There’s been a surge in fans of hockey romance in Pittsburgh, and it’s for one reason: heatedrivalrycrave, a Canadian original series based on the 2019 novel of the same title by rachelreidwrites. Telling the story of hockey superstars and rivals Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) of Canada and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) of Russia, the book and show follow their secret romance over the better part of a decade, from before their rookie season through All-Star games, the Sochi Olympics and multiple bids for the Stanley Cup. Reid has been clear that no character is directly based on any real-life hockey player, but the competition between the Penguins’ Sidney Crosby and the Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin did play some role in the writing: “One of my inspirations for Heated Rivalry was, obviously, the extremely entertaining rivalry between Crosby and Ovechkin,” per Reid’s website. Though she declined an interview, Reid said, via email, that “the characters in ‘Heated Rivalry...