EPIX, NHL to reprise Winter Classic TV show


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Michelle Clancy

| 19 October 2015





Premium TV network EPIX and the National Hockey League (NHL) are partnering on TV once again.


The Road to the NHL Winter Classic will be returning to the EPIX channel and will make its US television premiere 16 December. The weekly series, consisting of four one-hour episodes, will focus on the heated rivalry between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens as they prepare for the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on New Year's Day 2016.

2015 will be the second year that EPIX and the NHL team up for this all-access look inside the lives of these elite professional athletes, their families and their fans. In addition, US hockey fans will be able to stream each episode of EPIX Presents Road To the NHL Winter Classic live as it premieres.

The Bruins will be making their second appearance in the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, while this is the first NHL Winter Classic appearance for the Canadiens. These two Original Six teams have faced off 730 times during the regular season, tied for the most head-to-head meetings by any two teams in NHL history (along with Chicago-Detroit). Their 177 head-to-head play-off games and 34 post-season series are also the most in League history, while their nine head-to-head Game 7s lead all teams in North American major professional sports.

"EPIX was committed to revitalising the Road to The NHL Winter Classic series and restoring its original mission - which is to offer viewers unfiltered, intimate access inside the world of the NHL," said Mark Greenberg, EPIX president and CEO. "The overwhelmingly positive response we received from our audience and the hockey fans who watched the first season is proof that we delivered. We are excited to work with Ross Greenburg on another season that showcases the high quality premium entertainment our subscribers have come to expect from EPIX."

"The series on EPIX has become an essential part of the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic experience for our fans and players," added NHL COO John Collins. "The Bruins-Canadiens rivalry is tailor-made for the series and Ross Greenburg's skill as a storyteller. The show will undoubtedly uncover intriguing and captivating stories on and off the ice that will surprise even our most avid fans."

EPIX recently debuted the ability to download content such as Hollywood films to devices from the company's mobile apps, available across Kindle Fire and all Apple and Android mobile devices and tablets including iPads, iPhones, and Samsung and Nexus devices.