Sharks Talk “Heated Rivalry”, Why Pride Celebration Important

“Heated Rivalry” has brought a lot of new fans to hockey, and the San Jose Sharks are happy about it. The critically-acclaimed Crave streaming hit, on HBO Max in the United States, is arguably the sport’s biggest pop culture moment in the States since 1992’s “The Mighty Ducks” “Heated Rivalry” is the story of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, hockey stars who play for rival pro teams, whose secret sexual relationship blooms into a deep love over the course of their careers. View this post on Instagram “Interest in hockey has spiked because of the TV show,” Alex Wennberg said.

“Obviously, it’s been a topic around the league and stuff like that,” John Klingberg said. “When I’m scrolling late night on TikTok,” Tyler Toffoli said, “There’s a lot of people [saying] it brought them to the game. ” “It seems like people have gotten into hockey just because of that show, I can see it online,” Adam Gaudette said.

“People are trying to learn the rules and what’s going on in the game. ” “People love the show,” Zack Ostapchuk said. “It’s great that more and more people are being introduced to hockey and getting into it,” Sam Dickinson said.

None of the San Jose Sharks players interviewed for this story have watched the series in its entirety yet, which just completed its first season. The second season is scheduled for a Spring 2027 release. Toffoli and Gaudette said they’ve watched parts of it, and that their wives, Cat and Micaela, respectively, are big fans.