Heated Rivalry is a Canadian sportsromance television series created, written and directed by Jacob Tierney for Crave, and is based on Rachel Reid's Game Changers novel series. It follows two rival professional hockey players, Canadian Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Russian Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), whose on-ice animosity conceals a passionate, secret romance.
The series premiered in Canada on November 28, 2025, on Crave.
Hudson Williams plays Shane Hollander
an Ottawa-born, Asian Canadian ice hockey player and captain of the Montreal Metros
Connor Storrie plays Ilya Rozanov
a Moscow-born Russian ice hockey player and captain of the Boston Raiders
François Arnaud plays Scott Hunter
an American ice hockey player and captain of the New York Admirals