Trope · 108 books

Figure skater hockey romance

Figure skater hockey romance puts a hockey player and a figure skater on the same rink, usually fighting over ice time. It is one of the most beloved setups in the genre, helped along by a certain pink-covered bestseller.

Top figure skater hockey romance books

108 ranked · showing 48
College · MF Hannah Grace
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity
College · MF Grace Reilly
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Forbidden · Secret relationship · Figure skater
College · MM Ngozi Ukazu
●●●●●Sweet
Grumpy / sunshine · Figure skater · Found family · Secret relationship
Retired · MF Chelsea Curto
●●●●●Spicy
Grumpy / sunshine · Age gap · Single parent · Figure skater
Pro · MM R.J. Scott
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
College · MF Peyton Corinne
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Opposites attract · Friends to lovers · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MM Brigham Vaughn
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Marriage of convenience · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
College · MF Bal Khabra
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Forced proximity · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
Juniors · MF Lauren Morrill
●●●●●Sweet
Figure skater · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MM A.E. Wasp
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Single parent · Figure skater · Forced proximity
College · MF Rebecca Jenshak
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Opposites attract
Pro · MM E.L. Massey
●●●●●Warm
Figure skater · Secret relationship · Found family
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Figure skater
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity
Pro · MM E.M. Lindsey
●●●●●Spicy
Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Figure skater
College · MF Cali Melle
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Enemies to lovers · Figure skater
Juniors · MF Erin Fletcher
●●●●●Sweet
Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Secret relationship
Pro · MM E.L. Massey
●●●●●Warm
Enemies to lovers · Friends to lovers · Figure skater · Secret relationship
Juniors · FF Carli J. Corson
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Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Nova Banks
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Fake dating · Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity
College · MF Smardline S.
●●●●●Slow burn
Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Dark romance
Minor · MF S.C. Kate
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Small town · Enemies to lovers
College · MM Christie Gordon
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Grumpy / sunshine · Opposites attract · Found family
Pro · MF Lisa Daily
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Nancy Warren
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Second chance · Figure skater · Enemies to lovers
Retired · MM Ashlyn Kane
●●●●●Spicy
Opposites attract · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Enemies to lovers
Pro · Why choose Calliope Stewart
●●●●●Scorching
Why choose · Figure skater · Surprise pregnancy · Forbidden
Pro · Why choose Rosemary A. Johns
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Why choose · Figure skater · Found family · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Gigi Blume
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Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Fake dating · Forced proximity
Pro · Why choose Evie Ellis
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Why choose · Figure skater · Brother's best friend · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Julia Connors
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Marriage of convenience · Friends to lovers · Figure skater · Forbidden
Pro · MM Brigham Vaughn
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Single parent · Figure skater · Age gap · Forbidden
College · MF Carlie Jean
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Figure skater · Forbidden
Pro · MF Jaci Burton
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Figure skater · Opposites attract
College · MM S. Legend
●●●●●Spicy
Fake dating · Enemies to lovers · Found family · Figure skater
Pro · MF G.A. Mazurke
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Secret relationship · Second chance · Found family · Figure skater
College · MF Anna B. Doe
●●●●●Slow burn
Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Grumpy / sunshine · Opposites attract
Juniors · Why choose S.C. Kate
●●●●●Scorching
Why choose · Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM Ash Jackson
●●●●●Slow burn
Brother's best friend · Figure skater · Opposites attract · Found family
Pro · MF Kat Mizera
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Figure skater
Juniors · MF Lynn Rush
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Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity
College · MF Stephanie Alves
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Opposites attract · Grumpy / sunshine · Friends to lovers
College · MM Ki Brightly
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Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Juniors · MF Clara Nielsen
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Figure skater · Brother's best friend · Secret relationship · Forced proximity
College · MF Jennifer Sucevic
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Forbidden · Enemies to lovers · Figure skater
Pro · MF Sylvia Pierce
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Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Single parent · Holiday
College · MF Nichole Greene
●●●●●Slow burn
Forced proximity · Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Found family

Why figure skater works on the ice

The rivalry is built in. Rinks have limited ice, and both sports think they are the harder one. Each lead gets to be impressed by the other's skill whether they like it or not.

Expect enemies to lovers, forced proximity and a skating lesson at some point, often the hockey player learning a lift or the skater learning to take a hit.

This is a small, focused group with a lot of college stories and a strong M/M showing, including ice-dance and pairs-skater heroes.

Readers who love these books often reach for opposites attract hockey romance, enemies to lovers hockey romance and forced proximity hockey romance next. You can also browse every hockey romance trope or go back to the full hockey romance directory.

New to the genre? Wikipedia covers the history of the romance novel and how a game of ice hockey works.

Best M/M figure skater hockey romance books

College · MM Ngozi Ukazu
●●●●●Sweet
Grumpy / sunshine · Figure skater · Found family · Secret relationship
Pro · MM R.J. Scott
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Brigham Vaughn
●●●●●Spicy
Marriage of convenience · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MM A.E. Wasp
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Single parent · Figure skater · Forced proximity
Pro · MM E.L. Massey
●●●●●Warm
Figure skater · Secret relationship · Found family
Pro · MM E.M. Lindsey
●●●●●Spicy
Enemies to lovers · Figure skater · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine

Best college figure skater hockey romance books

College · MF Hannah Grace
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity
College · MF Grace Reilly
●●●●●Spicy
Forbidden · Secret relationship · Figure skater
College · MM Ngozi Ukazu
●●●●●Sweet
Grumpy / sunshine · Figure skater · Found family · Secret relationship
College · MF Peyton Corinne
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Opposites attract · Friends to lovers · Grumpy / sunshine
College · MF Bal Khabra
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Forced proximity · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
College · MF Rebecca Jenshak
●●●●●Spicy
Figure skater · Opposites attract

Slow burn figure skater hockey romance: lower-heat picks

College · MM Ngozi Ukazu
●●●●●Sweet
Grumpy / sunshine · Figure skater · Found family · Secret relationship
Pro · MM R.J. Scott
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
College · MF Bal Khabra
●●●●●Slow burn
Figure skater · Forced proximity · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
Juniors · MF Lauren Morrill
●●●●●Sweet
Figure skater · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MM A.E. Wasp
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Single parent · Figure skater · Forced proximity
Pro · MM E.L. Massey
●●●●●Warm
Figure skater · Secret relationship · Found family

Questions about figure skater hockey romance

What is the best figure skater hockey romance book?

Readers' favorite is Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, followed by Breakaway by Grace Reilly and Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu. Our ranking blends how many Goodreads readers rated each book with how often it appears on readers' own hockey romance lists.

Are there M/M figure skater hockey romance books?

Yes. 31 of the 108 books here are M/M, led by Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu and Deep Edge by R.J. Scott.

How spicy are figure skater hockey romance books?

37% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 68 are slow burn or sweeter, such as Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu.

Are figure skater hockey romance books set in college or the pros?

53 are set in pro hockey and 30 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.

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