass on the details for my agent
but I don't know what counts as "good" or "bad"?
he sold a condo, he bought a condo
I'm easy to please

Metros sans Cap

8 Jul 2018 2:47

Pike
WARNING WARNING
do NOT give Hollzy real estate agent details
J.J. Boiziau
wtf?
Pike
I set him up with Jackie's bestie from college
he came prepared with a spreadsheet of her recent sales and comparitive properties that had sold for more
and asked her to justify why they hadn't sold for as much as he thought they could
house by house
he made notes
Miitka
yeahhhh that sounds right actually
Pike
Bri called Jackie in tears
I think I might have to buy her some therapy sessions
Wilson
this is sounding very familiar
Schneider
lol yeah
I remember after my first game, he sat me down and ran through a list of everything that needed improving
there were subsections
J.J. Boiziau
once a captain, always a captain
Andropov
OUR captain
Comeau
thank fuck for that

@OttawaCentaurs ✔️ | This year, our team will begin each game with a land acknowledgement. Our new fearless captain @81lyaRozanov has started a petition here to make this standard practice across the NHL. Join us in support! #GoCensGo #Reconciliation #AlgonquinNation

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11:26AM • September 24, 2018


Metros 2018-19

24 Sep 2018 11:55

Stedlund
oh it's fucking ON
J.J. Boiziau
game on motherfucker
Hollander
I'll give $100k to the player with the best idea to out-woke the Centaurs

Chapter End Notes

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iMessage workskin is Azdaema’s AO3-Skin_Messaging.

Blog workskin is intherainfic’s Basic Blog Post.

Gmail workskin is sunsetcurbed's Gmail Email Skin.


I post my intrusive thoughts on tumblr as 409-conflict.

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