Professional NHL players are back on Olympic ice after more than a decade on the benchThe sport’s best players have been had to sit out the last two Olympics – first because of conflicts with the sport’s regular season, then because of Covid. The teams may also have more eyes on them than usual, thanks to a certain TV show. Canadian streamer Crave’s hockey romance show “Heated Rivalry” (airing on HBO in the states) has become an unexpected megahit ahead of the Games. The show’s plot features a fictionalized version of that last 2014 Olympics. Hockey watchers are wondering if it could help the League’s viewership, and the Olympics are a major test.
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