Hollanov's Guide to Major League Hockey
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Shane Hollander's Guide to Winning Free Agency by DistantStorm
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
04 Jul 2026
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Shane Hollander is a UFA on July 1, 2019 at 12pm Eastern. An Unrestricted Free Agent, or UFA for short, is a player of a certain tenure whose contract has ended and can sign with any team of their choosing. If it were anyone else, a player walking to his UFA day would strike fear into the fans and managers hearts. They could lose a player for nothing.
On the morning of July 1, 2019, with Shane Hollander set to test free agency, the Montreal Metros and their fanbase aren't worried. It's well documented that Shane Hollander has always held out for the best deal, and being a free agent is his leverage. Everyone knows that he’ll sign another deal with the Metros.
But maybe everyone is wrong.
(Alternatively: the one where Shane Hollander finds out ahead of schedule that Ilya Rozanov is lonely.)
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- Part 1 of Hollanov's Guide to Major League Hockey
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Ilya Rozanov's Guide to Rehabilitating Irrelevant Franchises by DistantStorm
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Jul 2026
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“Hello Centaurs Nation,” the bright and bubbly voice of Ilya Rozanov spills out from the phone speaker, “I am Ilya Rozanov and I am very excited to join team for upcoming season!” He pauses, wielding his trademark wide, slightly lopsided grin like a media trained superweapon. “Today is only my second day on team, but day three of Centaurs Development Camp. As you know, Ottawa got second overall pick. Is very exciting, I have been watching all the Luca Haas clips. He will be something special, I know this.”
There's a quiet jingle of car keys. He’d shot the video with his phone propped against the steering wheel of what appeared to be a Land Rover, and the video comes to a close as he turns over the ignition. “Anyway, I have places to be, so I will be seeing you all very soon. Bye-bye!” He offers a jaunty salute before his face smooths out and he focuses on finding the little button to end the recording.
(Alternatively: Ilya Rozanov signs with the Ottawa Centaurs on July 1, 2018. It is, to some degree, a reckoning.)
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- Part 2 of Hollanov's Guide to Major League Hockey
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Shane Hollander's Guide to Engineering a Championship by DistantStorm
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 Jul 2026
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“We have worked too fucking hard to lose to Vegas,” Roz snarls, slapping the C on his chest. He was probably aiming for the crest and not his letter, but he makes his point regardless. “You know what we were in September. Nobody believed we would make playoffs, not even with Hollander.”
(Alternatively: Shane wins the cup he was always going to win in 2020, albeit wearing a different colored jersey.)
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- Part 3 of Hollanov's Guide to Major League Hockey