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Shane Hollander (@ShaneHollander)
After many years of friendship, competition, and shared experiences, we wanted to share something personal.
We are in a committed relationship.
And yes, before anyone asks, this means I’ll be joining Ottawa Centaurs next season.
We know this may come as a surprise to many people, but we’re happy, we’re together, and we’re excited for what comes next.
Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
👬❤️
Ilya Rozanov (@IlyaRozanov81)
HEART VERY FULL RIGHT NOW.
also finally no more sneaking through hotel corridors like criminal.
boyfriend say i should be “calm and respectful” in replies but impossible because THIS IS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE 🤩
@NHLNews
BREAKING: Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov announce they are in a relationship. Hollander is also expected to sign with the Ottawa Centaurs.
@MetroFaithful27
SHANE HOLLANDER LEAVES MONTREAL FOR LOVE??????????????
@OttawaCentaursHQ
THE CENTAURS ADMIN WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY WELCOME SHANE HOLLANDER TO THE TEAM AND ALSO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STOP CRASHING OUR WEBSITE
@hollanovnation
WE WON. AFTER TEN YEARS WE WON. #hollanovisreal
@bostonbearsfan88
WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT
ROZANOV?????
THE ROZANOV???
THE MAN SPOTTED LEAVING NIGHTCLUBS WITH DIFFERENT WOMEN EVERY WEEK IN 2013?????
@rozsmirk
Bisexual king honestly.
@PuckBunnyDetective
Some of us BEEN saying this since the helmet kiss at the 2017 All Stars. #hollanovisreal
@NHLonPrime
The internet has resurfaced this photo approximately 900,000 times in the last twenty minutes.
@hockeyguy1994
THAT WASN’T A NORMAL HETEROSEXUAL HOCKEY CELEBRATION NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT
@GoalieProblems
There are men who have been married 30 years who kiss with less emotion than that.
@HaydenPikeActual
Proud of my best friend. Love you buddy.
Very happy for you both.
Also I KNEW there was somebody.
@IlyaRozanov81
“best friend”
shane knew me first 😏
@HaydenPikeActual
You absolute rat.
@ShaneHollander
Please don’t start.
@IlyaRozanov81
too late
@JackiePike
I told Hayden years ago that “Boston Lily” sounded fake.
@HaydenPikeActual
IT DID NOT SOUND FAKE.
@JackiePike
You thought Shane had a secret married girlfriend in Boston for years.
@HaydenPikeActual
IN MY DEFENSE HE KEPT DISAPPEARING.
@MetroFaithful27
BOSTON LILY???????
@HollanovArchive
WAIT.
“Lily” = ILYA???
@JackiePike
🙂
@HaydenPikeActual
I cannot believe this man catfished our entire locker room with his own boyfriend.
@ShaneHollander
“LILY’ was Ilya's idea.
@IlyaRozanov81
in my phone he was “JANE”
@SvetlanaVetrova
I KNEW IT.
@NHLFansUnited
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE
@SvetlanaVetrova
Ilya once stared at his phone smiling like Disney princess and I asked who Jane was.
He said “mind your business”.
Now look at him.
@IlyaRozanov81
because you are nosy
@SvetlanaVetrova
Because you were in love and stupid.
@hollanovnation
HE WAS IN LOVE???????????
@SvetlanaVetrova
obviously
@CliffMarlow
Wait.
JANE was SHANE???
@IlyaRozanov81
yes cliff congratulations detective work only took a few years
@CliffMarlow
BRO I THOUGHT YOU HAD A GIRL IN MONTREAL.
YOU USED TO BLUSH READING THOSE TEXTS.
@IlyaRozanov81
i do not blush 😑
@CliffMarlow
You once walked into a wall because “Jane” texted you during practice.
@OttawaInsider
EXCUSE ME
@CliffMarlow
Coach was screaming and this idiot smiling at phone like teenager.
@IlyaRozanov81
he sent nice message :(
@ShaneHollander
You deserved it. You had three penalties that game.
@CliffMarlow
Oh my God you sound married already.
@HaydenPikeActual
Already???
They’ve apparently BEEN married emotionally since Obama’s first term.
@RoseLandryOfficial
Well this explains SO much.
Love you both ❤️
@EntertainmentTonight
Actress Rose Landry has entered the chat.
@hollanovnation
ROSE WE NEED ANSWERS.
@RoseLandryOfficial
You’re not getting many because Shane would die of embarrassment.
But yes, I knew before most people.
@MetroFaithful27
Wait so your relationship with Shane…
@RoseLandryOfficial
Real friendship. Terrible romance.
Wonderful human. Extremely gay.
@ShaneHollander
Rose.
@RoseLandryOfficial
Sorry honey. 😘
@IlyaRozanov81
HAHAHAHAHAHA
@RoseLandryOfficial
Also I’ve never seen anyone more jealous than Ilya during that period.
He glared at me at an awards show like Victorian husband discovering affair.
@IlyaRozanov81
because you slept with my boyfriend 😠😠😠
@RoseLandryOfficial
HE WAS NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND YET.
@IlyaRozanov81
emotionally he was
@ShaneHollander
Ilya please stop arguing with Rose online.
@RoseLandryOfficial
No no let him continue this is funny.
@hockeyfan1998
THIS IS BETTER THAN REALITY TV.
@CentaursDefense29
Can we discuss how the Ottawa front office apparently knew before everyone?
@OttawaGMOfficial
No comment.
@IlyaRozanov81
they knew because i said “if you want me stay here maybe get shane too”
@NHLTradeRumors
YOU CANNOT JUST ADMIT THAT.
@IlyaRozanov81
why not now everybody know
@OttawaGMOfficial
Ilya please stop tweeting.
@IlyaRozanov81
no
@IrinaFoundationOfficial
To everyone sending support today: thank you.
The Irina Foundation was created by Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in honour of Ilya’s mother, Irina Rozanova, to support mental health initiatives and accessible care.
We are proud of them today and every day.
@hockeyheart87
Honestly this part makes me emotional.
@SvetlanaVetrova
Irina would have loved Shane.
@IlyaRozanov81
:(
@ShaneHollander
She raised a very good son.
@SvetlanaVetrova
okay now I cry.
@SportsCenter
Fans are now attempting to build a complete Hollanov timeline from teammate stories and old interviews. #hollanovisreal
@hollanovnation
OPEN THE ARCHIVES.
@PuckHistoryThread
Suspicious Hollander/Rozanov moments through the years.
- The helmet kiss.
- The hospital rumours.
@ancientgoalie
I’m sorry.
Hospital rumours?
@NurseMila87
…well since everyone is talking.
In 2017 I worked night shift after Shane Hollander’s injury.
I remember Ilya Rozanov arriving in a hoodie and baseball cap acting VERY suspicious.
He asked me three times if reporters were nearby.
Then he sat with Shane.
@NHLWatcher
OH MY GOD.
@IlyaRozanov81
this is workplace privacy violation
@NurseMila87
You nearly cried when he was close to fall asleep holding your hand.
@IlyaRozanov81
DELETE THIS
@ShaneHollander
You did cry.
@IlyaRozanov81
betrayed by own boyfriend on internet
@ScottHunter44
Well.
This certainly answers a question I had back in 2011.
@NHLNetwork
Former Admirals player Scott Hunter, the NHL’s first openly gay player, appears to be referring to…
@ScottHunter44
Hotel walls are thin, gentlemen.
@ShaneHollander
Oh no.
@IlyaRozanov81
ANCIENT MAN STILL ALIVE
@ScottHunter44
I’m just a few years older than you.
@IlyaRozanov81
basically fossil in hockey years
@ScottHunter44
Anyway, proud of you both.
Not easy in this sport.
And for the record, I kept your secret.
@ShaneHollander
Thank you. Seriously.
@ScottHunter44
You’re welcome.
Though hearing Rozanov attempt dirty talk in English was traumatic.
@CliffMarlow
LMFAOOOOOOOO
@IlyaRozanov81
BLOCKED
@ScottHunter44
You used the phrase “beautiful canadian boy.”
@internetinsiderr
I AM SCREAMING.
@ShaneHollander
I’m deleting my account.
@OldDraftPhotos
Resurfaced photo from the 2009 NHL draft announcement.
@hollanovnation
THEY LOOK SO BABY.
@PuckBunnyDetective
WAIT THEY WERE NEXT TO EACH OTHER AT THE DRAFT???
@SportsArchive
Interview from 2009:
Reporter: “Do you know any of the other top prospects yet?”
Ilya Rozanov: “Hollander. Quiet kid. Good face.”
@ShaneHollander
I still can’t believe you said that in an actual interview.
@IlyaRozanov81
was true
@MetroMedia
This genuinely reads like the beginning of a romance movie.
@CCMHockeyOfficial
We would also like to revisit the iconic 2010 rivals campaign.
@internetgayhockey
BRO THEY WERE FLIRTING.
@CCMHockeyOfficial
Fun fact: the original campaign was supposed to feature only Rozanov, but he requested Hollander join the shoot.
@hollanovnation
HE REQUESTED HIM???????????
@IlyaRozanov81
wanted rivalry to look dramatic
@CCMHockeyOfficial
You kept asking where Shane was between takes.
@IlyaRozanov81
because nobody tell me schedule
@CCMHockeyOfficial
You also refused to leave after your shoot ended.
@ShaneHollander
This is painful.
@CCMHockeyOfficial
We additionally remember having to ask the two of you to stop laughing because you kept ruining intense rivalry photos.
@PuckBunnyDetective
THE FIRST KISS WAS THAT DAY WASN’T IT
@ShaneHollander
…
@IlyaRozanov81
:)
@internetinsiderr
OH MY GOD.
@HaydenPikeActual
Hold on.
2010???
@HaydenPikeActual
SHANE I MET YOU IN 2011.
@IlyaRozanov81
like i said
i win
@HaydenPikeActual
I HAVE BEEN LOSING TO THIS MAN FOR A DECADE WITHOUT KNOWING.
@JackiePike
You’re taking this weirdly personally.
@HaydenPikeActual
Because apparently while I was teaching rookie Shane how to survive road trips he was secretly making out with the enemy.
@ShaneHollander
Technically before that.
@HaydenPikeActual
I’m going to lie down.
@WorldJuniorArchive
Since everyone is revisiting history:
December 2008, Saskatchewan World Juniors.
@SportsHistoryNerd
WAIT.
THIS WAS THEIR FIRST MEETING.
@hollanovnation
SEVENTEEN?????????
@ShaneHollander
We were not dating at seventeen.
@IlyaRozanov81
i was trying though
@ShaneHollander
You insulted me the first day we met.
@IlyaRozanov81
because you pretty and i nervous
@internetinsiderr
HE SAID PRETTY.
@WorldJuniorArchive
There’s also an old interview where Rozanov described Hollander as “too polite.”
@ShaneHollander
Once you stole my ginger ale.
@IlyaRozanov81
worth it
@SvetlanaVetrova
HE TALKED ABOUT THAT GINGER ALE INCIDENT FOR MONTHS.
@CliffMarlow
WAIT THAT WAS YOU???
HE KEPT SAYING “canadian boy angry because soda.”
@IlyaRozanov81
he was adorable
@ShaneHollander
I was not adorable. I was irritated.
@HaydenPikeActual
This is the softest rivalry in sports history.
@NHLMemes
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov really said enemies to lovers but make it professional hockey.
@SportsGirl93
Not to be dramatic but this is genuinely huge for hockey culture.
@ScottHunter44
It is.
A lot of young players are going to breathe easier tonight.
@ShaneHollander
That’s part of why we did this.
@IlyaRozanov81
also because hiding sucks
@ShaneHollander
Also true.
@MetroFaithful27
I still can’t believe Shane Hollander is LEAVING Montreal though.
@ShaneHollander
Montreal will always mean everything to me.
But sometimes life changes.
@IlyaRozanov81
plus ottawa has me
@ShaneHollander
That too.
@HaydenPikeActual
Disgusting.
@JackiePike
You’re just upset because now Shane will spend holidays with Ilya instead of your children climbing him like a tree.
@IlyaRozanov81
thank god
too many pike children
@HaydenPikeActual
YOU LOVE MY KIDS.
@IlyaRozanov81
they bite me
@JackiePike
Only because you encourage them.
@PuckReport
Most surprising detail today honestly might be that THEY KEPT THIS SECRET FOR SO MANY YEARS.
@CliffMarlow
In retrospect there were signs.
@CliffMarlow
One time in Boston we lost a game and Rozanov was furious at everyone except Hollander.
Hollander slashed him during the third period and Roz literally smiled.
At the time I thought he had brain damage.
@IlyaRozanov81
because shane slash with love
@ShaneHollander
I absolutely did not.
@hollanovnation
OH MY GODDDDDD.
@ReporterKelsey
Question for Shane Hollander:
When did you realize you loved him?
@ShaneHollander
I’m not answering that publicly.
@IlyaRozanov81
i answer for him
@ShaneHollander
No.
@IlyaRozanov81
Boston in 2015
@ShaneHollander
Ilya.
@IlyaRozanov81
what everybody already know now
@ReporterKelsey
And you, Ilya?
@IlyaRozanov81
long before that.
@SvetlanaVetrova
FINALLY HE ADMITS IT.
@CliffMarlow
WE ALL KNEW EXCEPT APPARENTLY SHANE.
@ShaneHollander
That’s unfair.
@RoseLandryOfficial
Shane respectfully you were catastrophically oblivious.
@HaydenPikeActual
This is true.
@ShaneHollander
I hate all of you.
@IlyaRozanov81
love you too boyfriend
@DavidHollander
Your mother is crying again.
Very proud of both of you.
@YunaHollander
My sons ❤️
@internetinsiderr
MY SONS??????????
@IlyaRozanov81
favourite son actually
@YunaHollander
Don’t let Shane see this but yes.
@ShaneHollander
Mom.
@YunaHollander
You know it’s true.
@HaydenPikeActual
I cannot believe I lost “best friend” status AND favourite son status in one day.
@IlyaRozanov81
skill issue
@hollanovnation
I genuinely can’t get over the timeline.
THIS IS A TEN YEAR ROMANCE NOVEL.
@RoseLandryOfficial
The most unrealistic part is honestly them managing to hide it that long.
@CliffMarlow
Seriously.
These two stared at each other like divorced parents during every game.
@HaydenPikeActual
WAIT THAT’S WHY SHANE HATED PLAYING BOSTON SO MUCH.
@ShaneHollander
I did not hate it.
@HaydenPikeActual
You broke three sticks in 2015.
@IlyaRozanov81
because he miss me
@ShaneHollander
Goodnight everyone.
@IlyaRozanov81
come back boyfriend internet love us
@ShaneHollander
No, internet loves humiliating me.
@IlyaRozanov81
same thing
@WorldJuniorArchive
Since everyone is revisiting history:
December 2008, Saskatchewan World Juniors.
Apparently Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov first met outside the arena.
Sources say Hollander told Rozanov he wasn’t allowed to smoke there.
@hollanovnation
YOU’RE TELLING ME THIS ENTIRE LOVE STORY STARTED WITH SHANE ENFORCING SAFETY REGULATIONS???
@IlyaRozanov81
he looked very serious
tiny angry canadian boy
@ShaneHollander
I was not angry. You were smoking directly under a no smoking sign.
@IlyaRozanov81
yes because sign stupid
@ShaneHollander
You literally proved my point.
@HaydenPikeActual
This somehow makes perfect sense.
@CliffMarlow
WAIT THIS WAS YOUR FIRST MEETING???
@IlyaRozanov81
yes
@CliffMarlow
And your reaction was “I should spend the next decade in love with this man.”
@IlyaRozanov81
correct
@internetinsiderr
HE ADMITTED AGAIN HE FELL FIRST.
@ShaneHollander
He was incredibly rude to me.
@IlyaRozanov81
NOT TRUE
english bad
@SvetlanaVetrova
Oh my God this is actually true.
Young Ilya sounded angry in English even when ordering coffee.
@ScottHunter44
Honestly he still does.
@IlyaRozanov81
ancient man shut up
@FanOfChaos
Need documentary immediately.
@StreamingNow
We are already making calls.
@NHLonPrime
ESPN reportedly preparing a “Hollanov timeline” special.
@PuckBunnyDetective
Episode one: Secret Smoking.
@CliffMarlow
Episode two: Jane and Lily.
@ScottHunter44
Episode three: Thin Hotel Walls.
@ShaneHollander
Please stop helping them.
@IlyaRozanov81
too late ancient already signed interview probably
@ScottHunter44
I absolutely have.
@PuckHistoryThread
NEW HOLLANOV LORE:
- Shane politely explains arena smoking rules
- Ilya forgets English because freckles
- Shane thinks “what an asshole”
- Ilya immediately obsessed
Romcom writers could never invent this.
@RoseLandryOfficial
The freckles detail is killing me.
@IlyaRozanov81
very distracting freckles
@ShaneHollander
Can everyone stop talking about my face.
@HaydenPikeActual
No.
@JackiePike
Absolutely not.
@hollanovnation
HE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FRECKLES.
@MetroFaithful27
THIS IS SO EMBARRASSINGLY ROMANTIC???
@WorldJuniorArchive
Additional archived quote from 2008:
“Ilya Rozanov asked staff who Shane Hollander was approximately four times after meeting him.”
@ShaneHollander
What.
@IlyaRozanov81
research
@CliffMarlow
BRO WAS DOWN BAD IMMEDIATELY.
@SvetlanaVetrova
This man talked about “quiet canadian boy” for MONTHS.
@IlyaRozanov81
because he interesting
@SvetlanaVetrova
No because you had giant crush and no emotional regulation.
@ShaneHollander
You really had a crush on me at seventeen?
@IlyaRozanov81
maybe little
@internetgayhockey
“MAYBE LITTLE” HE SAYS AFTER TEN YEARS.
@HaydenPikeActual
Hold on.
So Shane really met Ilya BEFORE hockey camp? BEFORE Montreal? BEFORE ME?
@IlyaRozanov81
again
i win
@HaydenPikeActual
I hate this relationship.
@JackiePike
No you don’t.
@HaydenPikeActual
Okay I hate HIM.
@IlyaRozanov81
also not true
you love me little bit
@HaydenPikeActual
Don’t push it.
@PuckBunnyDetective
The funniest part of this entire story is that Shane probably spent YEARS thinking Ilya Rozanov hated him while Ilya was internally writing poetry about freckles.
@ShaneHollander
This is unfortunately accurate.
@IlyaRozanov81
i was trying flirt
@ShaneHollander
You called me “boring.”
@IlyaRozanov81
affectionately
@ScottHunter44
The heterosexuality leaving hockey culture one disastrous Russian flirt at a time.
@IlyaRozanov81
beautiful canadian boy survived my flirting eventually
@ShaneHollander
Barely.
@SportsCenter
After reconstructing the timeline for twelve straight hours, hockey fans have concluded:
- Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov met at 17
- Rozanov immediately developed a crush
- Hollander thought he was rude
- They secretly hooked up for years
- They fell in love
- They hid it for almost a decade
This may be the longest enemies-to-lovers arc in professional sports history.
@HaydenPikeActual
I still cannot believe Shane kept this secret from me for ten years.
@IlyaRozanov81
you thought my name was lily
@HaydenPikeActual
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A WOMAN IN BOSTON.
@JackiePike
The woman in Boston was just Ilya Rozanov.
@CliffMarlow
Same thing happened to me with “Jane.”
@ScottHunter44
Meanwhile I knew in 2011 because they sounded married through a hotel wall.
@ShaneHollander
I regret coming out.
@IlyaRozanov81
too late boyfriend
internet know you love me now
@PuckHistoryThread
The craziest revelation today is that Shane Hollander technically knew Ilya Rozanov BEFORE he met Hayden Pike.
@HaydenPikeActual
Worst day of my life.
@IlyaRozanov81
FIRST PLACE BEST FRIEND 🏆
@HaydenPikeActual
YOU ARE NEARLY THIRTY YEARS OLD.
@IlyaRozanov81
and still winning
@ShaneHollander
You are both embarrassing.
@YunaHollander
Ilya was always the louder one.
@DavidHollander
Shane brought him home once and we never got rid of him.
@IlyaRozanov81
correct
like stray cat
@ShaneHollander
You smoked outside my arena and insulted me.
@IlyaRozanov81
yes and now we in love
beautiful story
@hollanovnation
So let me get this straight.
This entire relationship exists because:
- Ilya Rozanov ignored a no smoking sign
- Shane Hollander decided to enforce public safety
- Ilya got distracted by freckles
@RoseLandryOfficial
Honestly yes.
@ScottHunter44
That’s the official NHL timeline now.
@CliffMarlow
Imagine explaining this to someone in 2008.
@HaydenPikeActual
“Don’t worry guys, the rude Russian smoking outside the arena is actually Shane Hollander’s future husband.”
@IlyaRozanov81
worth cigarette honestly
❤️ ❤️ ❤️