4.5 stars for this sweet, funny, tender M/M hockey romance. 
 Lane is a young closeted gay man who's on his own for the first time in his live. He's moved from Canada to Jacksonville, Florida to play for the Sea Storm, a minor league hockey team in a place where people hardly understand the concept of ice. It's a total culture shock, but Lane's generally flummoxed. He's got no filter, and is awkward to the point of /facepalm + Oh man!. He can't help pissing off everyone in his vicinity with his unconscious lack of tact. In a last ditch attempt to win some favor, Lane, a superlative forward and primo scorer takes on the goon for a rival team, Jared Shore. 
 Jared isn't sure what to make of young, virile, talented Lane. But he doesn't kick the man out of bed. TO be the only man that Lane's ever been with? Seems like an empty net opportunity, but he's also got to learn to tune out Lane's odd chatter, at times. Lane's ashamed of being gay, afraid that his parents will disown him--something he really struggles with even though he's supporting himself now. Jared helps him to see that being an adult means coming clean with his fears and insecurities, and that helps Lane grow as a man and a player. It's all good preparation for Lane when he gets The Call bringing him up to the big time, a few games in the NHL. Jared's an amazing support and together they are able to deal with Lanes parents. I have to admit that was so much sweeter than I had expected. Poor Lane, he tortured himself for so long, and for no reason! I loved Lane, even when I wanted to smack him. He did crack me up with his completely outrageous conversations. 
 This is a very tender read, considering the guys are grown adult hockey players. I loved how the romance built a little at a time, as Lane and Jared are players on different teams and have lots of forced separations due to schedules. It made their brief trysts so much sweeter, and that was really fun to experience. Also fun? Lane and his new sexual experiences! I do love me a virgin, from time to time. I'm not a hockey fan at all, but this one put me in a smiling frame-of-mind and gave me warm feels despite all that ice.