"It's the buzziest, steamiest show streaming right now. With many people gripped by the action both on and off the ice rink in the top HBO series Heated Rivalry - which sees two Canadian major league ice hockey stars battle with feelings of competitiveness and attraction - it's hardly surprising to discover that the sport has a growing following in Ireland."
"Not that the entanglements of Shane and Ilya, the protagonists of Rachel Reid's series of books turned TV sensation, have much to do with that - thus far at least. Ice hockey has long been a popular sport in the north of Ireland, with Belfast Giants often drawing crowds of several thousand to home games, but numbers of players and fans in Ireland are also on the rise."
Sport plays a secondary role to romance in a hit television series, yet many viewers have developed a newfound interest in ice hockey. The HBO series Heated Rivalry features two Canadian major-league players whose competitiveness and attraction drive much of the on-ice and off-ice action. The romantic entanglement between protagonists Shane and Ilya is not a primary factor in the sport's rise. Ice hockey has a long-standing presence in Northern Ireland, where Belfast Giants often draw several thousand spectators to home games. Nationwide numbers of players and fans in Ireland are increasing, indicating growing engagement with the sport.
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