Could Heated Rivalry bring a whole new fanbase to ice hockey – and can the sport embrace them?
- Written by Kasey Symons, Lecturer of Communication, Sports Media, Deakin University
HBOHeated Rivalry has taken the world by a storm. The series tells the story of rivals-to-lovers hockey players Japanese-Canadian Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Russian Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), and their yearslong relationship navigating falling in love while playing professional sport.
Based on the Game Changers ice hockey romance...





