Hudson Williams

Heated Rivalry tells the epic story of hockey’s steamiest secret - from a tangled, confusing connection to an undeniable, all-consuming bond - culminating in a powerful love story. Canada’s golden boy Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Russia’s Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are two of Major League Hockey’s biggest stars and fierce rivals bound by ambition, glory, and a magnetic pull neither can fully understand. Drafted first and second in the same year, they’ve spent their careers chasing cups, Olympic gold, and scoring records, all while trying to outrun the pull between them. Behind the cameras and the wins lies a years-long entanglement that began as a secret fling between fresh-faced rivals. As they battle for dominance on the ice, they struggle to make sense of their feelings off it. Over eight years, their connection deepens into a complex journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Torn between the sport that defines them and the love they can’t ignore, Shane and Ilya must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile and as powerful as real love.