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Opinion: Where are the NHL’s Queer Role Models?
By Bradley Whitton
In my boyfriend’s living room, cleaning up beer bottles. I’m sure every gay person who’s at least a casual hockey fan remembers where they were during Scott Hunter’s history making kiss, and that’s my answer.
I don’t think the gravity of it really sunk in until Hunter’s inspiring acceptance speech at the NHL awards a few weeks later. I wept that day. For myself at sixteen, cowering in locker rooms. For him and his partner. For whoever would be able to come next.
The journalist in me started wondering: who exactly? And when? Surely he couldn’t be the first and only. It was a dizzying prospect, queer youth not just having a role model, but being almost overwhelmed by options of who to look up to.
I expected the landscape of queerness in the NHL to change. What I didn’t expect was for it to become a season of Degrassi on steroids.
One gay player quit hockey mid-season to become a glorified groupie for his musician boyfriend’s erotic gyrating. The next retired at forty-one in pursuit of living out the rest of his years as a sugar daddy for his barely legal boyfriend.
When it comes to active players, the showing is even more alarming. A “former” bad boy dating his employee, then publicly stirring up drama with his movie star ex.
A “reformed” womanizer who’s slept with upwards of fifty women and allegedly only got together with his husband after said husband cheated on a Hollywood darling.
Maybe I was naive in thinking that Scott Hunter would be the first in a line of, well, Scott Hunters. That everyone who came next would understand the weight of being a queer athlete. It's heavy, jam packed with responsibility that seemingly none of them besides Hunter are willing to shoulder.
Or maybe there’s still a glimmer of hope. If the young NHL star who recently came out happens to read this, I ask one thing of you: please remember that this is bigger than you.
Queer youth are looking at you and up to you, always. They’re depending on you to model good behavior, and to keep the boards clear so they can climb over too. Be that for them here, now. Play the role with all the grace and poise that it requires. Please don’t keep them waiting for the next one to come along.
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kj ²⁴ @kyliebluejeans
did anyone else read that article making the rounds and just walk away going “wow, this guy wants to fuck Scott Hunter”
Jill @gingeralencoke
Oh 100%. Dude wants to wear Kip Grady’s skin like a suit
stream after the fall!! @fabiansequins
I just know Fabian is reading the latest “gay hockey players are evil” article like …now why am I in this?!
three eternities brainrot @crimsonandlace
Okay that article was weird as fuck but was Bennett’s boyfriend actually barely legal when they met? Gross if true!!
Priya @admiralscellie
His bf is a bartender and I SWEAR I read somewhere that they met when his bf was working at the bar Bennett bought for him so he must have at least been 21 right?
three eternities brainrot @crimsonandlace
Wait Bennett bought his boyfriend a bar? Eric Bennett is actually a sugar daddy and not for ME?
dove ‹𝟹 @rozsbeartattoo
That article is fucking killing me, they really said Ilya Rozanov, you are evil for being hot and getting laid. Dick simply too good. Too hydrated from making girls wet as hell, then eating them out
Chiron's Third Dad @centaurtrashh
hey so I need you to take a cold shower right now immediately
dove ‹𝟹 @rozsbeartattoo
Sorry, I didn’t get to fuck Ilya Rozanov before Hollander locked him down and now I have to make it everyone’s problem
rose landry step on me @roses_laundry
If I find out Shane Hollander actually cheated on Rose Landry, I will poison him and his entire bloodline, then revive them just to run them over with my mom's SUV
Sage @outofthyme
...totally unrelated question, do you need a xanax plug?
lynn 🐝 yellowjackets spoilers @barrettsbiceps
Calling Harris Troy’s employee is cracking me up. With how much Harris makes that poor man dance around in videos for him, it’s clearly the other way around babe
greyson ₊˚｡ ❆ @m0therpuck3r17
Lmao no literally, Harris is putting him and his abs to WORK. Dude’s a puppet and Harris pulls the strings lol
charlie @shaneholeander
I don’t care how hot your takes are, stop fucking interacting with the article! It’s homophobic as fuck and riddled with inaccuracies
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Yes, this article is lies. I have slept with way more than 50 women.
Pop Crave ✔️ @PopCrave
“I have slept with way more than 50 women.” -openly bisexual Stanley Cup winner Ilya Rozanov confirms in reply to user shaneholeander
charlie @shaneholeander
Well! This is not how I thought I’d get a Roz notice but I’ll take it!!
madi (she/they) @dallaskenthateclub
I can’t decide if this is a win for us bisexuals or perhaps not a good look lmfao
lynn 🐝 yellowjackets spoilers @barrettsbiceps
Popcrave stay out of family business challenged: failed
The Secret Society of Stick Handlers
Scott: Hey guys. I think we should discuss the latest article and how we might deal with responding to it moving forward (ie, if we should at all)
Troy: If this is about Roz’s post, he’s not in here, Shane removed him. I can add him back?
Scott: That would be good, thanks
Troy added Ilya to the group chat
Ilya: Hello. Did you miss me? 😚
Ilya: Troy said we are talking about my posts. I know the photos I shared of Shane and Anya are very cute
Baldwin: Pretty adorable actually. Where did you get that bow she was wearing?
Ilya: Was a birthday gift from her grandmother. I can ask
Baldwin: Her grandmother?
Shane: He means my mom
Lundin: What did you think he meant? The dog’s biological grandma?
Baldwin: I don’t know!!
Lundin: Also what are you guys on about? Are we doing another hashtag?
Ilya: You did not do the last one
Lundin: I forgot my password!
Scott: Opinion: Where are the NHL’s Queer Role Models?
Scott: PopCrave: “I have slept with way more than…”
Ilya: Hunter, you are such a tattle tale
Ilya changed the group chat name to Deviants + Scott
Shane: I’m killing Hayden for teaching you that word
Troy: Speaking of murder, Harris wants you dead, Roz
Troy: He’s two seconds away from driving over to your house to kill you himself
Ilya: I am taking a bath but he is welcome to join me. There is room for two in here
Ilya: Tell Harris to bring more bubble bath. Maybe a rubber ducky. Shane is at a photoshoot so my bath is very lonely
Troy: I think he’ll just bring a toaster
Scott: Okay but seriously, it might be a good idea not to make any more posts about this article moving forward
Ilya: Why? What is the big deal? People were telling lies about me, now they aren’t
Troy: How many women have you slept with anyways?
Ilya: ♾️
Luca: That’s just an infinity symbol
Ilya: Yes
Scott: Weren’t you the one who said we should shut up and let the internet be annoying?
Ilya: This is different
Scott: How?
Ilya: 50 is offensively low number
Baldwin: bro
Scott: Well I’ve spoken to my agent and publicist about it and they both think that this time, silence is the move. This article hasn’t gotten as much mainstream media attention as the one about Barrett’s ex since it's just an opinion piece. We don’t want to give people another reason to seek it out
Ilya: Oh I see. You are worried everyone will find out you are a boring virgin
Scott: No, I’m worried about giving homophobic rhetoric a platform and your post will bring a lot of more readers to it
Shane: Look, I hate Ilya’s post too. Probably even more than you do. For a thousand reasons. But I don’t think it’s fair to blame him for what that article said. People were already discussing it, it’s not his fault
Lundin: Wow, I’ve never heard Hollander kind of sort of defend Rozanov before. Maybe they really are married
Baldwin: Or maybe that message came from his alter ego, Shane Holeander
Luca: I agree with Shane
Ilya: Thank you! You are both welcome in my bath
Luca: No thanks
Troy: I agree with whatever won’t give my boyfriend an aneurysm in his twenties, so I’m team stop posting
Scott: You’re right, it’s not Rozanov’s fault that the article was written. But we don’t want to give people a reason to read it. The last thing we want is for Fabian’s tour to face backlash or for Eric to come back from his yoga retreat to see the whole internet dissecting his relationship
Ryan: For Fabian, I’m okay to not post about it
Ilya: Price, you never post anything. Your bio still says you play for Toronto
Ryan: Oops. I’ll take that out, thanks. :)
Troy: I think you’re both right in a way. I get wanting to poke fun at that shitty article, but you do have a lot of followers Roz so there’s more eyes on you. Which means more eyes on the article
Scott: Exactly
Ilya: Oh, so you are jealous I am popular?
Scott: Rozanov, there’s no universe where I’m jealous of you
Baldwin: I am. The article didn’t even mention me and my dog doesn’t have a sick bow
Ilya: You have a dog? Show me!
Baldwin: [image attached, tap to download]
Baldwin: Her name’s Jellybean (my niece named her)
Ilya: So cute!!! Her ears!! She and Anya must be friends
Ilya: [image attached, tap to download]
Baldwin: Anya I would die for you
Ilya: Barrett, send a picture of Chiron. You must see, he is Anya’s very cute older brother
Troy: I’ve told you Ilya, they’re not siblings
Ilya: Yes they are
Troy: [image attached, tap to download]
Ilya: Chiron!!! :)
Luca: [image attached, tap to download]
Luca: I don’t have a dog but Archie does
Ilya: WHAT? I must meet him!
Lundin: Are we really just sending dog pictures now?
Ilya: Yes
Ilya: [image attached, tap to download]
Scott: That’s a picture of me?
Ilya: Yes. You are acting like a dog begging me not to post
Baldwin: lmfao you walked right into that one
Scott: Okay but are you gonna stop posting?
Ilya: 🤐
Ilya: 🐶
Scott: I don’t find these emojis reassuring
Harris Fan Club
Bood: Soo how many women are we talking here?
Wyatt: What? Where?
Dykstra: Are you guys at a strip club?
Wyatt: I’m at DnD with Luca
Dykstra: Is that the name of the strip club?
Holmberg: omfg u guys are at a strip club? Drop the address please
Wyatt: Dungeons and Dragons. It’s a tabletop roleplaying game
Ilya: Dungeons? Roleplaying? Does your wife know this is how you spend your Saturday?
Troy: How are the dragons involved?
Ilya: Good question
Bood: No one’s at a strip club! I was talking about this
Bood: PopCrave: “I have slept with way more than…”
Dykstra: Ilya, why?
Wyatt: Shane has photoshoots all day, doesn’t he? Roz gets weird when he’s left to his own devices
Holmberg: well that explains it
Dykstra: Okay but is Roz even alive or did Harris kill him already?
Troy: He’s alive. For now.
Troy: I may kill him though
Ilya: Troy is very grumpy because Harris won’t put out when he is stressed over work
Troy: Okay, definitely killing you
Bood: That’s fair, I’d be pissed if Cassie had to deal with you for a living
Dykstra: I know he already got promoted, but Harris deserves a raise tbh
Bood: Totally. A Rozanov raise
Holmberg: Bro wait how many women tho?
Bood: ^^^
Ilya: Guess
Shane: Can we maybe not guess?
Ilya: aww Shane are you jealous?
Shane: I’m not jealous, I just think this whole thing is weird.
Ilya: Yes. And you are jealous.
Shane: I'm not.
Bood: It’s gotta be triple digits, right?
Dykstra: Yeah, I’m betting 200
Wyatt: God, who has the time for that during the season?
Bood: maybe he got his numbers up more in the summers
Luca: My guess is 81
Troy: Oh my god he would do that
Dykstra: Wait wait how much time are we talking here? When did he and Holly become exclusive?
Wyatt: No idea. Does anyone know?
Bood: Most of twitter thinks 2017 during the all star games
Shane: Please get offline
Bood: I can’t tell if that’s confirmation or a denial
Ilya: How’s your photoshoot going?
Shane: Fine. Pretty boring. They keep pausing to try to fix some issues with the lighting.
Ilya: Will you be home soon?
Shane: In two hours or so maybe.
Ilya: Okay. And will we talk about how you are upset or pretend you aren’t?
Shane: I’m not upset.
Ilya: Yes you are
Shane: I just don’t get why you felt the need to clarify that so publicly.
Ilya: Was funny
Ilya: This is not what you are upset about
Shane: You can’t just decide what I’m upset about Ilya.
Ilya: You want to know the number too
Shane: I don’t care.
Ilya: You do
Ilya: Do you want to know a secret?
Ilya: I don’t know
Shane: You don’t know what?
Ilya: How many women. I don’t know
Shane: Oh great, it’s THAT many?
Ilya: No
Ilya: Well, yes. Probably
Ilya: But I don’t know because I don’t care
Ilya: No point counting. There’s only one that matters
Ilya: And this one isn’t even a woman
Shane: No?
Ilya: No. He’s a boring Canadian boy who’s blushing through his gorgeous freckles reading this
Shane: I’m not
Ilya: Only because you have a lot of makeup on
Shane: Maybe
Ilya: My beautiful boy
Shane: shut up
Shane: Me too, you know
Shane: Only one
Ilya: I know sweetheart
Shane: I’ll try to see if there’s any way we can wrap this up in an hour
Ilya: Good
brady @bradybradybrad
That article sucked, but Bennett’s boyfriend DOES look super young and it’s giving me the ick idk
kai @hausofhaas
Pretty sure they’re consenting adults but okay
Claire @clairebear81
Wait is that dude who’s always posting pics of Bennett actually, literally his boyfriend? When I tell you I thought that was his son…
lucy ୨୧ @iluvluceey
CLAIRE STOP. YES IT’S HIS BOYFRIEND ARE U SERIOUS?
Claire @clairebear81
I’m dead serious. I thought the guy just loved his dad, turns out he loves his daddy lmao
Asha @himbolover365
Can’t believe I woke up to NHL age gap discourse…now I have to rewatch the all star game 2017 Hollanov edit to cleanse my brain
Jordan @twinkadjacent
Am I kinda judging Eric Bennett for possibly leaving his wife for a younger man? Yes. Do I wish that younger man was me? Also yes.
for the gays @rozanovslapdog
Everyone’s discoursing Bennett’s boyfriend’s age and losing sight of the fact that Roz came out as a slut this week
dove ‹𝟹 @rozsbeartattoo
This week? Pretty sure he was born in a sheer, skin tight tank top
kip grady love bot @scottcunterr
I feel so insane idk maybe I’m simply too Admirals brained but like…we’ve known about Bennett and his boyfriend for YEARS? Why tf is everyone acting like this is breaking news?
cal @vaughnybaby
No same I keep seeing people freaking out and I’m like…surely you’re not referring to THE Kyle Swift? It’s been so long that Kyle’s old by this point
Amelia @ameliawritesthings
Some of us aren’t chronically online enough to know who retired NHL players are dating but okay
kip grady love bot @scottcunterr
I don’t know who all retired NHL players are dating. Just the hot ones that buy gay bars for their hot boyfriends
Deviants + Scott
Scott: I just got a call from a reporter asking me to comment on the age gap between Eric and Kyle
Luca: Oh no
Shane: I would say no comment
Scott: Of course I said no comment
Lundin: Wait who’s Kyle?
Scott: Eric Bennett’s boyfriend
Baldwin: Context clues, man. Context clues
Lundin: and what exactly is the age gap?
Ilya: Only 50 years
Scott: It’s 15 years
Baldwin: Damn, good for Bennett
Ilya: Yes, Scott was taken so he found a younger version
Luca: 💀
Scott: Shut up
Baldwin: Wait, he does kinda look like Scott’s twin
Ilya: No. His grandson
Lundin: Okay but hasn’t he been out for a hot sec? Why is this a thing now?
Scott: I guess because he never formally came out. Some people didn’t know about his relationship til the article. And the internet's overreacting as usual
Baldwin: It’s also a slow news week I think. I saw an article earlier saying Rozanov and Hollander are abusing their dog by putting a bow on her
Ilya: WHAT? WHERE? I will kill them
Shane: Oh god why did you tell him that?
Ilya: First, I must help Bennett. Then, murder
Troy: Help how?
Scott: Leave it alone Rozanov
Ilya: No no. Like last time the power of hashtag will save the day!
Scott: Wait what? What are you planning?
Ilya: You will see ;)
Shane: Don’t do anything til I’m back from the store please
Troy: I’m scared
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Eric Bennett lives in America, a free country. If he wants to date a younger adult man he can. #FreeBennett can do what he wants! Leave him alone, thank you
Deviants + Scott
Troy: This is why the last hashtag was a group project
Scott: Ilya WHY did you make it sound like Eric is in jail?!
Ilya: Jail? I said the opposite. He is free!
Scott: Hollander, please deal with your husband
Shane: Can someone else deal with this, I’m grocery shopping right now
Ilya: Buy whipped cream please
Shane: I bought whipped cream two days ago. It should be on the third shelf of the door
Ilya: Yes, we are out now
Shane: In two days? How?
Ilya: ate it
Shane: On what?
Ilya: My mouth
Baldwin: Someone call their media contacts and tell them what this deviant is up to these days
Lundin changed the group chat name to Deviants + Scott and Ilya
Ilya: NO! I am very deviant. Shane, tell them what we did last night
Shane: Absolutely not
Baldwin: Well now I need to know
Scott: Hollander, for whatever reason, you married him. It’s your job to explain why #FreeBennett is an awful hashtag
Shane: Free Bennett? That sounds like he’s in jail
Scott: EXACTLY
Ilya: Ugh hold on. I will fix
Scott: Wait no consult us first
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Bennett is not in jail. He is at a yoga retreat though which is like jail. Please ignore last hashtag. Instead use #BennettisFree !
Deviants + Scott and Ilya
Troy: Ilya you’re so bad at this
Troy: Please pick up Harris’s calls
Ilya: What is wrong with this one?!
Troy: It just kinda sucks
Luca: I don’t get it. I’m with Archie and he’s confused too
Ilya: Oh no the children do not understand me, I am so sad
Scott: How are people supposed to use this hashtag? It’s so specific
Ilya: I don’t know! They will figure it out!
Ilya: Shane, get cheddar cheese
Scott: Guys let’s keep non group chat matters out of the group chat
Baldwin: are your DMs to each other broken?
Ilya: If they were, you would get very sexy photos ;)
Shane: Stop trying to prove that you’re deviant
Shane: and I already have cheese in the cart
Ilya: 👍
Baldwin: I honestly think I could break the internet if I exposed how boring you guys are
Ilya: Rude. We are interesting! Shane, tell them
Scott: Alright whatever. No more hashtags without consulting the group. Agreed?
Ilya: #agreed
Eric: Why did I just get a call from my mother asking me if I need bail money?
Scott: …welcome home buddy
soph @freckleshanes
Do we know for sure that Bennett was divorced when he met Kyle? Like is that confirmed? This whole thing is giving me the ick #BennettisFree hopefully
bebe @moony4hollanov
#BennettisFree I guess! 🤪
Dawn @breakofdawn24
You’re actually using that fuckass hashtag?
bebe @moony4hollanov
Obviously. If Roz told me to eat garbage, I’d start digging through the trash like that little rat’s family in ratatouille
Dawn @breakofdawn24
You do realize that real life rats dig through garbage and not just the extended family in Ratatouille right? It’s important to me that you know that
Bennett @bennettfisher
Not THE Ilya Rozanov making a hashtag for my mood when I graduate law school next year #BennettIsFree
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Congratulations! 🎉 #BennettIsFree
Bennett @bennettfisher
OMG thanks king! If you and Hollander are ever looking for a lawyer or a third, I’ve got you!!
greyson ₊˚｡ ❆ @m0therpuck3r17
LMFAO u know what, I respect you shooting your shot
PJ @peterjohnson222
Okay, fuck it, I’m gonna say it: as someone who grew up with Kyle Swift, him dating Eric Bennett is wildly unsurprising. The dude got chased out of Vermont (like, the whole state) for being a home wrecking daddy lover. This isn’t the first time he’s destroyed a family and it won’t be the last. #FreeBennett
Maria @Maria_Villanueva929
Oh you're such a brave boy online. Come to New York and say this bullshit and see how it fucking goes
Kip Grady @KipGradyBoat
Ignore him, he's scrambling for his fifteen minutes of fame
PJ @peterjohnson222
That's so fucking ironic coming from you. You and your bestie are both gold diggers, it’s disgusting and it’s time someone exposed it
Kip Grady @KipGradyBoat
My husband actually only has one Olympic gold medal and Eric doesn’t have any :// embarrassing, I know
Eric: You’re off in 3 hours right?
Kyle: yeah, why?
Eric: Don’t go online
Kyle: …
Kyle: you do realize saying that is gonna make me go online immediately, right?
Eric: Please trust me on this
Kyle: Kip just told me
Kyle: fuck. FUCK
Kyle: fucking PJ!! He peed his pants at my sleepover in 4th grade and he’s never stopped hating me for it
Eric: Wow. That’s quite the grudge
Kyle: I know!!
Kyle: I’m so sorry
Eric: You’re sorry? What do you possibly have to be sorry for?
Eric: We’ve been over this. Your therapist has been over this. Maria has been over this. You were so young, Kyle. And he was your boss
Kyle: I’m sorry it’s making you look bad
Eric: Making me look bad? What are you even talking about?
Kyle: Eric
Eric: Kyle
Kyle: I know it’s not like good for your image to be dating a young home wrecker
Eric: Do you really think I give a fuck about my image? I never thought I’d feel this way again. That’s all I care about. I promise
Eric: Can Kip cover for you?
Kyle: I need to finish my shift
Eric: No you don’t. You need to come home to me so I can make you dinner and fuck you til you forget all about this
Eric: Kyle??
Kyle: sorry, heading to the subway now
Eric: Use my card to pay for an uber. It should still be on your account
Kyle: What, are you trying to prove the internet right and be my sugar daddy?
Eric: I have money to burn and I like burning it on you. Is that really so wrong?
Kyle: No. It’s not
Kyle: Calling the uber now. I love you
Eric: I love you too. So much. Come on home
Deviants + Scott and Ilya
Ilya: Nooo my hashtag is being used for evil! :( and they didn’t even use the right one!!
Scott: Who could have seen that coming?
Shane: Honestly not me
Troy: Yeah I’m surprised anyone found a way to actually use it
Ilya: What do we do? This is bad. Eric, is Kyle okay?
Eric: He’s pretty upset. He’s still processing the trauma of that situation so it’s a lot
Ilya: My murder list is getting longer 😡
Scott: Maybe we could add Barrett’s boyfriend to the chat to get his insight? Would you guys be okay with that?
Baldwin: Ooh we’re adding WAGs now?
Troy: Ilya’s already here
Ilya: Ha ha oh so funny no one has made this joke before
Troy: But yeah sure, as long as everyone else is cool with it I can add him
Shane: Sounds like a good idea
Baldwin: Sure. Not like we’re leaking state secrets in here, besides the Hollander-Rozanov grocery list
Luca: Sounds good
Lundin: Ooh kid add your male model while we’re at it
Ilya: Ew. Everyone be cool for Harris. He is the best
Troy added Harris to the group chat
Harris: Hello! Thanks for letting me in boys
Harris: So usually I’d recommend silence, but the internet is at peak internet right now and focusing on one line and sort of ignoring the crux of the article
Harris: It might not be a bad idea to steer the conversation back to what it means to be a gay role model, how you guys show up for the community, etc
Harris: I’ve told Kyle and Kip to unplug for now. I don’t want them interacting with this asshole and adding any fuel to the fire. Let’s get the conversation off of partners and onto players and put you guys in a positive light where you can shine ☀️
Scott: I like the sound of all of this
Eric: I didn’t know you had Kyle’s contact information. I’m glad you’ve been able to give him guidance
Harris: Of course! I just messaged the gay WAGs group
Ilya: The WHAT?
Ilya: There is a gay wags group without me?!
Harris: I told Shane about it and he said it didn’t make sense for you guys to join
Ilya: SHANE!
Ilya: Add me Harris. Add me add me
Ilya: add me add me add me add me
Harris: omg I will, chill, you don’t need to beg
Ilya: 😄😄😄
Baldwin: Wait but can you be WAGs if you’re players?
Shane: No
Ilya: YES!!!
Troy: If you knew Roz you wouldn’t be asking that
Harris: Alright back to the task at hand…I have an idea but I’m not sure you guys will like it
Shane: Oh God what?
Eric: What is it?
Harris: So you COULD post about yourselves and what it means to be a role model. But I’m thinking it would get more engagement and help shift the conversation if you guys all post about your gay role model in the league. Like Luca posts about Ilya, Troy posts about Scott, etc
Ilya: Yes Luca you could share the poster you have of me above your bed!!
Luca: I don’t have it anymore!
Ilya: Lies
Harris: Actually wait it could be good if you rib each other like that in your posts
Ilya: Rib?
Shane: He means chirp. Your favorite hobby
Harris: The article’s fucked because it’s basically saying you can’t be flawed and also a role model right? I mean, nothing he listed was really a flaw in my opinion, but whatever
Ilya: Get to the point Harris
Harris: I’m saying you all use one hashtag, something like #MyRoleModel where you compliment and VERY LIGHTLY poke fun at each other’s flaws. Emphasis on lightly
Baldwin: aka don’t be an ass Rozanov
Ilya: Not easy. You are what you eat
Scott: ew
Troy: Why
Shane: Ilya.
Harris: I’m just gonna pretend you didn’t say that for my peace of mind. So like if I was doing Troy, I’d say #MyRoleModel hogs the blankets and has never seen glee
Ilya: If you were doing Troy? Did you break up?
Harris: Wow you’re at an 11 today
Troy: Shane’s been in and out of photoshoots all weekend
Harris: Ah that explains it
Baldwin: Hold up! YOU’VE NEVER SEEN GLEE BARRETT?
Luca: How? :O
Shane: What’s glee? Is that a movie?
Troy: Please don’t post that, your friends look at me like I’m a freak when you tell them
Harris: Sorry! It was just an example
Ilya: Okay this is very cute. I call Shane
Harris: What? I’m not sure this is a dibs situation
Ilya: He is my role model. No one else post about him
Shane: That is literally the exact opposite of how role models work
Ilya: No one is allowed to be mean to you but me
Troy: Tell that to the Voyageurs
Luca: lmaoo
Ilya: They are top of the murder list
Eric: This is a good plan. Should anyone in particular start us off?
Harris: Scott should if he’s okay with it. Since the whole article was about how he’s a “better” role model, it would mean more if it came from him
Harris: Email me your posts if you want feedback on them or any tips on drafting one. [email protected]
Harris: Remember to keep it light, make sure it comes across friendly and not catty!!
Scott: Thank you so much Harris
Harris: No problem! Alright, email me with any more questions, but I think you’ve got it from here. I’ll leave your little club house now
Ilya: Is not a club house!
Baldwin: Yeah, it’s a man cave
Harris: uh huh sure
Harris left the group chat
Scott: Alright, I’ll post in a few
Lundin: I’ll try to find my password
Baldwin: We’re back baby!
Baldwin changed the group chat name to The Secret Society of Stick Handlers
Scott Hunter ✔️ @ScottHunterOfficial
There’s not just one right way to be a role model. For instance, #MyRoleModel is super pretentious about art and always misses my calls because he’s busy meditating
Eric Bennett ✔️ @EricBennettNYC
Define “super pretentious”
Carter Vaughan ✔️ @CarterVaughanHockey
Dude I once watched you and Kyle spend 2 hours discussing a painting. It was just of a sphere?? #MyRoleModel is a fucking nerd
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
#MyRoleModel pretends he doesn’t snore and is always whining about how I load the dishwasher wrong ?? Also he is bad at kissing. So very bad. He will just have to practice more
nadia 🌈 @hazyhayess
WAIT is this another trend? My boys are so cute 😭
Hayden Pike ✔️ @HaydenPikeHockey
I feel like the last bit could have been a text to #MyRoleModel
Shane Hollander ✔️ @ShaneHollander24
I don’t snore and you do load the dishwasher wrong. Cups belong on the top shelf.
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Sorry I forget that #MyRoleModel invented dishwashers. No wonder your dad is so obsessed with dishwasher tablets
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Okay, Shane is no longer my role model. #MyNEWRoleModel needs to give me his address so I can mail him a bow for his dog Jellybean
J. Baldwin ✔️ @BaldwinPlays
!!! texting you :)
Luca Haas ✔️ @LucaHaasNHL
#MyRoleModel once jumped on my lap because he thought he saw a spider
trina @guardiansgirl2
?? Wait who tf is this one about lmao
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Another lie. You will hear from my lawyers little boy
Zane Boodram ✔️ @ZaneBoodHockey
The kid speaks the truth!! And I once asked #MyRoleModel to take a picture of me and he couldn’t because his storage was full from photographing his dog and his husband
Eric Bennett ✔️ @EricBennettNYC
#MyRoleModel once drank three cherry cokes in a row at an all star game. Very concerning.
Wyatt "Hazy" Hayes ✔️ @Wyatt_Hayes
#MyRoleModel wears terrible cologne and has no sense of volume control
Evan Dykstra ✔️ @EvanDykstraOfficial
Well #MyRoleModel got drunk last week and spent 45 minutes talking about his husband’s freckles
Harris 🍎🌈 @HarrisDrover
Guys the point of this isn’t to dogpile Roz! But #MyRoleModel cried when we watched the hunger games
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
THE BREAD BOY THOUGHT THEIR LOVE WAS REAL AND YOU EXPECT ME NOT TO CRY???
J. Baldwin ✔️ @BaldwinPlays
#MyRoleModel will never see this because he got locked out of his own damn social media
Archie Simmons ✔️ @ArchibaldSimmons
#MyRoleModel draws gorgeous pictures and when you compliment them, he blushes and says “it’s just a doodle”
Luca Haas ✔️ @LucaHaasNHL
it is!!
Wyatt "Hazy" Hayes ✔️ @Wyatt_Hayes
No seriously, the dude will draw shit that would make Stan Lee weep, then go “it’s just a stick figure” ???
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Yes! #MyRoleModel drew my beautiful ginger ale tattoo and still says he is not an artist!!
Troy Barrett ✔️ @TBarrett17
#MyRoleModel made me realize that being gay in this league was possible, as is standing up for what’s right—and he’s never made anyone who’s come out since feel demeaned or less than
lynn 🐝 yellowjackets spoilers @barrettsbiceps
Troy is so soft, everyone else is cyberbullying and he’s here being a cutie pie 😭
Scott Hunter ✔️ @ScottHunterOfficial
Thank you Troy. Anytime someone comes out it’s progress, no matter what they do in their personal life
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Stop sucking up Troy. #MyRoleModel is 1000 years old and probably reads the New Yorker for fun
Scott Hunter ✔️ @ScottHunterOfficial
So you admit I’m your role model?
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Yes. What you did was very brave. Made a big difference for me and Shane.
Scott Hunter ✔️ @ScottHunterOfficial
Oh wow. I’m happy to hear it
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Happy to bring you comfort in the nursing home
Centaurs Official ✔️ @OttawaCentaurs
#MyRoleModel (or role MODELS, I should say) is going to win a Stanley Cup this year! 😎
Tatum @tatumc3ns
Bestie please don’t jinx us
Sylvie @scotthunt3rscores
Another Cup for Scott Hunter, exactly, exactly
Wyatt "Hazy" Hayes ✔️ @Wyatt_Hayes
#MyRoleModel is an AMAZING coach and unnervingly good at assembling ikea furniture. He’s also too humble to ever admit this is about him so @RyanPrice I love you buddy
Ryan Price @RyanPrice
Love you too, thank you Wyatt. Looking forward to lunch when you play Toronto next month.
Wyatt "Hazy" Hayes ✔️ @Wyatt_Hayes
Me too! Tell that busy boyfriend of yours to clear his schedule and join us!!
Rose Landry 🌹✔️ @RoseLandry
#MyRoleModel shows up 20 minutes early for lunch and pays the check before I get to the restaurant so I can’t fight him for it. He also blushes anytime I bring up his husband despite being with him for years
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Awww @ShaneHollander24 you have a crush on me!!
Shane Hollander ✔️ @ShaneHollander24
Shut up, no I don’t. Thanks Rose
hollanov's secret love child @holand3rrozanvv
“No I don’t” sir did you forget that is your husband
Ari @reluctantlyyours
Shane is so relatable, I too would never be caught dead crushing on a man even if that man was my very hot husband of “several years”
Max Riley ✔️ @MaxRileyPlays
#MyRoleModel has more medals than I can count and makes me look at the game differently. She also manages to make spinach smoothies taste good which is almost as impressive
Leah Campbell ✔️ @LeahCampbellOfficial
#MyRoleModel makes me a better player and a better person. Even when he stays up late and leaves all the lights on before he goes to bed
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
Leah, how? Shane’s smoothies are disgusting, please send him your recipe
Harris 🍎🌈 @HarrisDrover
#MyRoleModel is too busy making heart eyes at me to take our dog on a walk. Get up, seriously. I’ll be here when you get back
lynn 🐝 yellowjackets spoilers @barrettsbiceps
Stop being so cute when I’m so single please and thank you
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
He also has not seen Glee
Harris 🍎🌈 @HarrisDrover
ILYA!!!
anya unofficial @hollanoveru
Wait @IlyaRozanovWins does that mean you HAVE seen glee? First Ilya Rozanov is team Peeta confirmed, now he’s a Klaine shipper? I’ve prayed for days like this…
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
I have seen a few episodes. I like the gym coach, she is very funny. The music teacher belongs in jail
Shane Hollander ✔️ @ShaneHollander24
#MyRoleModel has been voted best coach 2 years running and is so supportive of kids at all stages of their hockey journeys. Enroll your kids in the game changer hockey camps this summer to learn from @RyanPrice and support a great cause. More info at @IrinaFoundation
Willow @boodsdudesbbq
lmfao this boy is so fucking media trained, Yuna needs to teach her son in law the ropes 😭
Shane Hollander ✔️ @ShaneHollander24
She’s tried. Many times.
Ryan Price @RyanPrice
Thank you, Shane. #MyRoleModel founded a fantastic charity that I’m honored to be a part of. He’s not the best at locking doors though.
Shane Hollander ✔️ @ShaneHollander24
Sorry again
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
HAHA yes Price!! Bring Fabian this summer please!
Max Riley ✔️ @MaxRileyPlays
Okay there’s obviously a story here that I NEED to hear in July 👀
Eric Bennett ✔️ @EricBennettNYC
#MyRoleModel is anybody who’s brave enough to be true to themselves. There’s not a right or wrong way to be gay or bisexual. Though I do think booping your husband’s nose in public should be considered a criminal offense.
Scott Hunter ✔️ @ScottHunterOfficial
Hey!! What happened to no wrong way?!!
Ilya Rozanov ✔️ @IlyaRozanovWins
I support public nose booping. #FreeHunter can do what he wants
Scott Hunter ✔️ @ScottHunterOfficial
Oh god here we go again
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