The ice is my sanctuary, my happy place. It's also why I'm living a lie.As a kid, you don't think about the sacrifices you'll have to make for your dreams. I surrendered a carefree childhood to hours upon hours of grueling practices. Abandoned life with my family in favor of a boarding school that would hone my skills to perfection. But my biggest sacrifice, the one I couldn't predict I'd have to make as a little boy, is denying who I am.I thought I could d...

Publicly, I'm a sports hero. Privately…On the surface, I've got it all. I'm the starting goalie and captain of the Colorado Bulldogs hockey team. I've got more money than I know what to do with. I can count an entire team of elite athletes as my friends. And according to the pundits, I'm an eligible bachelor.That's the image everyone sees, but it's just a role I play, a part dictated by my career. So, those questions I have about why I don't crave sexual co...

Two broken boys. One dorm room. Can they help each other heal, or will they stay forever fractured?Ever have someone get you so well that it's like looking in a mirror? That's what I think of when I look at Liam. I might as well be looking at myself from a few months ago. Broken and jaded.But I've come out the other side, mostly, and I'm finally in a good place. I figure if I did it, so can he. So, I make it my mission to befriend him.Predictably, h...

Timing is everything.You know the guy everyone loves in a strictly platonic manner? The one that people think is nice and funny and smart, but not in a romantic way?That's me.What's worse, not even my formerly straight best friend and current roommate, who I've had a crush on for years, saw me as anything other than his buddy.I blame myself, sort of. If I'd just been brave enough to tell him how I felt, maybe I'd have been the one to help hi...

Competition is my love language.The first time I saw Bennet Armstrong's baby blues staring up at me from underneath his helmet, stunned and confused that I'd tackled him, I was smitten.So, I tackled him again. And again. Whether he had the ball or not, I'd take him down, just so I could have his eyes on me.I thought we were connecting. He thought I was a poor sport. Needless to say, when we found ourselves on the same team years later, he was not a ...

Forgetting to knock changed everything.There I was, innocently letting myself into my teammate's room to search for some protein powder, when I came across a different type of protein altogether.I learned two things that day. Knock first, and straight guys might be missing out.As usual, when I have an epiphany, I turn to my best friend Cam for help. He's been my partner in crime since we were five, so he's used to indulging my whims. He's also the o...

Superstition [soo·per·stish·uhn] noun. A belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation. An irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God. A notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.Athletes are notoriously superstitious. Some don't wash their gear. Others sleep with it. I've even heard of a guy who peed on the field to ward off e...