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NHL Romance Audio Stories Draw Criticism From Fans

Original: The NHL Is Releasing Its Own ‘Hot’ Fanfic. Romance Lovers Hate It The league is releasing romance-style audio stories to

The NHL is releasing romance-style audio stories featuring its players to promote games, prompting backlash from romance readers. Critics have called the effort cheap pandering and argued it fails to address deeper issues in the sport, including toxic masculinity. Debate is playing out online, with romance fans questioning whether the league understands the genre or is simply chasing a trend popularized by hockey romance novels.

Why now: The NHL's attempt to capitalize on the popular hockey romance genre is being mocked and criticized online.

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• The NHL Is Releasing Its Own ‘Hot’ Fanfic. Romance Lovers Hate It The league is releasing romance-style audio stories to promote games. Critics say it’s cheap pandering that doesn’t address toxic masculinity in the sport. https://www. wired.com/story/the-nhl-is-rel… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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