Best Short Hockey RPF Fanfics
Hockey RPF novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 25 Short Hockey RPF Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Hockey RPF fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
The Limits of the World
by turningterrific
“So, umm,” Sid says into his phone, suddenly nervous. “Sid?” Geno’s voice registers surprise. “Yeah, umm.” Why is this difficult? “I’m here?” Geno laughs. “Back in Pittsburgh?” “No.” Sid clears his throat. “I’m-- I’m in the Moscow airport.” Or: Sid decides to spend his summer in Russia.
Cyrillic Text
by purplecatsweater
The jumble of weird letters on Sidney’s wrist are different than everyone else’s—different than his mom’s, or his dad’s, and when Taylor gets big enough for the whole name to show up on her wrist, it’ll be different too.
Highway Unicorn
by pentapus
He saw the horn poking out from the pony's head, golden and straight and somehow delicate-looking despite the empty tuna can hanging off of it. The unicorn horn. "The fuck," Sidney said out loud, his eye skipping from the horn over the greyish-white body to the graceful gold-toned hooves.
The Real Thing
by sevenfists
Sitting at the table was Sid: Sid as Zhenya had first known him, almost a decade before: dorky, long-haired Sid, his cheeks round with baby fat. He couldn’t have been older than twenty, and even that was generous.“Wow,” baby Sid said. “Are you Evgeni Malkin?”
Catch a Glimpse of Gold Through His Skin
by reginalds
The poster reads, from the top: Times When it is Okay to Interrupt Mr. Malkin: 1.) Hitler invades Russia2.) Fire3.) German U-boat spotted in the Allegheny4.) Sidney Crosby walks in the room
i want to belong here
by cathedralhearts
“Can I come to Russia with you?” Zhenya’s brain fritzes out for a second. “Sorry?” he asks, thinking he’s misheard. Years of pining can do that to a person -- make you believe that the object of your affections wants something more than they really do. Sid’s gone bright pink and is staring at the fl
3:30
by sevenfists
Napping with Sid would be inconvenient, embarrassing, and more than a little gay, and maybe Zhenya was a little gay, but he didn’t need to advertise it.
The Best-Looking Boys
by sevenfists
He was just a kid, just like Sidney, and far away from home. When Sidney didn’t look away, Evgeni mimed swinging a baseball bat, and Gonch was right; it was clear he had no idea what he was doing.That was the first time Sidney thought they could maybe be friends.
something real or something wonderful
by cathedralhearts
Evgeni Malkin is thirteen when he soul bonds.
To Happily Ever After (and a Cup or two)
by jeyhawk
"Heat of moment, not think much. Just want." Sid wonders what it's like to want that much; it's certainly never happened to him. "Okay," he says, still unconvinced. "I'll take your word for it." "My word always good," Geno agrees, patting Sid's thigh just above the knee. Sid looks at Geno's big hand
All I Ever Wanted
by sevenfists
Sidney said, “You should come to Vail with me.”Zhenya rolled his eyes. Just what he needed: a relaxing week of power skating drills with Sidney.
i wonder if you'd take it slow
by fraudulentzodiacs
Leon expects a snarky, asshat response from Tkachuk. Instead, he listens to Tkachuk over footage of himself playing with his mouth open in shock.“I think he’s a great player.” Tkachuk tells the interviewer. “I think he’s, uh, having a great year. I think both of them together is a really great one-t
Old Flames Burn Brighter
by cisumox
"Do you think I did it on purpose?”Matt wants to know the answer, maybe more than anything else he’s here to do. It doesn’t change anything about the past. He still wants to know.Leon sighs just loudly enough that Matt can hear it across the space between them. “Welcome to Berlin, Matt.”Or: Matt shi
Collared
by magic1034
"What?" Matthew stared blankly at the coach in front of him who shifted in front of him in discomfort."You need to be collared,” Coach Huska reiterates.Matthew sighed, "I can't just get Gio to collar me and that be that right?"To the Coach's credit, he looked sorry as he replied, "Sorry, Matthew. Bu
Bewitched
by Anonymous
Connor McDavid is hexed during a playoff game against the Jets and it’s somehow Matthew’s fault. Because this is his life.
enough to make you want
by fraudulentzodiacs
After all, it’s not like Jonny would ask Patrick to move to Chicago, would claim Patrick as his sub and declare his undying love for him. He knows that Jonny probably has this arrangement with half a dozen other subs around the continent. Hell, Patrick assumes he most likely has more than one sub in
Poker Face
by Keith_Wilde
When Matthew and Leon wake up married in Las Vegas, neither wants to show their hand. But when it comes to love, maybe a bad poker face is a good thing.It's the Vegas Wedding, All-Star Game trope mashup!
bad choices don’t make themselves
by 2pretty_2die
The last thing Matthew expected to hear when he woke up this morning was his five year old son announcing that not only has he found his favorite NHL team, but also his favorite player. Matthew Tkachuk’s son is an Oilers fan. And to add insult to injury, he was also a Leon Draisaitl fan. — — — — Wha
nhl gay support group
by 5minutemajor
after conducting some...research, mitch marner decides to launch a gay nhl groupchat. it goes about as well as you might think.*this is set during the 2023-24 NHL season*
Things that go bump in the night
by ohpuck
It’s not until Sid opens the door that it really clicks for Mitch. “I thought we were all rooming alone in the hotel.” He mumbles, scratching at his sorry excuse for a beard as he takes in the ginormous bed. There are two labelled bags stacked neatly at the end. 87 and 29. Sid and Nate exchange ano
there is still love in us
by Anonymous
Will isn't a jealous alpha. But when a threat emerges at a delicate moment in his marriage to Mack, he needs to act.
Merry Christmas (Please Don't Call)
by Tazerslongerhair
"But you should know that I died slowRunning through the halls of your haunted homeAnd the toughest part is that we both knowWhat happened to youWhy you're out on your ownMerry Christmas, please don't call"--AKA Jonny's alone over Christmas break and forced to confront whatever this thing is between
three hundred sandwiches
by cathedralhearts
“Want a sandwich?” he asks, cutting Tazer off as he starts to build up into an impressive rant about the businessman he got stuck next to. Tazer nods, settling down at the island and flipping through Patrick’s mail, even though it’s incredibly rude.(Or: “There's nothing like unrequited love to take
Break the Hegemony
by Stormness
Hegemony: a monopoly, dominance, etc After the US Mens Hockey Team wins gold with an unprecented percent of omegas, the omegas who lost their careers are happy for them.After some of those omegas behave less than gracefully, the alphas are upset enough to take action. (Pairings are tagged in chapter
Playing The Body
by ringpopcanada
"You didn't even get off," Brock said, almost disappointed. "We'll have to try again some time." After six agonizing years of yearning, Quinn finally lands Brock. Hooking up with his teammate comes with a humiliating catch: Quinn can't finish with another person. He needs to be face down, alone, and
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This list of 25short Hockey RPF fanfics spans 618,470 total words. Kudos range from 52 on the newest entries to 5,139 on the most established. 76% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (15 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Getting Together · Feelings · Slow Build · Sharing a Bed · Pining.
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