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‘Heated Rivalry’: The filming locations behind the steamy hockey series

The new romantic sports drama brings out the best of Canada, with locations across Ontario.

Laura Osborne
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Laura Osborne
Editor, Time Out Canada
Heated Rivalry
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If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard of Heated Rivalry, the series centres on Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov—two hockey rivals whose rivalry doesn’t stop them from crossing lines off the ice.

Steamy hockey romance and smart writing aside, the series is beautifully shot in equally beautiful Canadian locations.

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From coffee shops to lake house cottages with a castle thrown in between, we've rounded up 17 shooting locations.

Dundurn Castle
Photograph: Shutterstock / Marcel Conrad

Where did they film Heated Rivalry?

Shot across Toronto, Hamilton, Guelph and Muskoka in Ontario, here are some of the iconic shooting locations from the series:

Hamilton, Ontario

1. Ciao Bella Restaurant

2. Dundurn National Historic Site

3. Relay Coffee

4. Winchester Arms


5. Liuna Station


6. Le Tambour Tavern


7. Mansion


8. Sheraton Hamilton Hotel


9. Trocadero Tavern


10. Pink Tunnel at Shamrock Park


11. McMaster University


12. First Ontario Concert Hall


Guelph

13. Sleeman Centre


Muskoka

14. Barlochan Cottage


Toronto

15. Park Hyatt Toronto


16. Joni Restaurant


17. Lavelle

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