Heated Rivalry: The Pride of McGill....David Hollander by everythingsflux
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fancakeFandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Genfic. Background pairings: Yuna Hollander/David Hollander, Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov. Plus the Metros, the Raiders, and Coach LeClaire
Rating: Teen
Length: 12,731
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: everythingsflux on AO3
Themes: Just like canon, Family, Crack treated seriously, Humor, Competence, Genfic
Summary: The NHL keeps a Central Registry of every team’s Emergency Backup Goaltender, or EBUG, an individual who must be prepared to play for either the home or visiting team should both goalies be taken out of commission. When the Registry was digitized in the mid 90’s a clerical error was made, and David Hollander has remained on file as Montreal’s EBUG. When Boston plays a preseason game in Montreal at the beginning of the 2017/2018 season, both of their goalies are taken out and David Hollander suddenly finds himself in the net in Boston black and yellow.
Reccer's Notes: Okay, so you might be wondering how a Genfic tagged as "crack treated seriously" could be "just like canon", but listen. The characterisations are great, and it's a fun story, and to me, it reads as a weird sidebar that really could have happened, but they couldn't quite fit it into the books or the show. It's funny, sweet, and surprisingly gripping. An excellent read or listen!
Fanwork Links: The Pride of McGill....David Hollander
And there's an excellent podfic by DiabolicalWordreader
Characters/Pairings: Genfic. Background pairings: Yuna Hollander/David Hollander, Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov. Plus the Metros, the Raiders, and Coach LeClaire
Rating: Teen
Length: 12,731
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: everythingsflux on AO3
Themes: Just like canon, Family, Crack treated seriously, Humor, Competence, Genfic
Summary: The NHL keeps a Central Registry of every team’s Emergency Backup Goaltender, or EBUG, an individual who must be prepared to play for either the home or visiting team should both goalies be taken out of commission. When the Registry was digitized in the mid 90’s a clerical error was made, and David Hollander has remained on file as Montreal’s EBUG. When Boston plays a preseason game in Montreal at the beginning of the 2017/2018 season, both of their goalies are taken out and David Hollander suddenly finds himself in the net in Boston black and yellow.
Reccer's Notes: Okay, so you might be wondering how a Genfic tagged as "crack treated seriously" could be "just like canon", but listen. The characterisations are great, and it's a fun story, and to me, it reads as a weird sidebar that really could have happened, but they couldn't quite fit it into the books or the show. It's funny, sweet, and surprisingly gripping. An excellent read or listen!
Fanwork Links: The Pride of McGill....David Hollander
And there's an excellent podfic by DiabolicalWordreader
