Could u explain Olympic hockey? I remember the overtime rules being different and more complicated
oh my god of COURSE i will!!!!!!!
see: nhl broken dowm
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there is no points system in olympic hockey. itās basically just like the playoffs, just with less games. every round matters to whether you advance.
olympic hockey consists of a 12-team roster rather than the 16 in the NHL.
note that this is as of the 2026 winter olympics held in milano cortina, italy.
qualification
athletes must qualify for their respective sports in the olympics. there are qualification rounds before the actual event starts, but there are also countries that do not need to. spots can be secured automatically based off of IIHF World Rankings. in milano cortina 2026, canada, usa, sweden, finland, switzerland, czechia, germany, italy, and slovakia did not undergo the qualifying tournaments
*italy automatically qualifies as the host country
the remaining 3 teams on the roster must go through a tournament to determine who will fill those spots. for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the qualifying tournament took place in august of 2024 for the menās event. the 3 spots ended up being won by france, denmark, and latvia
game schedule
the preliminary round:
the 12 teams are divided into 3 groups of 4.
each team participates in a round-robin tournament where they must play 1 game against each opponent in their pool.
in advancement, the top teams in each group move on to the second round, plus the highest-ranked team that placed second.
the qualification playoffs:
the remaining 8 teams play a single-elimination game to determine the final four teams that move on to the quarterfinals.
single-elimination game: whoever wins advances
the quarter-finals:
the 8 teams that remain face each other in single-elimination games.
the semi-finals:
the 4 winners of the quarter-finals compete to play in the gold medal game
the medal games:
the top 2 teams compete for gold, loser gets silver
the 2 teams that lost in the semi-finals compete for the bronze medal
more detailed information below the cut!
see: rules, seeding in rounds, overtime, differences in HR, ect.
seeding
the term seeding is to number teams based off of performance in the round-robin. seed 1 being best, seed 12 being worst
this system comes in during the qualification playoffs in matchups for advancement.
seeds 1-5 have already secured spots in the quarterfinals
matchups for the competing teams is similar to playoffs in the nhl. the top team that did not win faces the bottom team. much like how the division leader faces a wildcard in the first round
seed 6 vs. seed 12, seed 7 vs. seed 11ā¦ ect.
this is how to determine matchups in the semifinals as well
rules
the rules of olympic ice hockey are much more strict that the nhl. there is no tolerance for certain things that the nhl are more lax about. since in 2026 the larger portion of hockey athletes are players in the nhl, they had to get used to these rules
no fighting otherwise get an automatic major penalty and a game misconduct
*in the nhl, fighting is tolerated until it gets completely out of hand before officials must break it up and issue penalties/conducts
fun fact: team canadaās tom wilson started a fight at the end of their game against france, which ended up with the french player, pierre crinon, being suspended from the rest of the olympics by the french hockey federation
the goalieās crease officials will immediately blow the whistle and call the play dead if an attacking (offensive) player is in the crease.
*in the nhl, officials will only blow the whistle if they see contact with the goalie and another player
neck guards all playerās are required to wear neck protection during play
*neck protection is to be grandfathered into the required protective equipment in the league in the future.
line changes centerās are not thrown out immediately after a violation during a face off. the second violation results in a bench minor penalty.
*centreās are ejected from the face off after 1 violation, and given a penalty after their second in the nhl
violations include:
false starts centre is moving for the puck before it has left the linemenās hand
improper stance centreās feet are not positioned properly (e.g. inside of the red face off circle)
stick placement refusal centre does not place their stick in the designated area in a timely manner, or does so before the defending player
physical contact centre makes any contact with the opponentās body before the puck has dropped
āfunā fact: vladimir putin, president of Russia, got his country banned from the olympics in 2015 when he stated that his athletes would ādo anything to win,ā after multiple russian athletes had been found doping during 2014 Sochi. they had 51 medals stripped. (and banned again in 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine)
sudden death
in the Stanley Cup Finals, sudden death is 20-minute periods of 5-on-5 until someone scores. the rules of overtime in olympic hockey differs depending on what round it occurs in.
the preliminary round:
5 minutes of 3-on-3
if neither teams scores it moves on to a 5-round shootout
qualification, quarterfinals, semifinals:
10 minutes of 3-on-3 sudden death
if the score remains tied they move on to a 5-round shootout
gold medal game:
20 minutes of 3-on-3 until someone scores
15 minute intermissions between periods
not so fun fact: sidney crosby, captain of team canada in 2014 and 2026, sustained injury to his knee during the quarterfinal match against czechia, putting him out of play for the remainder of the olympics. connor mcdavid was promoted to captain for the gold medal game against USA.
roster selection
2026 is the first time that players from the nhl have been allowed to be on their national team since the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia.
after the participating countries were revealed months in advance to the official start of the olympics, multiple hockey federations teamed up to select players to compete through evaluation scouting.
each team consists of 22 skaters and 3 goalies. after the deadline to submit a roster in december, each member of the team must go through rigorous drug-testing and medical clearance to officially be part of the team come february.
since their star players were not available to play in the regular season, the nhl had a 2-week break. the break forced the league to heavily condense the second half of regulation and push trade deadlines back. this caused for the normal 82-game season to be extended to 84 games.
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in heated rivalry, russia lost to latvia early on. during the sochi olympics, the russian menās team placed 5th, losing to finland in the quarterfinals.
we can assume that shane captained team canada
it is not mentioned anywhere in the book or show, mostly because it is unnecessary information, that russia has been banned from the olympics
this could allude to ilya playing for team canada in unrivaled alongside shane (if rachel reid includes another olympics)
David and Yuna are clearing out their attic, and they come over with a box of Shane's old childhood stuff to see if there's anything Shane (but realistically, Ilya) wants to keep.
As Shane and Ilya are going through the box, Ilya pulls out a little Centaurs branded notebook, with "Shane's Fun Facts!" written on the front in sharpie. Ilya is understandably delighted.
"What is this?" he asks, smiling from ear to ear, quickly yanking it out of the reach of Shane who immediately tries to swipe it out of his hands.
"It's nothing," says Shane, but the way his cheeks have gone pink behind his freckles tells another story.
"Uh-uh. It cannot be nothing if you don't want me to see it this badly."
Turning his back to Shane so he can't easily grab at it, Ilya opens to a random page and reads in Shane's 8-year-old scrawl:
Lightning bolts are five times hotter than the sun. That is very hot!
Ilya is grinning even wider now.
"Wow, Solnyshko, that is a fun fact."
"Fuck off," Shane says. He doesn't even attempt to grab it again, just kind of collapses and bonks his head into Ilya's shoulder. "I used to have trouble making friends as a kid. Dad suggested I start collecting facts to use as icebreakers. Y'know, to get conversations going."
"Did they work?" asks Ilya, tilting his head so that it rests on top of Shane's as his husband gives an almighty sigh.
"I think they made it worse, actually."
Ilya turns to another page and reads it out loud.
"Oology is the study of eggs. It's so cool because it looks like there are three eggs in the word!"
"Oh god," says Shane, burying his face further into Ilya's neck.
"I think you knew all the worst kids in Canada," says Ilya, putting down the book and wrapping his arms around Shane. "Those facts would have worked on me."
"Really?" asks Shane, glancing up at Ilya's face to see if he's teasing him, but Ilya is being perfectly serious.
"Of course. You came up to me and started telling me fun facts straight away, remember? 'I don't think you can smoke here.' 'Wow, Rozanov, you are the best player ever to watch.'"
"Fuck off, I didn't say that," laughs Shane.
"Well, it was something like that," says Ilya, pressing a kiss to the top of Shane's head. "So at least the fun facts worked when it mattered, yes? Imagine where we'd be if you hadn't come over to break the ice."
nhl schedule release videos except for the 2017-18 season teams use rose to rip on montreal (i donāt think shane and rose wouldāve confirmed to the press that theyāve broken up) and ilya hatessss it
even tho for boston they do a tabloid-esque thing. because ilya is constantly headlining sports news sites for various reasons
and then after ilya and shaneās relationship is outed, and after the league has calmed down about it, i think teams would absolutely love to do a parody of haydenās cameo vid as the scheduling announcement for games against ottawa
Personally,I headcanon Ilya as understanding and speaking French but he has an even stronger Russian accent in French than English so he doesnāt speak it much. This stems from my other headcanon that he got an education meant to impress other members of the upper class.
Shane thinks that Ilya liking how he sounds when he speaks French is similar to how he feels when Ilya speaks Russian. *Insert Shane saying very horny/corny things about Ilya thinking he doesnāt understand*
Shane and the other Hollanders donāt find out in my mind until they are putting together Ilyaās stuff for citizenship and they are trying to help him sign up for French classes and he is like āI know Frenchā
hockey things broken down (simply) in case you want your fan fiction to have accurate hockey!!!!!!
send me an ask if you have a more specific question!
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most commonly:
points are not the same thing as goals!!!
goals are what determines the score of the game. points are given to the individual players. teams get points via the W-L-OTL system (this determines playoff spots). the outcome of the game gives the team in general points.
players get points by: getting an assist on or scoring a goal - assisting points are given to the second last player to touch the puck before a goal. the opposing team cannot get an assist on their own net.
a goal and an assist are both equal to 1 point
points for players are accounted for separately by regular season and playoffs ā this is the biggest factor in determining awards
the same rules apply to goalies
teams get points by:
winning in regulation, overtime, or shootouts is equal to 2 points
losing in overtime or shootouts is equal to 1 point
losing in regulation is equal to 0 points
for playoffs, the top 3 teams from each division (atlantic, metropolitan, central, pacific) clinch their playoffs spot. the remaining four spaces are the wildcards, which are given to the two teams from each conference (eastern and western) with the highest points total regardless of their division
for example, there could be 5 teams from the atlantic division in the playoffs while the metropolitan division only has 3
during playoffs, there are no shootouts. if the score is tied, both teams will play as many 20-minute periods of 5-on-5 overtime as it takes for the tie to be broken.
more detailed breakdown below the cut!
see: scheduling, roles/lines, penalties, suspensions, fines
more on goals/points: the average number of goals scored by a player in a season is 20. the average points is 35-50.
shane and ilya are obviously of the best in the league, so theyāre above the average. this does not mean that they are getting 100+ goals per season, though! that has never happened!
the highest number of goals in a single season is 92, by wayne gretzky in the 1981-82 season with the edmonton oilers. he had 212 points that season.
top players such as connor mcdavid or nathan mackinnon, of whom shane and ilya would be on the same level as, get consistent 100+ point seasons with nearly 40 goals per.
mcdavid and mackinnon are literally 2 of the best players in the league. shane and ilya, as described, are not nearly as dominant as gretzky. they are most likely getting 50 goals as a career highlight in a season! meaning that 50 is a one-time thing
scheduling
in september, 8 pre-season games are played by each team. this is to determine standings before the season officially begins in october. (this year there are only 4, with regulation starting late september)
during the regular season, there are 82 games played by each team. (this year there are 84 for the first time ever) teams play 26 (28 games as of the 2026-27 season) games against teams in their own division, and 24 against teams in their conference.
note that there are 32 teams active in the nhl
divisional(26): 4 games against the same 5 teams, and 3 against the same 2
divisional(28): 4 games against the same 7 teams
conference: 3 games against the same 8 teams
the remaining 32 games are inter-conference.
games against the same division/conference matter more in terms of playoff spots; they are trying to get more points to qualify for round 1.
red = original 6 team
EASTERN atlantic: boston, montreal, buffalo, detroit, florida, toronto, ottawa, tampa bay
EASTERN metropolitan: carolina, new york I, new york R, columbus, philadelphia, pittsburgh, washington
WESTERN central: chicago, colorado, nashville, dallas, utah, st. louis, minnesota, winnipeg
WESTERN pacific: edmonton, seattle, san jose, calgary, vancouver, las vegas, anaheim, los angeles
teams from the same division/conference cannot play each other in the cup final!!!!!
i see people have ottawa and montreal or montreal and boston face each other in the finals for their ficsā¦ that is in fact impossible! the furthest they can make it to face each other is the third round (conference finals)
atlantic-metropolitan final is not possible
central-pacific final is not possible
central-central is not possibleā¦ you get it
matchups are determined by points as well!
*playoffs are rounds that are best of 4 games, playing up to 7 games if necessary to advance
*the team with more points in each matchup gets home-ice advantage for the first two games before switching
*if there are more than 4 games, host cities alternate until the round is concluded
*there are usually 1-day breaks between games
first round: 16 teams (half of the league)
the division leader faces a wildcard from their conference.
second place vs. third place
second round: 8 teams
points leaders of the winning teams face each other
third round: 4 teams (conference finals)
the 2 remaining teams from each conference play
fourth round: 2 teams (Stanley Cup Final)
inter-conference
roles and lines
captains are not a requirement for every team to have. alternates (who wears the A) have the exact same role as a captain (C) when one is not available. there are usually 2-3 Aās on a team, with only 2 of them wearing the letter during games.
a captain is not always the teamās best player. although it usually is, they also can be the most influential or motivational. a goalie is unable to be an official captain
lines are groups of 5 players who each play different positions.
forwards (F): (offensive) centre (C), left wing (LW), right wing (RW)
defensemen (D): left and right, provides support to protect the net
you want your strongest (compatible!) players on the first line. it wouldnāt make sense for shane and ilya to both be on the first line when they play the same position. why put them both on the same line when you could instead have 2 powerful centres on the ice at different times?
i know that shane centred ilya at all-stars, but thatās a skills competition for fun. realistically they would not be on the ice at the same time for anything other than a power play.
it is different in the case of a power play (the opposition has at least one penalty). with 4-on-5, you put out all of your strongest players no matter their position. this is still practiced, players do have a specific position on power plays, which could differ from their usual position
time-outs/pulling the goalie
time outs are called by the coach during play stoppage. it allows 30 seconds for play to be paused, dedicated to speaking with the team and planning out new strategies in real time
each team gets 1 per game
is almost always called in the last few minutes of the third period by the losing team
pulling the goalie allows for there to 6 players active on the ice. it gives an offensive advantage, but leaves the net defenceless.
almost always happens in the last few minutes (2 or less, too risky otherwise) of play in the third period by the losing team
officials call commercial breaks 3 times per 20-minute period. they have set times (14:00, 10:00, and 6:00 marks) but are not called during power plays, after icing, or a goal
challenging/arguing
the head coach is able to challenge a goal if they feel it shouldnāt have counted. the officials are required to review the footage when this happens.
goals are immediately disallowed if the goalieās movement was restricted by another player
Cās and Aās are permitted to speak to the officials to try and calmly reason with them when a player is given a penalty or misconduct.
penalties:
2-minute minors are given for: if a goal is scored, the penalty is immediately over and the player returns to the ice
slashing striking with a stick
high-sticking hitting above the shoulder with the stick
delay-of-game intentionally delaying the game
boarding/charging checking violently
tripping/hooking obstructing movement with stick
interference obstructing a player without the puck
goalie interference obstructing the goalie
5-minute-majors are given for: the player must sit out until their penalty is timed out
fighting both/all players get 5 minutes
checking from behind hitting an unsuspecting player from behind
boarding " " from a dangerous distance
charging multiple strides prior to checking
stick infractions using your stick with a clear intent to hurt
10-minute misconduct: player leaves the ice, team is able to send out another player so theyāre not short-handed
unsportsmanlike conduct
verbal abuse of officials
participating in multiple scrums
persistent arguing with officals
a 2-minute-minor must be played out by the offending player (or substituted for a different player if unable to serve the time themselves) prior to the 10 minutes to provide the opponent a 1-man advantage
game misconduct: ejected from the rest of the game
video-reviewed majors if the play must be reviewed to determine the penalty
multiple penalties two 10-minute-misconducts in 1 game is an automatic ejection
thresholds 2 game misconducts gets a one game suspension
suspensions
players are not allowed to play in a number of games, participate in practice, or team meetings and are forfeited their salary during this period.
repeat offenders forfeit a much larger portion of their salary.
standard: playerās salary/195 x suspension length
repeat offenders: playerās salary/82 x suspension length
leaving the bench player leaves the bench or penalty box in favour of starting/participating in an altercation
physical abuse of officials
instigator penalties 3 during regular season, 2 during play offs, or any during the final 5 minutes of regulation/overtime
multiple game misconducts (see the end of penalties)
if suspended for 5 or less games, the player is required to an over-the-phone disciplinary hearing. if for 6 or more, they are required for an in-person hearing.
fines
players pay $10000 to the league for their first offence, and $15000 for subsequent offences, within a 12-month period. fines for coaches or other members of the franchise are unrestricted.
offences:
cross-checking
diving/embellishment
high-sticking
unsportsmanlike conduct
slashing
elbowing
inappropriate off-ice behaviour
inappropriate social media conduct
fun fact: brad marchand, #63 of the florida panthers and formerly C of the boston bruins, was fined $5000 by the league for licking other players (filed under unsportsmanlike conduct)
embellishment fines:
first offence: warning
second: $2000
third: $3000
fourth: $4000
fifth-seventh: $5000
eighth+: $5000 per violation
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small things to keep in mind while writing:
stadiums and arenas are not the same thing! hockey is played in an arena. (people will argue it doesnāt matter, but this is true)
montreal and boston/ottawa cannot be in the cup finals together
the A on a jersey officially stands for alternate, not assistant. (this also is argued to not matter)
goalies are not included in time-outs. their role is purely to block the puck, they do not need to know what play their team is planning on. they stay at the net while their team meets at the bench
the general rule followed by everyone is that you donāt touch the goalie. if you interfere, players will start fights over it.
hockey things broken down (simply) in case you want your fan fiction to have accurate hockey!!!!!!
send me an ask if you have a more specific question!
see: olympic hockey broken down
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most commonly:
points are not the same thing as goals!!!
goals are what determines the score of the game. points are given to the individual players. teams get points via the W-L-OTL system (this determines playoff spots). the outcome of the game gives the team in general points.
players get points by: getting an assist on or scoring a goal - assisting points are given to the second last player to touch the puck before a goal. the opposing team cannot get an assist on their own net.
a goal and an assist are both equal to 1 point
points for players are accounted for separately by regular season and playoffs ā this is the biggest factor in determining awards
the same rules apply to goalies
teams get points by:
winning in regulation, overtime, or shootouts is equal to 2 points
losing in overtime or shootouts is equal to 1 point
losing in regulation is equal to 0 points
for playoffs, the top 3 teams from each division (atlantic, metropolitan, central, pacific) clinch their playoffs spot. the remaining four spaces are the wildcards, which are given to the two teams from each conference (eastern and western) with the highest points total regardless of their division
for example, there could be 5 teams from the atlantic division in the playoffs while the metropolitan division only has 3
during playoffs, there are no shootouts. if the score is tied, both teams will play as many 20-minute periods of 5-on-5 overtime as it takes for the tie to be broken.
more on goals/points: the average number of goals scored by a player in a season is 20. the average points is 35-50.
shane and ilya are obviously of the best in the league, so theyāre above the average. this does not mean that they are getting 100+ goals per season, though! that has never happened!
the highest number of goals in a single season is 92, by wayne gretzky in the 1981-82 season with the edmonton oilers. he had 212 points that season.
top players such as connor mcdavid or nathan mackinnon, of whom shane and ilya would be on the same level as, get consistent 100+ point seasons with nearly 40 goals per.
mcdavid and mackinnon are literally 2 of the best players in the league. shane and ilya, as described, are not nearly as dominant as gretzky. they are most likely getting 50 to 60 goals as a career highlight in a season! meaning that 50-60 is a one-time thing
scheduling
in september, 8 pre-season games are played by each team. this is to determine standings before the season officially begins in october. (this year there are only 4, with regulation starting late september)
during the regular season, there are 82 games played by each team. (this year there are 84 for the first time ever) teams play 26 (28 games as of the 2026-27 season) games against teams in their own division, and 24 against teams in their conference.
note that there are 32 teams active in the nhl
divisional(26): 4 games against the same 5 teams, and 3 against the same 2
divisional(28): 4 games against the same 7 teams
conference: 3 games against the same 8 teams
the remaining 32 games are inter-conference.
games against the same division/conference matter more in terms of playoff spots; they are trying to get more points to qualify for round 1.
red = original 6 team
EASTERN atlantic: boston, montreal, buffalo, detroit, florida, toronto, ottawa, tampa bay
EASTERN metropolitan: carolina, new york I, new york R, columbus, philadelphia, pittsburgh, washington
WESTERN central: chicago, colorado, nashville, dallas, utah, st. louis, minnesota, winnipeg
WESTERN pacific: edmonton, seattle, san jose, calgary, vancouver, las vegas, anaheim, los angeles
teams from the same division/conference cannot play each other in the cup final!!!!!
i see people have ottawa and montreal or montreal and boston face each other in the finals for their ficsā¦ that is in fact impossible! the furthest they can make it to face each other is the third round (conference finals)
atlantic-metropolitan final is not possible
central-pacific final is not possible
central-central is not possibleā¦ you get it
matchups are determined by points as well!
*playoffs are rounds that are best of 4 games, playing up to 7 games if necessary to advance
*the team with more points in each matchup gets home-ice advantage for the first two games before switching
*if there are more than 4 games, host cities alternate until the round is concluded
*there are usually 1-day breaks between games
first round: 16 teams (half of the league)
the division leader faces a wildcard from their conference.
second place vs. third place
second round: 8 teams
points leaders of the winning teams face each other
third round: 4 teams (conference finals)
the 2 remaining teams from each conference play
fourth round: 2 teams (Stanley Cup Final)
inter-conference
roles and lines
captains are not a requirement for every team to have. alternates (who wears the A) have the exact same role as a captain (C) when one is not available. there are usually 2-3 Aās on a team, with only 2 of them wearing the letter during games.
a captain is not always the teamās best player. although it usually is, they also can be the most influential or motivational. a goalie is unable to be an official captain
lines are groups of 5 players who each play different positions.
forwards (F): (offensive) centre (C), left wing (LW), right wing (RW)
defensemen (D): left and right, provides support to protect the net
you want your strongest (compatible!) players on the first line. it wouldnāt make sense for shane and ilya to both be on the first line when they play the same position. why put them both on the same line when you could instead have 2 powerful centres on the ice at different times?
i know that shane centred ilya at all-stars, but thatās a skills competition for fun. realistically they would not be on the ice at the same time for anything other than a power play.
it is different in the case of a power play (the opposition has at least one penalty). with 4-on-5, you put out all of your strongest players no matter their position. this is still practiced, players do have a specific position on power plays, which could differ from their usual position
time-outs/pulling the goalie
time outs are called by the coach during play stoppage. it allows 30 seconds for play to be paused, dedicated to speaking with the team and planning out new strategies in real time
each team gets 1 per game
is almost always called in the last few minutes of the third period/overtime by the losing team
pulling the goalie allows for there to 6 players active on the ice. it gives an offensive advantage, but leaves the net defenceless.
almost always happens in the last few minutes (2 or less, too risky otherwise) of play in the third period/overtime by the losing team
officials call commercial breaks 3 times per 20-minute period. they have set times (14:00, 10:00, and 6:00 marks) but are not called during power plays, after icing, or a goal
challenging/arguing
the head coach is able to challenge a goal if they feel it shouldnāt have counted. the officials are required to review the footage when this happens.
goals are immediately disallowed if the goalieās movement was restricted by another player
Cās and Aās are permitted to speak to the officials to try and calmly reason with them when a player is given a penalty or misconduct.
penalties:
*goalies are able to get penalized the same as skaters. the only difference is that they do not serve the time themselves majority of the time, unless their coach tells them to. although it is highly unusual as it gives the team an unprotected net
2-minute minors are given for: if a goal is scored, the penalty is immediately over and the player returns to the ice
slashing striking with a stick
high-sticking hitting above the shoulder with the stick
delay-of-game intentionally delaying the game
boarding/charging checking violently
tripping/hooking obstructing movement with stick
interference obstructing a player without the puck
goalie interference obstructing the goalie
5-minute-majors are given for: the player must sit out until their penalty is timed out
fighting both/all players get 5 minutes
checking from behind hitting an unsuspecting player from behind
boarding " " from a dangerous distance
charging multiple strides prior to checking
stick infractions using your stick with a clear intent to hurt
10-minute misconduct: player leaves the ice, team is able to send out another player so theyāre not short-handed
unsportsmanlike conduct
verbal abuse of officials
participating in multiple scrums
persistent arguing with officals
a 2-minute-minor must be played out by the offending player (or substituted for a different player if unable to serve the time themselves) prior to the 10 minutes to provide the opponent a 1-man advantage
fun fact: in november of 2023, during a florida vs. ottawa game, a massive scrum started after the whistle, causing the referee to issue a 10-minute misconduct to everyone on the ice with only 7 minutes of play left on the clock. penalties were only assigned to certain players, leaving florida with the advantage.
game misconduct: ejected from the rest of the game
video-reviewed majors if the play must be reviewed to determine the penalty
multiple penalties two 10-minute-misconducts in 1 game is an automatic ejection
thresholds 2 game misconducts gets a one game suspension
suspensions
players are not allowed to play in a number of games, participate in practice, or team meetings and are forfeited their salary during this period.
repeat offenders forfeit a much larger portion of their salary.
standard: playerās salary/195 x suspension length
repeat offenders: playerās salary/82 x suspension length
leaving the bench player leaves the bench or penalty box in favour of starting/participating in an altercation
physical abuse of officials
instigator penalties 3 during regular season, 2 during play offs, or any during the final 5 minutes of regulation/overtime
multiple game misconducts (see the end of penalties)
*these are automatic suspensions. players are able to get suspended for things like high-sticking. suspensions are based off of the injury dealt to another player.
if suspended for 5 or less games, the player is required to an over-the-phone disciplinary hearing. if for 6 or more, they are required for an in-person hearing.
fines
players pay $10000 to the league for their first offence, and $15000 for subsequent offences, within a 12-month period. fines for coaches or other members of the franchise are unrestricted.
offences:
cross-checking
diving/embellishment
high-sticking
unsportsmanlike conduct
slashing
elbowing
inappropriate off-ice behaviour
inappropriate social media conduct
fun fact: brad marchand, #63 of the florida panthers and formerly C of the boston bruins, was unofficially fined $5000 by the league for licking other players (filed under unsportsmanlike conduct) ā things can be as ridiculous as you want, but keep them āreasonableā
embellishment fines:
first offence: warning
second: $2000
third: $3000
fourth: $4000
fifth-seventh: $5000
eighth+: $5000 per violation
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small things to keep in mind while writing:
stadiums and arenas are not the same thing! hockey is played in an arena. (people will argue it doesnāt matter, but this is true)
the A on a jersey officially stands for alternate, not assistant. (this also is argued to not matter)
goalies are not included in time-outs. their role is purely to block the puck, they do not need to know what play their team is planning on. they stay at the net while their team meets at the bench
the general rule followed by everyone is that you donāt touch the goalie. if you interfere, players will start fights over it.
handshake lines do not happen after every game, and not at all during regulation! they only happen after the elimination game of each round of the playoffs! even then, it is only customary/tradition for it to take place after the final game of round 4
all games consist of at least three 20-minute periods of play to determine a winner. i know that most sports are broken up into quarters, but a āfourth periodā only exists in the case of a tie
boston and montreal/ottawa are in the general north of the northern hemisphere! late october-late march would be cold months in those cities!
canada is a very large country, as is the states. most teams in canada are not within reasonable driving distance! usually teams that are in the same state/province will take the bus to games, or in the new jersey-new york area.
hockey players are famous for saying a whole lot of nothing during just about any interview they do! the main reason why ilya and shane chirp each other on tv (other than their personal involvement) is because that is what gets the league more engagement and therefore keeps them playing hockey for a living!!
thank you for reading:)
ask about all-stars, game breaks (like christmas), olympic hockey, anything!
Iyla knows that Shane Hollander has two vices: crazy hot sex with his very handsome boyfriend, and gummy bears. Well, any gummy candy really, but the bears are his favourite. It's a sensory thing more than a taste thing. He loves the chewiness, and he can never just have a handful. If there's a packet open he will finish it.
The problem, Ilya has noticed, is that afterwards he always feels guilty about straying from his perfectly constructed diet plan, and he gets all quiet and in his head for the rest of the day.
But that's when Ilya sees them: sugar free gummy bears. His heart is racing as he adds a bulk box of them to his cart. He even buys a cute jar to keep all the packets in and a gift box and everything. He hits 'buy' thinking that he's about to get such a good grade in boyfriend.
And he does! When Ilya arrives at Shane's house ahead of the Montreal/Boston game later that day, he looks delighted as he opens the gift box to see the jar full of gummy bears. And when Ilya explains that they're sugar free, Shane's eyes get all sparkly along the waterline in that way that tells Ilya he's gotten something so right.
Unfortunately, those of you who know what happens when you eat sugar free gummy bears will know that Shane has been handed a ticking time bomb. But as Ilya's kissed against the refrigerator so hard that half of Shane's magnets clatter to the floor, as he's dragged off to Shane's room, Ilya thinks he's absolutely aced it.
He's warming up before the game later and can't help but notice that Shane is nowhere to be found. He's normally the first on the ice. Did something happen to him? Ilya's whole body suddenly goes cold and he feels that awful pre-throwup feeling, but he tries not to panic. He skates over to Pike who's taking the team through their stretches.
"Where's Hollander?" he asks.
"Why do you care?" asks Pike snippily and Ilya doesn't have time for this right now. He just needs to know that Shane's okay. Or, he realises with a sickening new thought, that Yuna and David are okay.
"Oh you would not care if the Boston captain was not on the ice for some reason?" He's rapidly losing patience, but is trying to hold onto his aloof asshole persona. The Metros have abandoned their stretches, watching the drama unfolding above them and Ilya can feel every camera in the arena on them, waiting for something to happen.
"Probably not, no." Ilya wants to punch him. Oh he wants to punch him now more than ever.
"Just fucking tell me, asshole! I just want to know if he's okay."
"He's got food poisoning," says Pike, drawing himself to his full height, clearly squaring up for a fight. All the fight has gone out of Ilya though.
"Is not possible," says Ilya, without thinking. They had the same boring bland premade chicken from the same Tupperware. If Shane has food poisoning, he should have food poisoning too. It can't have been dinner. Unless...
Fuck. The fucking bears.
"I don't know what to tell you, man," says Pike, and something on Ilya's face must read as real worry because Pike has stopped glaring and now seems to be puzzling something out. "He called me about an hour ago sounding fucking awful wondering if he should go to the emergency room with it."
"What?" He poisoned his boyfriend so badly that he had to go to hospital about it?
"He's okay now I think," says Hayden quickly, sensing his panic. "Well, not okay, but he texted me about five minutes ago to say he thinks the worst is over. Had to sit out the game though, so you'll probably be happy about that."
"Sure, whatever, Pike," he says, too fucking worried and guilty to do anything other than skate numbly away. He wishes he could leave right now, take the fines and just rush to Shane's house to check he's okay. But he can't ā there would be absolutely no reason for the Boston captain to rush off the ice right now. It would ruin everything for Shane. And anyway, this should be the best possible outcome for the Raiders.
Ilya ends up playing some of the worst hockey of his whole career. The only time he's played worse was the game he had to play after Shane was carried off the ice on a stretcher. The Raiders lose by an embarrassing margin, the press are gleeful, his team are pissed at him, and he doesn't even care because he just wants to know that Shane is going to be okay when he gets home to him.
Forty minutes after the final whistle, he lets himself in with the code and key Shane has trusted him with.
"Shane! My Shane! Are you okay?" he says, tearing through to the living room looking for him. He's not there. Fuck, what if he went to the emergency room after all? What if he's dying in a bed somewhere all alone? What ifā
It's then that he hears a small voice from the bedroom.
"Here, baby."
Ilya starts crying as he makes his way to the room. He can't help himself. He's spent the past three hours feeling sick with worry. He immediately crawls onto the bed and pulls Shane into his arms. Shane starts pressing comforting kisses to his forehead. "Hey, no why are you crying? What happened?"
"What happened?" says Ilya, looking up at Shane incredulously. "I fucking poisoned you, that's what happened! Pike told me you had food poisoning and I knew it wasn't the chicken. It was the fucking bears, right?"
"No," says Shane, and Ilya glares at him. "Okay, it was the bears, but it's not your fault. I went to go look it up when I could finally think again and it turns out that the sugar substitute is a pretty powerful laxative. Some of the reviewers only had a few and were already in trouble."
"How many did you have?" asked Ilya.
"Two whole packets," says Shane with a grimace. "So you see, it's not your fault. It's my fucking gummy bear problem."
"Did you throw the rest out?" asks Ilya, wanting those evil little fuckers as far away from his Shane as possible.
"I did," he says. "Sorry, baby. It was really sweet of you, but I can't do that again."
"Of course you can't," says Ilya, pressing a kiss to Shane's chest. "You are okay now though?"
"I'm okay now. They're out of my system I think. Everything's out of my system probably."
Ilya presses another kiss to Shane's chest.
"Come, let's get you a nice warm shower and then into bed for some proper rest."
He helps Shane shower and wash his hair, knowing he always feels better afterwards, then helps Shane into his comfiest sweatpants and the Raiders tee he stole from Ilya. Once he's in bed, Ilya heads downstairs to get him a Gatorade to help him replenish some of his fluids, as well as some pills to help with the pain. As he throws away the little plastic seal from the pill bottle, he sees them ā the rest of the motherfuckers that did this to Shane.
Ilya's never had a blood-feud with a candy before, but he can barely look at them. Deciding he doesn't want them to be under the same roof as Shane for a moment longer, he collects the trash bag and takes it to the garbage bin outside. Good fucking riddance, he thinks, while washing his hands of the murder, and makes his way back to bed.
"You were gone so long," says Shane, snuggling up to Ilya as he sips his drink.
"Had to show those fucking bears who is boss." Shane gives him a curious look. "I emptied trash."
And as Shane laughs and snuggles closer, for the first time since warm-ups, Ilya feels himself relax.
Maybe he's still managed to get a good grade in boyfriend after all.
okay but imagine shane leaving ilyaās hotel room after the nhl awards, obviously in a horrible headspace and what COULD be described as a sort of rejection sickness, promising to distance himself from ilya and to focus on his own needs
because heās always thinking about what rozanov is doing. heās working out, wondering if his weights match rozanovās, training and wondering if heās working on the same thing he is. wondering if when the bears/raiders are reviewing montrealās games, if heās thinking about shane
of course, by the time their next game against boston in the new season comes around, desire beats out rationality. rozanov seems to have forgotten how those two thirds of the last season went between them. he understands, since heād led his team to a cup, and all.
after they reconcile at the 2017 all-stars, and their relationship becomes more solidified and exclusive, ilya doesnāt want to fall back into that old routine. the one that kept him looking forward to every game, rather than just hockey, hockey, hockey, he had something to look forward to
they spend more time together. shane arrives a day early, even, after coming off of a short break. ilya is glad. heās happy to have a pretty man in his bed for longer than a hour. heās so fucking happy that heās not running out his door again.
they text and call constantly. they never acknowledge that theyāre something more, ilya thinks that they never will.
shane gets put out of the playoffs before his team, and ruins ilyaās plans to let him down gently. thank god scott hunter was as repressed as he is.
shane and alexei were friends before they had a falling out due to alexei being misogynistic among other things. ilya, who had taken a great liking to shane, tries to keep in contact with him
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