24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic
The critically-acclaimed Road To The NHL Winter Classic, a four-episode behind-the-scenes series, returns to take viewers inside the dressing rooms and homes of the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. After losing the opportunity in 2013 due to the NHL lockout, the teams prepare to face off outdoors in front of the largest recorded NHL Crowd at the massive Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbour, Michigan for the 2014 NHL Winter Classic
Episodes (4)
Red Wings/Maple Leafs: Part 1
Coaches Mike Babcock of the Red Wings and Randy Carlyle of the Maple Leafs, along with a host of key players, are in the spotlight as the two clubs battle through busy December schedules.
Red Wings/Maple Leafs: Part 2
Toronto savours a win over the reigning NHL Champion Chicago Blackhawks as the competition between Maple Leafs goalies Jonathan Bernier and James Reimer heats up. Detroit heads to Tampa, where Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman is now general manager of the Lightning. Both teams are challenged by a busy mid-December schedule that features four games in six days.
Red Wings/Maple Leafs: Part 3
Detroit heads to Toronto for the teams' only meeting prior to their Jan. 1 outdoor showdown.
Red Wings/Maple Leafs: Part 4
Workers apply the finishing touches to transform a football stadium into an outdoor hockey rink; the Maple Leafs arrive in Detroit for their day on the ice against the Red Wings.