When was the last time your heart melted while watching ice hockey?

The new Canadian series Heated Rivalry , about star-crossed male hockey players who fall for each other but whose love is challenged by a season's worth of drama, has been steaming up screens across North America since its Nov. 28 premiere.

The first period, er, episode gets underway with Shane Hollander introducing himself to fellow up-and-coming star Ilya Rozanov before a major international tournament, Ilya's cockiness toward the earnest but buttoned-up Shane no match for the obvious spark between them.

"This is a gay love story set in the world of hockey, so its very existence is an act of rebellion," show creator Jacob Tierney , who adapted the story from #Booktok fave Rachel Reid 's queer hockey romance ser

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