After the massive success of Heated Rivalry, a real-life hockey player has come out as gay after keeping his sexuality private for years.

Long before Rachel Reid's now famous book, Heated Rivalry, was adapted to be Crave's new global hit, there were multiple real-life heated rivalries on the ice. No, they weren't in men's hockey, where homophobia and heteronormativity have held back inclusion.

The popularity of “Heated Rivalry,” which tells the story of multiple NHL players who are closeted, has led one real-life hockey player to come out as gay. The main romance in “Heated Rivalry,” streaming on HBO Max, follows rival players Ilya ...

These Olympic hockey players also happen to be married!

Jesse Kortuem, a real-life hockey player who walked away from the sport out of fear that he couldn't reconcile his athletic career and sexuality, has now shared a post coming out as gay — and credited Heated Rivalry for inspiring him. While he didn't ...

BOSTON – The biggest goal of Cole Eiserman’s young collegiate hockey life couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. With an electric atmosphere of 18,258 screaming fans, the No. 9-ranked Boston University men’s hockey team was clinging to a one ...

It’s a regular Thursday evening, and 64-year-old Santa Barbara urologist David Laub just finished a day of surgery. After a long shift, most might opt for a quiet night in, perhaps spent on the couch in front of the television. Not Laub. Instead, he’s ...

Submitted photo Badger graduate Doug Goist competes for the United States blind hockey team against Canada in 2024 during the 2024 International Blind Ice Hockey Series. Doug Goist doesn’t have your typical hockey origin story, for a number of reasons.

Pro Hockey Life is the world’s largest hockey-centric retailer, with a unique “hockey megastore” concept that has been proudly serving Canadians since 1973. This past Saturday, CWENCH Hydration™ brand ambassador Coach Chippy held a meet-and-greet ...

Kraken goalie coach Steve Briere doesn’t hesitate about which resonates most among the thousands of hockey cards he’s collected of netminders from the past half-century. He'll quickly point out a dozen or so cards depicting Wayne Thomas, who played 243 ...

With the return of NHL players to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Canada comes into the 2026 Games as the odds-on favorites to bring home the gold medal. Canada is at +105 to win it all in the Winter Olympics men's hockey odds from FanDuel Sportsbook.