Ringleader: Ilya Rozanov (Boston Bears, traded to Ottawa Centaurs in 2018) * ° - Captain. Originator of “SHIT.” Attends 2018 & 2019 Awards Parties.
#1 - Scott Hunter (NY Admirals) * ° - Captain, comes out for 2017 Cup. Finds out about Shane & Ilya at a fundraiser in Dec 2017, “connections to” (meaning knows about?) #26. Accidentally tells Crowell about them having members on all but 6 teams (early 2019) and feeds him incorrect teams from Ilya, has a partner (Kip). Originator of many group nicknames. Attends 2018 & 2019 MLH Awards Parties, stays behind after when Shane accidentally outs his/Ilya's relationship at the 2018 party.
#2 - (Retires after 2017 cup) - Thought Ilya was hitting on him when he clocked him
#3 - (Carolina in 16/17, traded in 17/18) ° - Thought Ilya was threatening him when he clocked him, tried to call out the shitty culture in Carolina and got traded, having a conversation about the right way to eat a cupcake (2019 after-party) with #10 & #38. Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#4 - Kowalski (Probably) ° - Thought Ilya was hitting on him in the bathroom when he clocked him, reaches out to Ilya about “Tiny Dickman”, would flirt with a cereal box, flirting with Cooper Lee (and likely hooked up with him in the bathroom) at 2019 After Party). Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#5 - Baldwin (Vancouver, retires after 2018) * - Minor Canon Book Gay. Goalie, comes out for the 2018 Cup (and is forced into retirement). Ilya thought his team was unlikely to ever be in the playoffs, older player whose contract negotiations stopped when he came out to his coach to invite him to his wedding, helps review the rigged games of the 2019 playoffs. Originator of “SCHUMEM.” Attends 2018 MLH Awards Party/After party, stays behind and finds out about Shane and Ilya.
#6 - Shane Hollander (Montreal Voyageurs) * ° - Captain. Clocked by Scott Hunter in Dec 2017, outs his and Ilya's relationship to him, shocked about the league rigging things, comes out to his team in Fall 2018, outed to their coach and Crowell when he calls after 2019 cup, figures out the rigging of the 18/19 season (coaching, referees, faulty stick tape/equipment, crowd distractions). Originator of “AGBHP/AOGBHP.” Attends 2018 & 2019 MLH Awards Parties, and accidentally outs his relationship with Ilya to Baldwin, #7 & #23 at 2018 After Party.
#7 - Vinny Marcello (New Jersey) * ° - Alternate Captain. Bisexual. Older, wants his “Scott Hunter” moment, comes out to Scott Hunter after Ilya's ribbing, shady, makes fun of the “axis powers” jerks by coming out “as an asshole,” eavesdrops on Shane attempting to flirt with Chucky Rhodes at the 2019 All Stars game, out to his team, outed to their coach and Crowell when he calls after 2019 cup. Originator of “RASHYCOCK” and one of the originators of the “NJMLHLGBTQFOIR” monstrosity. Attends 2018 & 2019 MLH Awards Parties, stays behind and finds out about Shane and Ilya at 2018 After Party.
#8 - Ryan Price (Buffalo in 17/18, traded to Toronto Guardians in 2018, retires in 2019) - Canon Book Gay. Enforcer, comes out more publicly (was sort of already out) in 2019 on Instagram as he retires. Takes Tiny Dickman out of the playoffs in 2018, attends the funeral service of Duncan Harvey where Ilya helps convince him to retire and offers him a job at the Irina Foundation (which he doesn’t accept), helps review the rigged games of the 2019 playoffs, coach for Irina Foundation camps (and therefore knows about Shane & Ilya). Originates “EIGHT.”
#9 - (Retires after 2017 cup)
#10 - ° - has reported to Ilya that Dallas Kent is assaulting women, wants Crowell to pay more attention to the date rape allegations, having a conversation about the right way to eat a cupcake (2019 after-party) with #3 & #38. Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#11 - Lundin (Los Angeles) * - Minor Canon Book Gay. Comes out on Instagram summer 2018 and moves back to Sweden. Swedish player, willing to come out for the 2017 cup and getting pushback from the league, recommends Ilya reach out to the third line forward from Nashville, comes out to Scott Hunter at the 2017 Cup, thinks an all-gay team would be good, skeptical that Ilya isn't disclosing who's in the group to Hunter/Shane, soft launches his sexuality by posting pictures of his boyfriend on Instagram in summer 2018. Originator of “FRIEND.” Attends 2018 MLH Awards Party/After party.
#12 - (NY Admirals) - one of Hunter’s best friends, married to a woman, bisexual, getting a divorce (if Scott’s guess is accurate)
#13 - Melnyk (Traded to Montreal in 2017) ° - Defenseman, Rookie in 17/18. Ilya wants to set him up with #14 (Rivera), is “a corrupt little loose cannon with zero moral qualms” according to Ilya and an “abrasive, cocky little shithead” according to Shane, Shane's back up on Montreal, Shane thinks he's hot but young, around 20 in 2018, out to Shane after Shane comes out to the team. Ilya downplays the 2018 MLH Awards Party/After party to him so he doesn't come, but attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#14 - Mateo Rivera (Washington) * ° - Comes out for 2019 Cup. Rookie in 17/18, first Puerto Rican player ever. Reminds Ilya of a young Shane and he wants to set him up with #13 (Melnyk), not comfortable playing dirty but okay with non-physical harm, wants to come out but can't (2018), seems to idolize Shane, also a hockey nerd, seemed turned on by the idea of Hollanov, might have a crush on Ilya, confirmed ready to come out if he wins the cup in 2019, 21 yr. old (2019), is invited to Marshal the DC and the Puerto Rican Pride Parades, apparently has an ex boyfriend he's trying to make jealous. Originator of “GABPHU,” “RC” and “PHPGBQU.” Attends 2018 & 2019 MLH Awards Parties.
#15 - (Anaheim) * ° - is a sassy bitch (tells Ilya to tell Scott Hunter to lick his balls), thinks Hollanov would be hot, thinks Shane's gaydar is more of a wishlist. Originator of “CHODE”. Attends 2018 & 2019 MLH Awards Parties.
#16 - (Houston) * - seems to be clocking Shane and Ilya, thinks Ilya should come out next, would apparently sleep with Shane. Originator of “OLDSHAFT.” Attends 2018 MLH Awards Party/After party.
#17 - finds it wild that the league is pissed about their action against Dallas Kent but not about racist fans
#18 * - has reported to Ilya that Dallas Kent is assaulting women, wishes he had a chance to hurt Kent during the Kent-Pocalypse, thinks playing nice in the Gay State of the Union speech is ridiculous, derides reserve players, is technically in Ilya's Straight Army. Attends 2018 MLH Awards Party/After party.
#19 - (New Jersey) - Gay, 21 yr. old (in 2018), out to his team, outed to their coach and Crowell when he calls after 2019 cup. One of the originators of the “NJMLHLGBTQFOIR” monstrosity.
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#21 -
#22 - (Anaheim) ° - names the assholes trying to prove they're not allies “the axis powers.” Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#23 - Jethro Young (Utah) * - Captain. Older, Mormon, clocked by Marlow, thinks dating a hockey player would be disgusting, shocked about the league rigging things, confirmed ready to come out if he wins the cup in 2019. Attends 2018 MLH Party, stays behind and finds out about Shane and Ilya.
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#25 - (Buffalo) - was “straight” until Ilya checked in and he discovered he's actually in love with his gay roommate
#26 - in contact with/out to Scott Hunter
#27 - Silas Wagner- (Washington) ° - Comes out at 2019 MLH Awards. Confirmed ready to come out if he wins the cup in 2019, agrees (and sounds relieved) to stay in the closet initially after winning the 2019 Cup and come out later, has a partner (Chris). Originator of “CIRCUS” and “DICK COMA.” Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
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#29 - Fredericks (Carolina) - Defenseman, comes out on Instagram after Scott Hunter's 2018 Gay State of the Union. Bisexual. Shane's proudest guess for his gaydar (in 2017) that Ilya thinks is utterly incorrect, starts being targeted with illegal checks ignored by the refs in fall 2018 and is put on Long Term Injury Reserve (LTIR) after Comeau breaks his arm with an illegal check, helps review the rigged games of the 2019 playoffs.
#30 - (Utah) - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union, confirmed ready to come out if he wins the cup in 2019.
#31 - Richards (Colorado, Traded to Anaheim for 19/20) ° - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union, at 2019 All Star weekend and hanging out with the rest of the Queer Militia. Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#32 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
#33 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
#34 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
#35 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
#36 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
#37 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
#38 - ° - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union, having a conversation about the right way to eat a cupcake (2019 after-party) with #3 & #10. Attends 2019 MLH Awards Party.
#39 - reached out to Scott Hunter to join after 2018 Gay State of the Union
Also mentioned/relevant: Troy Barrett (Toronto Guardians) - not in the bet, Ilya saw him checking out Shane, clocked that the Gay Army seems to be targeting Dallas Kent, reaches out to Ilya in Spring 2019 because he starts dating a closeted Adrian Delay Cruz (Hollywood actor), has clocked Ilya and Shane's relationship, gives Ilya, Shane & Harris intel on the distractions from the audience during the 18/19 season
Marcel Houde - mentioned by RogueMLH and by Kavita Kingsley in article about the hits on Fredericks as a counterpoint to the inaction in Fredericks case, implying that Houde is not gay or, at least, not out to anyone
Liam Casey - player who injured Marcel Houde
Chucky Rhodes (Brooklyn Scouts) - Goalie. One of Shane’s initial guesses to Ilya, Shane attempts to flirt with him at the 2019 All Stars game to prove his point, is clearly interested in Shane
Jeffries - listed by Shane as one of the safe people he's looking for when approached by Crowell at 2019 MLH Awards, so likely to be an unknown number of the army (possibly 3, 10, 15, 22, 38, or one of the “guys from the western conference”, in attendance)
Unknown Player (Drafted to Ottawa Centaurs) - “Nerdy Swiss Kid” scoped out by Ilya at the 2019 Draft
Teams Included/Additional Notes:
- Nashville (Has a third-line forward who Ilya is keeping an eye on as of 17/18 season but has not been mentioned as joining the pact)
- Toronto Guardians (Has an additional unnamed player, was a backup for Ryan Price (#8) before came out and retired)
- San Jose is one of the teams without a queer player, but has some allies
- Los Angeles has no queer players (after Lundin comes out and leaves)
- There is one non-binary player as of Dec 2017
- Around 34 active players out of 41 in Jan 2019, meaning 7 have retired or transferred out of MLH and we only know about 3 retirees (#2, Baldwin (#5) & #9) and Lundin (#11) transferring
Starting a symbol list for the various meetups so it's easier to see who knows about who. Each symbol means all these people know about each other because they were in attendance
* - attended 2018 MLH Awards Party/After party
° - attended 2019 MLH DICK COMA After Party
Out Players Cheat Sheet: Cup Winners (RASHYCOCK):
Scott Hunter (#1, 2017 Cup)
Baldwin (#5, 2018 Cup)
Mateo Rivera (#14, 2019 Cup)
Ally Army (nearly 200 players total by January 2019): Hayden Pike (Montreal Voyageurs) - In the Council of (Mostly) Straight Elders leads the Pacific division. Ilya thinks he's not fully straight (confirmed by Jackie Pike in 2018), reposted #1’s coming out post, attended Montreal Pride with daughters, recommends Shane Hollander for the Ally Chat, has a friend on Carolina who will leak them the plays and more, finds out about Shane and Ilya in Fall of 2018, denies that straight guys thinking about fucking Shane (which Hayes confirms means he has), coach for Irina Foundation camps Cliff Marlow (Boston Bears) -In the Council of (Mostly) Straight Elders, leads the Metropolitan division. Proved safe with Ilya's test secret, confirmed to know about Shane & Ilya in Fall of 2018, admits to straight guys thinking about fucking Shane Carter Vaughn (NY Admirals) - In the Council of (Mostly) Straight Elders, leads the Atlantic division. Confirmed Ilya's safety with Scott, confirmed to know about Shane & Ilya in Fall of 2018, admits to straight guys thinking about fucking Shane Pierce (Columbus) - Confirms that there were weird coaching choices in 18/19 season (specifically in their game against Utah) Becker (Chicago) - Wyatt Hayes (Toronto Guardians, traded to Ottawa Centaurs by end of 2018) - In the Council of (Mostly) Straight Elders, leads the Central division. Goalie. Hates Kent, thinks the gay group chat is superhero shit, removed Woodrick from chat, apparently by far the most perceptive person in the group chat, confirmed to know about Shane & Ilya in Fall of 2018, hears a girl crying at one of Dallas Kent's parties and calls the cops which gets him traded, admits to straight guys thinking about fucking Shane, coach for Irina Foundation camps (and therefore knows about Shane & Ilya) Sullivan (Phoenix) - goes by “Sully” Brophy (New Jersey) - Enforcer or Defenseman. Has apparently shown interest in Shane (so Shane thinks he might be queer), one of the originators of “NJMLHLGBTQFOIR” Litterick (Carolina) - Wing. Fed Hayden Pike insider knowledge and visibly passed pucks to blocked players in the 2018 final JJ Boiziau (Montreal Voyageurs) - coach for Irina Foundation camps (and therefore knows about Shane and Ilya)
Unknown Player (Washington) - not comfortable with playing dirty
Unknown Player (Anaheim) - Alternate Captain. Got the call from the coach asking if anyone is gay on their team
Unknown Players (Ottawa Centaurs) - About half the team is in the army
Unknown Players (San Jose) - give Ilya some feedback on the rigged 2019 cup games
Queer Players (Confirmed to be in the Chat because people think they're Allies): Shane Hollander, #18
Staff Army: Yuna Hollander - Joins up as the “Mob Mom” in Jan 2019 under the guise of running the IRINA Foundation, runs the Staff Army Harris Drover (Ottawa Centaurs) - Social Media Manager, runs RogueMLH (which has apparently inspired a RogueMLB & RogueWNBA), collects potential army members’ information and passes it on, introduces the group to r/MLHCorruption Bianca (Senior Management) - Crowell’s executive assistant, records Crowell's homophobic tirade against Scott Hunter after 2019 Cup James (Winnipeg) - tells Bianca about the Staff Army Suna Dunham - is Bianca’s direct contact in the Staff Army, possibly in attendance at 2019 MLH Awards
Unsafe Players/Other People: Reinhold “Riney” Glickman or “Tiny Dickman” - Carolina's Bigoted Captain and Star Forward, Army's first target in 17/18 season, taken out by #8 in the 2018 playoffs Dallas Kent (Toronto Guardians) - physically and verbally abusive, accused of assaulting women by #10 & #18, Army action planned for Dec 2017/Jan 2018 Woodrick (Houston) - removed from Ally Chat by Wyatt Hayes for immediately being homophobic Comeau (Montreal Voyageurs) - one of the homophobic players who targets Fredericks after he comes out, breaks his arm with an illegal check in Fall 2018 Lorenzo (Ottawa Centaurs) - Defense. Racist and objectifies women Miller (Ottawa Centaurs) - Defense. Racist and objectifies women Wringham (Ottawa Centaurs) - Defense. Racist and objectifies women Nelson - one of the known assholes targeted with distractions during the 18/19 season Burke - one of the known assholes targeted with distractions during the 18/19 season
Unknown Players Doing Homophobic Shit™: Targeting Fredericks (1 Brooklyn Scout, 1 Minnesota Nomad, 1 on Detroit, 1 in Columbus, 2 on Montreal Voyageurs) Hal (Ref, New York) - Friend of Scott Hunter, told him to keep his head down when he asked about uncalled illegal checks
Acronyms! and Nicknames For Cup Winners RASHYCOCK - Rozanov And Scott Hunter's Yearly Coming Out Club King (originated by #7 (Vinny Marcello) SCHUMEM Cup Award - SCott HUnter MEMorial Cup Award (originated by #5 (Baldwin) in his coming out post) SHunMYCOCK - Scott Hunter Memorial Yearly Cupping Out Club King S.H.E.I.L.D. - Scott Hunter Award for Excellence in Loving Dick MVP - Most Vagina-less Peen? Men's Venereal Player? Massive Veiny Penis? IAOTY - Ilya’s Avenger of the Year CHODE - Champion of Hunter's Order of Dick Enthusiasts (originated by #15)
For Coming Out during MLH Awards DICK COMA - Daddy Ilya’s Celebrated King of Coming Out at MLH Awards (originated by #27 (Silas Wagner))
Other NJMLHLGBTQFOIR - New Jersey Major League Hockey LGBTQ Friends of Ilya Rozanov (Originated by #7, #19 & Brophy (Ally Army)) IRINA - Ilya Rozanov's Intentional Nothing-to-see-here Alibi EIGHT - Eighth of Ilya’s Gay Hockey Tyrants (from Ryan Price’s coming out post) SHIT - Shane Hollander Index Total (originated by Ilya Rozanov) RC - Unknown (originated by #14 (Mateo Rivera) during his coming out post)
Group Names
Originated by Scott Hunter (#1): Ilya’s Angels, Ilya's Army, Rozanov’s Regiment, Rozanov’s Queer Death Squad, Gay Hockey Militia
Originated by Shane Hollander (#6): AGBHP/AOGBHP (Alliance of Gay and Bisexual Hockey Players)
Originated by Lundin (#11): FRIEND (Fellowship of Rozanov’s International Elite Nancies and Dandies)
Originated by Mateo Rivera (#14): GABPHU (Gay and Bisexual Professional Hockey Union)
Originated by #16: OLDSHAFT (Ones Like Daddy Scott Hunter And Friends Tribe)
Originated by Silas Wagner (#27): CIRCUS (Commissioner Ilya Rozanov's Communal Underground Syndicate)
Unknown Originator(s): Gay Avengers, Ilya's Apostles, Ilya's Infantry, Gay Cabal, Queer Council, Scunties (Scott’s Hunties), PHOODS (Professional Hockey's Order Of Dick Suckers), Friends of Rozanov, Ilya’s Avengers, Queer Cartel, PHUCK (Professional Hockey Union of Cock Kings)
Ally Army Group Names (with a hilarious amount of overlap with the Gay Army group): Rozanov’s guys, Ilya’s avengers, Ilya’s army, the Queer Corps
Additional Notes:
Carolina - (in 17/18) has insanely racist players and fans, a goalie with a half dozen DUIs, a benchwarmer who was charged with Animal Cruelty and management who's doing nothing about any of this Kavita Kingsley - senior MLH reporter at a high-profile sports magazine (apparently called “Reputable Sports Magazine”), Scott Hunter's favorite journalist, recommends RogueMLH and the group get a lawyer, agrees to hold off publishing an article about the corruption around the 2018 cup so that Ilya can prove the 2019 cup was already rigged, has clocked Shane & Ilya’s relationship Cooper Lee - Lawyer for the Queer Army, hooked up with Kowalski (#4) at MLH Awards Gay After Party (2019)
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