Former hockey pro Sean Avery is sharing his thoughts on the new gay hockey romance series Heated Rivalry !

The 45-year-old former NHL star, who played 12 seasons in the pro league, has watched the Crave series, which also streams on HBO Max, and revealed what he thinks of it and the thought of there being closeted players in real life.

“I don’t know firsthand of any gay players past or present,” he told Rolling Stone . “That being said, I do think I must have had a gay closeted teammate at some point in my career.”

He also notes that perhaps “ Heated Rivalry ’s success should open the door for the first gay NHL player, if there is one.”

If you didn’t know, while not part of the LGBTQ+ community himself, Sean has been a longtime supporter and even appeared in a 2011 Hu

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