“Game Changer” author Rachel Reid is unbothered by the early critics of the “Heated Rivalry‘s” upcoming second season. On Friday, it was revealed that Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are joining the Season 2 cast of “Heated Rivalry.” Smith and Gillespie will star in “Heated Rivalry” Season 2 alongside series frontman Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, who became overnight sensations in Season 1 as Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, respectively. Season 1 followed the secret romance of Ilya and Shane, two upcoming hockey superstars and fierce on-ice rivals. This is not the first time someone from “Heated Rivalry” addressed online negativity from the fandom.