The celebs of the favored Canadian hockey drama “Heated Rivalry” are headed to the Olympics.
Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will probably be among the many torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Games in February.
Williams plays Shane Hollander and Storrie plays Ilya Rozanov within the Crave-produced show. Williams is from Kelowna, B.C., and Storrie is American.
Hollander and Rozanov are two of one of the best hockey players on this planet and rivals on the ice who struggle to contain their feelings for one another off it.
“Heated Rivalry” will start airing in Italy on Feb. 1 on HBO Max, which can also be certainly one of the official Olympic rights holders for the Milan Cortina Games. Viewers in Canada can proceed to observe it on Crave.
There are 16 more days left within the torch’s journey to the Olympic opening ceremony on Feb. 6.
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“Heated Rivalry” has already been renewed for a second season after its runaway success on streaming platforms in Canada and the USA.
The six-episode series is predicated on a gay hockey romance series called “Game Changers” by Rachel Reid. The screen adaptation was written by Jacob Tierney for Crave.
Tierney is the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom “Letterkenny” and an executive producer and director on the hockey comedy “Shoresy.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 22, 2026.
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