The new HBO Max series Heated Rivalry is the hottest new show right now, both literally and figuratively.

Heated Rivalry chronicles the story of rival hockey players Shane and Ilya. Shane Hollander ( Hudson Williams ) and Ilya Rozanov ( Connor Storrie ) are two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh-faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery.

In the first two episodes, which are now streaming, the hockey players strike up a texting relationship and occasionally get to see each other whenever their paths cross thanks to hockey.

At one point, Ilya sends a NSFW photo to Shane. There has been a lot of

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