A special episode bridging Heated Rivalry seasons one and two has been teased, but what story would it tell? 

Major spoilers ahead...

Since November 2025, we at Gay Times, along with millions of pop culture obsessives worldwide, have been deep in Heated Rivalry hysteria.

As fans know, Crave’s critically acclaimed MLM hockey romance follows Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), two professional players locked in a fierce on-ice rivalry while secretly entangled in a passionate love affair.