Bound to My Hockey Rival follows top hockey rookie Rowan Hart and his worst rival, Declan Cross, after a bizarre accident binds them together. When their blood simultaneously stains a matched pair of prototype sticks during a championship brawl, every touch Declan gives his stick echoes through Rowan's body. To understand the connection and regain control, Rowan moves into Declan's apartment for a so-called "resonance test." From equipment-room fights and distracted video sessions to a kidnapping crisis and the revelation that the bond was always two-way, the two are forced to admit that what truly ties them together was never just the sticks.