Heated Rivalry: Episode 6

6. The Cottage

Scott Hunter wins MVP at the MLH Awards and expounds on his decision to come out as he dedicates the cup to his teammates, his coaches, and Kip. Ilya arrives in Ottawa and is picked up by Shane at the airport en route to the cottage. Ilya opens up about his mother’s suicide when he was 12. Shane explores options for a route to Canadian citizenship after Ilya floats the possibility of marrying Svetlana who has dual Russian-American citizenship. The two spend moments together, both tender and intense, and end up saying their I Love Yous for the first time. The honeymoon phase is disrupted when Shane’s dad David (Dylan Walsh) catches the two kissing before driving away. Shane goes into panic mode and he and Ilya drive to his parents’ place to admit everything. Yuna (Christina Chang) is surprised at first and apologizes to her son for making him feel that he couldn’t come out to her. And then she immediately goes into damage control mode planning on what to do next. Shane and Ilya drive back to the cottage, holding hands.

Heated Rivalry: Episode 5

5. I'll Believe in Anything

Shane and Rose have a heart to heart talk where she tells him she thinks he’s gay and he comes out to her. They choose to be best friends instead. Hollander and Rosanov get a chance to play on the same team at an East versus West tournament. Shane admits that he is gay and in love with him, but Ilya doesn’t know how to handle the confession. He then has to fly back to Russia as his father’s condition worsens and he eventually dies. Ilya severs all ties with his family and comes back to the US, where he gets to play against Shane in a match once more. Distracted, Shane is accidentally bodyslammed by one of Ilya’s teammates and is sent to the hospital with a concussion. Ilya visits him there and is invited by a Shane high on anaesthesia to his family’s cottage, even though they know they couldn’t really do it. Scott Hunter leads the New York Admirals to a championship win after two decades. As everyone celebrates, Scott calls Kip from the audience, takes him to the ice, and the two kiss for all the world to see, including Ilya and Shane watching on TV. Ilya calls Shane and tells him he is coming to the cottage.

Heated Rivalry: Episode 4

4. Rose

The Montreal Metros finally win the cup two years in a row. Hollander and Rosanov continue hooking up during the 2014-2016 hockey season culminating at Rosanov’s house in Boston. After the deed, Rosanov asks Hollander to stay, and he does. When they wake up, Rosanov makes tuna melt and they snack on it while getting to know each other more. Rosanov tells him how he likes girls, Svetlana being a constant FuBu, but how he likes Hollander too. The two end up making out again and as they climax, they call each other by their first names. Shane abruptly withdraws despite Ilya reverting to his family name, but to no avail. Shane meets American actress Rose Landry (Sophie Nélisse) at a night out in Montreal and the two start dating. Ilya gets jealous. After a match between their teams, the two stumble upon one another at a club but do not acknowledge each other. They go home separately and give in to the night’s carnal desires, yet they can’t keep themselves from each other’s minds.

Heated Rivalry: Episode 3

3. Hunter

A few months before the Sochi Olympics, New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter (François Arnaud) has been having a bad season. He stops by a smoothie bar and meets barista Christopher “Kip” Grady (Robbie G.K.), an aspiring arts postgrad student hustling from job to job because he needs the money. When they stumble upon one another at a charity auction where Kip is serving drinks, Scott invites him out and they go back to his place, hooking up. Scott asks him to stay the night and admits the next day that he wants him so badly, but he can’t come out because of his career. The two live together, their relationship kept secret, with attempts to enjoy each other’s company in public always ending badly. At a charity fundraiser, Scott meets Kip’s best friend Elena (Nadine Bhabha) who tells him that Kip being kept a secret makes him miserable and that both of them need sunshine. The final straw is when Kip invites Scott to celebrate his birthday at a gay bar, which he declines. Heartbroken, Kip goes back home to his dad crying.

Heated Rivalry: Episode 2

2. Olympians

Shane Hollander and Ilya Rosanov continue sexting and sporadically hooking up with one another from their first meeting in 2008 until the 2014 Sochi Olympics where their teams fare differently. Rosanov is stressed out for losing on home ice and is blamed by his father Grigori (Yaroslav Poverlo), a Russian official who is showing early signs of Alzheimer's. Ilya is rescued by his friend and occasional FuBu Svetlana (Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova) from the boring state-sponsored party and takes him to Sasha (Kaden Connors), his Russian coach’s son whom he mentioned to Hollander as his first time with a man. Rosanov ignores Hollander and ghosts him for the next six months. They meet again at an awards show in Las Vegas where Rosanov is celebrating the Boston Raiders’ victory, flaunting the cup. After an emotional reunion in the men's room, the two reunite at Ilya’s penthouse suite where they consummate their situationship with a striptease leading to coitus. Hollander feels used given how Rosanov is dismissive toward him after the deed.

Heated Rivalry: Episode 1

1. Rookies

December 2008. International Prospect Cup, Saskatchewan. Canadian rookie Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Russian sensation Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) face off on ice; the latter’s team bringing home the bacon. A year later, Canada rebounds on home ice. The two players continue to meet in the next two years during hockey season, mostly in the North American circuit where Hollander plays for the Montreal Metros while Rosanov is taken in as an import skating for the Boston Raiders. With much time spent together, their heated rivalry evolves into something more carnal and fiery, unfolding behind the scenes in hotel rooms where they begin to explore each other’s bodies. As lust slowly gives in to feelings, the two continue to navigate their high profile sports careers, making sure to keep their hangout sessions a secret. Hollander eventually wins Rookie of the Year over Rosanov. Rosanov is mad, not because of the fact, but rather because he is going home to Russia in 3 days. The two kiss on a dark balcony before Hollander breaks it off and abruptly leaves.