Heated Rivalry’ s steamy scenes are hot enough to thaw the coldest winter day — so it’s no wonder that the hockey romance has viewers blushing and kicking their feet this holiday season.

The hit series (which hails from Canada’s Crave, but airs on HBO Max stateside) stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as young hockey players with a potent physical connection that turns into something more.

As the stars and showrunner Jacob Tierney shared in a new interview with Queerty, telling that love story — adapted from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novels — meant using the show’s sex scenes to show how Shane and Ilya’s communication evolves through the years.

Avoiding “Boring” Sex Scenes

In his Dec. 4 interview, Tierney explained his thoughtful approach to charting Heated Rivalry’ s s

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