#1-800-iluvhockey

[1-800-iluvhockey]

it's never over - l.hughes

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2:22 seconds remained on the clock, the third period is headed to the end. heart is racing, nerves and stakes are too high. every michigan fan is on the edge of their seat; they know that their team can do this, y/n knows that luke can do it. holding onto her hand tightly, ellen watches with y/n as luke skates down the ice trying everything he can to block shots.

"cmon, I know you got it in you. michigan magic." y/n whispers, ellen's hand grips tighter when she sees the shot go in, the shot that luke barely missed. now it's 4-2, and only about 1:45 left. a commercial break pauses the game but doesn't break the tension on the ice.

"ellen---" y/n says in almost a whisper as they see luke skate back to the bench, trashcan in hand, head covered. "it's okay, he is doing it because he is nervous, probably didn't drink enough water -- that boy." ellen reassures y/n as she watches her boyfriend struggle through this third period.

"yeah, it is just hard watching it. nothing that I can do but sit here and ---" y/n's voice wavers and ellen brings her closer.

"it's okay honey, you're here and this is what matters. family matters, every hockey player wants their family in the stands to make them proud. luke needs you, he needs us here for him. you sitting here is doing more than enough for him. look." ellen calmed y/n as she got her attention back to the ice.

her boyfriend skates to the faceoff, looking up in the crowd for a split moment to try and find her. she waves, and he nods -- a short and sweet moment, just enough to know that she is there for him and that he knows she is right there when she needs him.

the music signals that the break is ending and the puck is to be in play, and all the emotions are back again.

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luke knows how this goes, as he has been here before in this exact game spot, the year before. he knows the heartbreak, the struggle, the grief he is going to endure in the next few minutes when he hears that buzzer.

but two things were different this year; it was the end but it was truly the beginning --- because it is never over. y/n's sweet voice plays in his head as he gets ready to face off, he thinks of her singing this song in his car, praising (screaming obnoxiously to the classic rock) of her favorite jeff buckley song --- lover, you should've come over. he imagines her voice saying "it's never over" in his head, as he has done the whole game to keep him going.

in reality, after that buzzer hits -- his time at umich is over; but his hockey career is truly beginning. so yes, the grief and sadness he is probably going to endure after this whistle blows will be one of the hardest things of his life --- but it is different; he has his y/n to lean on. 

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the whistle blows and the remaining seconds of the period play out; ports is out of the goal, and michigan does everything they can to stop quinnipiac from scoring an empty netter. a player steals the puck back which causes luke to go after him, eddy gets in net ready to play makeshift goalie. y/n's breath hitches as she knows that the quinnipiac player will score as luke hooks him and eddy has an opening.

boom.

5-2 quinnipiac, nail in the metaphorical hockey coffin. a sigh comes from jim as he sees luke talking with the ref, defeated. luke got a penalty for hooking, meaning quinnipiac was on a powerplay for the rest of the game. he looked defeated while entering the penalty box, which caused jim, ellen & y/n to look at each other, knowing how their boy was going to really feel.

"I made a bet with jack that he wouldn't break his stick this year -- let's hope I win." y/n kindheartedly joked as jim laughed. "that penalty might have set him off so I wouldn't be surprised if jack won the bet, y/n."

"I have faith that he won't beat himself up too badly this year, he has a pretty amazing girl to lean on and now a new career start. y/n?" ellen questions at the end, causing y/n to get confused. "yes?"

"you're ready for jersey right?" ellen asked as y/n looks at her like she has grown 3 heads.

"ellen, I am not going with him --- no way." she says questionably. her and luke talked about it but it was never a plan.

"y/n, you two have known each other for years, I know that you guys finally started dating last year -- but I know luke wants you in jersey." ellen tells her as jim agrees.

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the buzzer goes off which causes the conversation to be dropped as everyone rises out of their seats. half of the arena is full of cheerful quinnipiac and minnesota fans -- while the others are in denial about their seasons ending.

making their way to the locker room, y/n gets a glimpse of dylan, mackie and luke on the ice. defeat, just a look of sadness and shock on their faces. dylan looks and sees y/n in the tunnel, and just shakes his head. y/n reciprocates it but in a more "you did your best" type of head nod.

y/n and some of the families watched from the tunnel as the boys shook hands with each other. the boys led themselves back to the locker room, feeling the pain of the national title slip from their fingers once again. one of the last players off of michigan's side of the ice was indeed, a deflated luke hughes.

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walking with his head down, helmet in hand --- luke couldn't even see who was waiting for him as he headed to the locker room. he just went to her, he could smell her perfume from a mile away. she opened her arms to her as he buried his neck into her shoulder. he didn't care who saw, he never did. he just cried, letting out the defeat into y/n's shoulder.

"it's never over baby, you still got a whole career left. I am so proud of you." y/n whispered into his neck as he nodded. his arms held her tighter as the shock factor went away. he was done with college hockey.

college hockey brought him some of his best friends/teammates and gave him the courage to finally ask y/n out on a date. without college hockey, he wouldn't be who he was today, and that's why his emotions are even higher than he would have thought.

after a few minutes, he pulled away and got a good look at his girl. his beautiful girlfriend was wearing his favorite maize jersey, looking like a total angel in this moment. she looked like she cried a few minutes ago, giving her the extra glowy effect. he was too lucky to have the best family, girlfriend, and career he could have.

grabbing her hands, he put them on his shoulders. "y/n, will you come with me? to new jersey?" he asked her softly as he watched as her eyes pooled with tears. she turns to look behind her, to find his parents looking at her, ellen nods and then she turns to him.

"always, wherever you go --- I want to come with you. I love you." she says, kissing him softly.

"good, I was hoping you didn't say no." luke says as they walk over to his parents, hand in hand.

he wasn't okay, but he knew that the grief was temporary.

michigan would always be there for him. it is home, well, a home. home was really where y/n was. all he wanted was to be with her and play hockey, but those michigan memories will be with him; those were the forever type of memories. as the university of michigan, yost arena, hockey house, and all of those friends, teammates, and memories were going to last forever. he also couldn't forget about those michigan summers, those summers on the lake with his friends and family are going to be something he can't wait for in the off-season.

forever type of memories.

they would never go away; even if it was over.

[drei-mrssvechii]

hi hon

I’m reading your posts recently and I just wanted to stop in to tell you I love you!! and I’m always here for you <33333

hii

it’s been a rough-ish day and this made me smile. thank you sm 🫶🏻 i really appreciate it 💕✨

[slafkovskys]

jimmy is my underrated man omgggggg

love some snuggs 🫶🫶

def underrated

[nicohischierz]

not @1-800-iluvhockey and i sending each other the score for the dallas game whilst the devs were in OT 😭😭

[matthewkniesys]

claire's 1k follower celebration

so somehow, in some way i have 1000 of you following me!! it feels so crazy to think that, that many people like my content enough to follow me. and 1k is a lot of people. so i just wanted to say thank you. from the bottom of my heart this genuinely means so much to me. i love each and everyone of you!!

i wanted to do a fun little celly so here we are!

rules:

only one request per ask but you can send as many requests as you want they just have to be on separate asks

please make sure you include the little emoji that represents what kind of ask you are send as it makes it way easier to sort my inbox

have fun!!

dates: july 9th - july 30th

who i write for

my au's ( you can use these for blurb requests, ig edit requests and thoughts)

lucky number 8 au

matt boldy x newhook!sister

luke hughes x zegras!sister

trevor zegras x famous singer!reader

a summer thing au with jack hughes

🍄 blurbs - send me a prompt request from one of these lists and i'll write you a short blurb (max 3 prompts per one request)

prompt list #1 (angsty)

prompt list #2 (dialogue)

prompt list #3 (fluff)

prompt list #4 (protective)

🪴 ig edit - pick a player/ one of my au's and send a theme and i'll make a short ig edit for it

🌵moodboards - send me a player/au and i'll make a moodboard for them OR send me a little about yourself and i'll make you a moodboard

🌴 spotify numbers - send me a number between 1-673 and i'll tell you what song that is on my liked songs playlist

🌿 song association - send me this and i'll pick a song i associate you with (moots only)

☘ cym (cast your mutuals) - send me this and a theme and i'll cast my mutuals (ex: cym as favourite movies)

🪻fmk (fuck,marry,kill) - send me three players, actors, singers, characters, whoever and i'll play fmk

🌷song lyrics - send me a song you like and i'll tell you my favourite lyric

💐song battle - send me 2 songs and i'll pick which i like better

some amazing moots that i love so much (if i forgot to tag you i'm so so sorry): @nicohischierz @hvghes @waysicouldhave @hhughes @just-another-lovesong @1-800-iluvhockey @studsccsnackavoybambi @drysdalesv @drei-mrssvechii @bitchinbarzal @locklylemybeloved @honorarycallowaysister @loveofmygracie @tisthedamnseasns @sweetestdesire @6thomas @nicojackl0v3r @hischierhaze @corneliaskates @cobrakaisb @alextturcotte @2manytabsopen @jimmy-snuggs @lvrzegras @jackhues @sydnikov @youunravelme @jamiesdrysdale @svechnikovvv @yankstrash @qhughes43 @estapaluv @snugglebug-92

[shy4turcs]

Get to Know Me!

Shy4Jamie's 100 celly!!!

I'm doing a little get-know-me since this is my first celly!!

Rules

Don't ask anything about my personal life (family, school, personal relations, etc)

Don't ask my opinion on other accounts or users (drama free zone!!)

-unless it's like accounts I recommend for certain things or topics

I will not answer any asks that I am uncomfortable with!!

With that, yall can go ahead and ask me whatever or even just send me your thoughts on players, ill be answering questions and other asks all week (June 5th - 11th)

Also, I would like to say how much I appreciate all of you, you all have been so kind and welcoming and made Tumblr feel like a safe space for me.

Also a really big thank you to @drysdalesv for helping me out with some stuff and being my first mutual on here. I appreciate you a lot and you deserve the world ily!! (also check out their fics because there amazing!!)

also, quick thanks to @hvghes @zeagsmatty @nicojackl0v3r @lvrzegras @hughesmoyle @wbkz3gras and @1-800-iluvhockey you all have been so sweet and welcoming and I love talking to you guys !

[ancient-remnants-of-love]

i think it’s time for a new introduction post

so hi i’m mia! here’s some facts about me and some personality pics 🥰

-im 21 years old

-i live in massachusetts and am to my core a boston girlie

-my favorite team is the bruins but i love so many different players on so many different teams

-umich is my favorite college team

-i love music, the beach, hanging with my friends, and reading

-i’ve been told my aesthetic is surfer boy

i’m always down to make new friends so don’t be shy to reach out 💌

tagging some of my pals 🥰

@nicohischierz @1-800-iluvhockey @hard4softthings @spacevoidwastoid @filmfvckers @bigbastian

[father-stlouis]

9 people you’d like to know better

tagged by @habsjost :)

last song: ‘if it wasn’t for the nights’ by abba (on a disco kick right now?)

currently watching: rupaul’s drag race (bc i can’t live without it) and the new season of ‘the great��

currently reading: just finished a book on the history of nhl expansion that i already forgot the name of, ‘under the whispering door’ by tj klune, and ‘cruising utopia:the then and there of queer futurity’ by josé esteban muñoz

current obsession: disco, crustaceans, nhl history, mini golf, and queer theory (esp its intersections with anticapitalism)

tagging: @goodsticklehky @hard4softthings @1-800-iluvhockey @rainingsunlight @rouxruth72 @kguhle @lam-ila @slafgoalskybaby @st-louis

(feel free to ignore if you don’t wanna)

[ladylooch]

Omg have you seen this: https://www.tumblr.com/lovelynikol16/718379810680897536/nicohischierz-1-800-iluvhockey

I’m 🥵🥵🥵🥵

Of course I have!!! It’s probs so far down on the blog now, but this is definitely on here somewhere.

Also I’m desperately wishing that was in my bedroom but alas it is not.

That man is just 😵‍💫🥰🥵😳😫🤯🫨

[qhughes43]

hi so i forgot to post about my two years which was about a month ago so here's a two years post!

soo happy two years to qhughes43 :)

just wanted to say a quick thank you, been a good two years haha. i appreciate every single person who follows this blog :) thanks for sticking with me and dealing with my annoying and boring posts!

and to the friends i’ve made, love you guys :)

@andreburakozy @2manytabsopen @alextturcotte @jostystyles @1-800-iluvhockey @drei-mrssvechii @boeswhore idk if she’ll see this but she’s getting tagged anyways ily sim and everyone else, i just can't remember everyone's users cause i am half asleep writing this and i really need to sleep ily. but you are important to me, remember that <3

[1-800-iluvhockey]

can i get a luca fantilli x hughes!reader

soft launch plss??

braids - l.fantilli (instagram edit)

incorporated some speak now (tv) coded stuff 💜

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ynhughes

liked by @/ lucafantilli, jamie.drysdale, jackhughes & 38,621 others

ynhughes he took these 🖤

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jackhughes does “he” want his ass kicked?

lhughes_06 Y/N WTF PUT A DRESS ON

ellenhughes my little girl is always in her braid! gorgeous y/n/n🖤

↳ ynhughes got it from you mama❤️

adamfantilli he needs to work on his camera skills

yourbestfriend SOFT LAUNCH HELLO?

edwards.73 little y/n??? more like little black dress 🫠

↳ ynhughes I see your 1D reference, eddy

trevorzegras OKAY Y/N

jamie.drysdale jack is pacing the lakehouse rn

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lucafantilli

liked by @/ adamfantilli, markestapa, dylanduke & 12,935 others

lucafantilli took her home for the summer🤫

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adamfantilli very bold for posting this

lhughes_06 SUS

markestapa lake house summer….

nolan_moyle wavyyyyy

trevorzegras big moves fantsy pants

edwards.73 🫨🫨

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ynhughes

liked by @/ lucafantilli, markestapa, lhughes_06 & 43,219 others

ynhughes this (his) love is (mine) ours 💜

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markestapa how long did it convince you to make him paint?

↳ ynhughes 20 minutes plus cookies

adamfantilli he always needs a little incentive

↳ lhughes_06 ur hiding something fants 🤨

dylanduke did he take the first one?

↳ ynhughes made fun of me not having a braid in my hair for once… 🙄

_quinnhughes you don’t have a braid in any of these…. cowinkadink?

↳ jackhughes I THINK NOT! 🧐

yourbestfriend this love is ours… his love is mine??? I LOVE YOUR CODE Y/N/N

↳ ynhughes hot people listen to taylor swift fr

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lucafantilli

liked by @/ umichhockey, adamfantilli, edwards.73 & 17,130 others

lucafantilli the best thing that’s ever been mine 💜

tagged @/ ynhughes

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ynhughes I love you fants 🫶🫶

↳ lucafantilli ❤️❤️

lhughes_06 LUCA FANTILLI !!!!!!

jackhughes oh ok…. 😵‍💫

adamfantilli certified swiftie & bf now! congrats!

dylanduke group chats going insaneeeee 😂😂

trevorzegras AH! SOFT LAUNCH? HARD LAUNCH? TSWIFT LAUNCH? TOO MANY LAUNCHES!

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ynhughes

liked by @/ lhughes_06, jackhughes, lucafantilli & 53,132 others

ynhughes you made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter; you are the best thing that’s ever been mine, luca💜 the one who makes me laugh, the one who taught me that I can “let my hair down” and have more fun, the one who learned taylor swift lyrics to get my attention (and now jams to the songs in the car)….. the one who stole my heart. I love you! this love is OURS🤭

tagged @/lucafantilli

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[drei-mrssvechii]

have you ever been ice skating? | mat barzal

join my taglist!

pairing: mat barzal x reader

warnings: kids, mentions of falling down

word count: 582

a/n: so it's been a while since i wrote something and i came up with this at midnight so hope u enjoy it! be kind, always open to feedback, requests, etc, etc.

Your husband, Mat, was a professional hockey player, which meant he spent a lot of his time on the ice; and your son, Eli definitely got the skating skills from him, because you had never been ice skating. You’d usually watch from the tv or the stands but never tried it. 

However, Eli had asked to go skating a million times, begging for you to come this time and there was no way you could say no to his cute pouty face and looking at you with those hazel eyes, so you ended up agreeing.

While Mat was tying your skates, your son was jumping all over the place, waiting for his dad to finish. Once you were ready he was the first to step onto the ice and as he began to skate across the ice without any guidance, panic set in and the sudden urge to back off crashed at you. 

“I don’t think I can do this” you said, eyes wide open and feet wobbly. 

“C’mon babe, of course you can. Best teacher on Long Island here, eh?” Mat assured you and left a quick kiss on your lips.

“Mom!! You watching me? Come in, it’s gonna be fun!” You nervously laughed and trying not to think much about it, you took two deep breaths and left all worries behind. 

“Ok, I can do it, I definitely can.” You kept repeating the mantra as Mat stepped onto the ice first, his hands never leaving yours. “Let’s get it over with”

Then he helped you onto the ice and when your legs wanted to give out on the slippery surface, his grip on your body tightened. Just like that, he started guiding you through a few laps around the rink. 

Little by little you were getting the hang of it until Mat let go of your hands and skated away.

“Let’s try on your own. Skate to me” You took a hesitant first stride, Mat’s advice playing in the background.

Confidence is key. Take a deep breath, look up, and focus on balance. 

You reached Mat in no time, with a huge smile on his face, he placed his hands on your waist and spun you around excitedly.

“See? It’s not that hard.”

“What can I say? I have such a great coach.” You joke with a huge grin on your face. Maybe skating wasn’t that bad after all.

“Mom. Mom. Mom. Let's race!” You looked at Eli, not sure you could beat him in a race. At least you could stand without falling over but his little feet sure had more practice than you. But you’d do anything to see a smile on his face, so even though as soon as Mat shouted “Go!”  Eli had already skated away at a great speed, you started off confident, at least you’d make it to the finish line in one piece.

Until you hit a bump on the ice, wide-eyed you instantly fell on your butt.

“Ouch. That one hurt.” You wailed as both boys skated to your side.

“Don’t worry” you laughed briefly “I’m fine but I’d be nice if you could help me up.”

“This whole ice skating thing? I don’t think it’s my thing” you spoke again.

“You’ll get some bruises but with some more practice you could go to the Olympics” Mat joked as he lightly chuckled.

“So funny, Barz. My feet actually hurt, can we go now?”

“Yeah, sure. Come on buddy, mama needs some rest.”

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taglist: @fallinallincurls @barzyblogbabe @hockey-racing-fubol @beauvertime @ssebastianaho @stars-canucks @kailyn-writes @owenpowerstapejob @boeswhore @quietblues @barzyandhughesbaby @this-is-ally-and-im-confused @svechnikov3737 @honeygarfield @1-800-iluvhockey @cammieshockeyblog | join here!

[lukehughes43]

thank you for the tag @llhughess!!

rule: tag nine people you would like to get to know better🤍

last song: out of the woods by queen Taylor Swift🫶🏼

last show: Dallas cowboy cheerleaders making the team

currently watching: bluey, because why not

currently obsession: my depression playlist🫶🏼

currently reading: a good girl's guide to murder by holly Jackson

tagging: @babydollmarauders @hughesquinn @zegras2crosby @1-800-iluvhockey @jamiesdry @letsgetrowdy43 @bordeleaubeau (even though I already know you I still wanna tag my bestie🫶🏼)

[nicohischierz]

I still can’t get over the tiktok I sent to you of jamie and at last 😭😭

he is too pretty and I can’t — I have such a type for d-men 🫣

stop that tiktok has now been living in my head rent free 🤭

it’s okay abby, it’s jamie you can always make room for jamie 😌😌

no but seriously why are we attracted to d-men

[matthewkniesys]

Could you recommend some friends!!!

i could literally recommend 100 friends but

for hockey: @nicohischierz @kjohnson-91 @liquidflyer @hhughes @mack-samo @boldysswld @hvghes @drysdalesv @cowboypoetry4saintknight @hard4softthings @1-800-iluvhockey @ancient-remnants-of-love @grapejuicehughes @drei-mrssvechii @svechnikovvv @cobrakaisb @typical-simplelove @jostystyles @bitchinbarzal @estapaluv @2manytabsopen @lam-ila @corneliaskates @alextturcotte

baseball and hockey(and other cool stuff like just good vibes): @donttelltheelff @emptyflowerpots @introvertedperson16 @anotherhockeypage

and i have to tag @likefolksong because it's one of my fav blogs and jas is so cool

[ancient-remnants-of-love]

just saw that frank might have a girl

rip to @1-800-iluvhockey ‘s confession of love for him😭

i saw that but she’s beautiful and i’m happy for him

i think he would be the most respectful boyf too

@1-800-iluvhockey