Heated Rivalry and its Reflection of Representation

How Heated Rivalry Turned Hockey And Skating Dramas Into TV’s Next Obsession

Ice sports dramas are everywhere right now. What once felt like a niche corner of romance adaptations, fuelled largely by BookTok, has quickly become one of the most bingeable trends on TV. At the centre of it all is Heated Rivalry, a Crave series that has helped push hockey storytelling into the mainstream. Following in…

Heated Rivalry and its Reflection of Representation

If you are anything like me, and what seems to be most of the younger generations, you watched “Heated Rivalry” this past fall for the queer romance it promised. The HBO hit, depicting a fictional slow-burn romance between two famous hockey players, reached an average of 10.6 million viewers per episode. The popularity spurred on “Heated Rivalry” watch events, brand deals and the exceptional cases of people tattooing quotes from the show on thei…