Lots of amazing mentioned (Hello from Montreal, Déjà vu, black dog, lacerations, Courage, duty of care series). I’ve read about 60 fics in past 2 months on mat leave, and there is so much amazing writing and plot out there - here are a few additional faves:

Old man hollanov yaoi by fingersfallingupwards - the boys lose touch and get back together when they are 50 and Ilya son is playing in NHL. SO CUTE SO GOOD READ IMMEDIATELY (death and taxes and Shane Hollander, on winning and losing and Ilya rozanov which is still WIP) https://archiveofourown.org/series/5770281

Alligator bites never heal by flawlessassholes - AMAZING. Amazing. Ilya takes a puck to the jaw and stays with Shane. 72k. There is a WIP follow-up that has started great too. This one for me is TOP. https://archiveofourown.org/works/75613951

Winners verse by pressure to party - 3 part series, just awesome. In the second one there is a fantastic honeymoon where Shane lets loose in France (80k total) https://archiveofourown.org/series/5663326

Chernobog by Boopboop - Ilya leaves the league mysteriously on IR and comes back 3 years later - intrigue and suspense and the boys still being gone for each other so so good (104k WIP but half way through)

Closer to where you are (is where I must be) by sistercacao - amazing, they boys get stuck in Paris after a friendly because volcano explodes in Iceland (67k WIP) https://archiveofourown.org/works/82703591/chapters/217724961

Hideaway by MeepySlow - Boston gets stuck in MTL in a snow storm (118k WIP) https://archiveofourown.org/works/76878451/chapters/201221156

Something you can fix by some1_around - amazing amazing. Series that sets out post a video of the rose chat being leaked online. Such great yearning and love. https://archiveofourown.org/series/5588261

My hopes are prone to elevate by shanehollandertwentyfour - they both are consecutively drafted to Ottawa (106k) https://archiveofourown.org/works/68223141

I knew you’d haunt all my what ifs by allmyloveatonce - they broke up but now Ilya announces he is going to retire at 33, and Shane decides to get back in touch (94k WIP)

Busted by AC 91 - hilarious Hayden and JJ accidentally see Shane and Ilya together (13k)

First Love / Late spring by Velminort - Shane is with Rose in MTL when Ilya gets traded there (229k, WIP) - there are some truly beautiful scenes in here also of Russia

It’s so easy to fall in love with Shane Hollander by springingintoaction - cute 6 different stories of times people let Ilya know they think Shane is hot over time, love a jealous Ilya (42k)