Since late 2025, the series Heated Rivalry has gained significant popularity worldwide. Based on its namesake novel Heated Rivalry, the TV series centers around the decade-long romance story between star hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Heated Rivalry has been widely acclaimed for its refreshing hockey game setting and unique gay romance. Given its uniqueness as a successful Canadian export, it is worth scrutinizing Heated Rivalry’s morality and understanding the values it represents. A comparative normative ethics analysis of Heated Rivalry demonstrates that, from a Kantian…