If you\u2019re new here, these are a few inside jokes and references that \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d fans will be saying.<\/p>\n
Episode 5: The show\u2019s fifth episode, \u201cI\u2019ll Believe in Anything,\u201d was an emotional pinnacle. When another hockey player, Scott Hunter (Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud), comes out following his team\u2019s big victory, Shane and Ilya suddenly see a future for each other. Which leads us to …<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m coming to the cottage\u201d: After Scott comes out on live TV in Episode 5, Ilya calls Shane and takes him up on his offer to come to his cottage that summer. This represents a major step in their relationship.<\/p>\n
Tuna melts: Ilya makes a tuna melt for Shane when Shane visits him at his home in Boston. It was a gesture that also appears in the book and signals their relationship might not just be physical.<\/p>\n
MLH: Major League Hockey, the fictional league in the show.<\/p>\n
Montreal v. Boston: Shane plays for the Montreal Metros and Ilya for the Boston Raiders. The two teams frequently compete.<\/p>\n
1221: Ilya\u2019s hotel room number the first time he and Shane hook up in 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cStupid Canadian wolf birds\u201d: While at Shane\u2019s cottage, Ilya is rattled by the call of the loons<\/a>, which he calls \u201cstupid Canadian wolf birds.\u201d Loons become an inside joke for the two and, in the book sequel, Ilya gets a loon tattoo to memorialize their time together each year at the cottage \u2014 when they can truly be together.<\/p>\n