Ilya Rozanov

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Ilya Grigoryevich Rozanov (Russian: Илья Григорьевич Розанов) is a fictional character in Rachel Reid's sports romance novel series Game Changers (2018–2022) and its television adaptation Heated Rivalry (2025–present). He appears in all six published novels, serving as a main character in Heated Rivalry (2019) and The Long Game (2022), the second and sixth installments of the series, and as a supporting character in the fifth installment, Role Model (2021). He is also set to be the main character in the upcoming seventh installment, Unrivaled (2027). In the novels, Ilya is portrayed as a Russian professional ice hockey player and captain of fictional National Hockey League teams, known for his abrasive on-ice persona and reputation as a playboy. Privately, he struggles with clinical depression and a difficult family situation, and conceals his bisexuality and relationship with his league rival, Shane Hollander. In 2025, the novel series was adapted for television, with Jacob Tierney serving...

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