The gay ice hockey show “Heated Rivalry” in addition to being the true story of the closeted Crosby and Ovechkin is highly appropos given the longtime h********* undertones of the sport. Anyone who knows anyone who played junior hockey in Canada knows the stories of deeply gay team initiation rituals, and the sport’s recent popularity with the conservative “MAGA” crowd is also notable given the amount of closeted gays in that cohort.