This was a lovely story full of emotion. Two teammates, one at the beginning of his career, and the other nearing its end.

They’ve known each other for much longer than that though. Anders is also best friends with Kelly’s very overprotective brother. Kelly has been there through the years that Anders was married to the love of his life, had a daughter, and when he lost them both tragically. He loved him when he was 15, and he loves him still.

As Kelly struggles to sort out whether or not he’ll ever have a chance, and Anders is struggling with accepting that it’s okay to love again, all the while worrying about Kelly being outed, and Anders contemplating what he’ll do when his career is over.

There are plenty of emotions in this one, but it’s beautifully punctuated with humour and light moments. And of course plenty of steam (Kelly’s been waiting a long time, he’s not going to waste a second!).

I highly recommend Rules of Engagement, but also all the stories of this very queer hockey team. Their paths aren’t always easy, but it’s always worth it in the end.

4.5 Stars