Every trope we publish for Sports — Hockey Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 1,808 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
Changing the genre and pressing Check demand reloads the trope list for that lane. 3,851 trope-and-lane readouts, last counted 2026-09-16.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports Romance | 315 | 17.42% | Share down | 91 |
| 2 | He Falls First | 106 | 5.86% | Share up | 52 |
| 3 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 103 | 5.70% | Share up | 92 |
| 4 | College Romance | 94 | 5.20% | Share down | 24 |
| 5 | Slow Burn | 91 | 5.03% | Share up | 296 |
| 6 | Enemies to Lovers | 87 | 4.81% | Share up | 383 |
| 7 | Forced Proximity | 83 | 4.59% | Share up | 758 |
| 8 | Friends to Lovers | 77 | 4.26% | Share change under 15% | 84 |
| 9 | Forbidden Romance | 65 | 3.60% | Share up | 338 |
| 10 | Second Chance | 64 | 3.54% | Share change under 15% | 309 |
| 11 | Grumpy Sunshine | 63 | 3.48% | Share up | 227 |
| 12 | Found Family | 46 | 2.54% | Share up | 345 |
| 13 | Brother's Best Friend | 31 | 1.71% | Share down | 65 |
| 14 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 28 | 1.55% | Not called | 88 |
| 15 | Opposites Attract | 27 | 1.49% | Not called | 122 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.