Road to the NHL Winter Classic - Rangers - Sabres : Episode 3

Rangers, Sabres enjoy time with wives, kids and Mats Zuccarello shops for a Christmas tree during buildup to outdoor game

Road to the NHL Winter Classic - Rangers - Sabres : Episode 2

The New York Rangers Brady Skjei, Jimmy Vesey and Kevin Hayes put their decorating skills to the test while Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo shows off his dance moves in the second episode of Road to the NHL Winter Classic, the behind-the-scenes docuseries that takes viewers inside the dressing rooms and homes of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers as they prepare to meet outdoors in the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic

Road to the NHL Winter Classic - Rangers - Sabres : Episode 1

Rangers ride the subway and the Sabres go bowling in the premiere episode of Road to the NHL Winter Classic, the behind-the-scenes docuseries that will take viewers inside the dressing rooms and homes of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers as they prepare to meet outdoors in the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic

Road To The NHL Outdoor Classics. Episode 4

Fourth and final episode of the Road to the NHL Outdoor Classics. Road to the NHL Outdoor Classics again takes us deep inside four elite teams; the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings in the January 1 Centennial Classic in Toronto and the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic January 2 in St. Louis. From firehouse visits and Christmas decorating in Chicago to road trip meals in Minnesota, fans will again get a great look inside the ups and downs of life in the NHL.

Road To The NHL Outdoor Classics. Episode 3

Road to the NHL Outdoor Classics again takes us deep inside four elite teams; the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings in the January 1 Centennial Classic in Toronto and the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic January 2 in St. Louis. From firehouse visits and Christmas decorating in Chicago to road trip meals in Minnesota, fans will again get a great look inside the ups and downs of life in the NHL.

Road To The NHL Outdoor Classics. Episode 2

Road to the NHL Outdoor Classics again takes us deep inside four elite teams; the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings in the January 1 Centennial Classic in Toronto and the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic January 2 in St. Louis. From firehouse visits and Christmas decorating in Chicago to road trip meals in Minnesota, fans will again get a great look inside the ups and downs of life in the NHL.

Road To The NHL Outdoor Classics. Episode 1

Road to the NHL Outdoor Classics again takes us deep inside four elite teams; the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings in the January 1 Centennial Classic in Toronto and the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic January 2 in St. Louis. From firehouse visits and Christmas decorating in Chicago to road trip meals in Minnesota, fans will again get a great look inside the ups and downs of life in the NHL.

The Ground Work - NHL Players Summer Training

Have you ever wondered, how do the NHL players spend their summer, how do they train and what is the everyday life like for those off-season months?

This documentary provides you with VIP-seats to see Patrik Laine, Mikko Rantanen, Rasmus Ristolainen and the others training under the watchful eye of legendary coach Hannu Rautala up close and personal during their summer training period.

On our journey you’ll grow familiar with the sweat of the gym and running track, but there’s much more to NHL players’ summer than that.

The Leaf: Blueprint Episode 3

Episode 3 of “The Leaf: Blueprint” is about opportunity. Whether it’s more playing time for James Reimer or a fresh start with a new team for P.A. Parenteau and Brad Boyes, now is the time to push. Meanwhile, Leafs Nation looks on as Garret Sparks prepares for his first NHL start.

The Leaf: Blueprint Episode 2

The Leafs begin their 2015-16 season dedicated to day-over-day improvement. Despite a string of early losses, General Manager Lou Lamoriello is pleased with how the team has responded to coach Babcock’s system. Through a mix of hard work and solid workmanlike performances , the Leafs enter November looking more and more like a team to be reckoned with.

The Leaf: Blueprint - Episode 1

After missing the playoffs for the ninth time in ten years, Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan knew he needed to make a series of organizational and cultural changes. From the additions of coach Mike Babcock and GM Lou Lamoriello, to the 2015 Draft and the Leafs’ training camp in Halifax, Shanahan talks about the team’s new blueprint for long-term success.

Cold War on Ice Summit Series '72

It was the greatest hockey series ever played. But from the start, the 1972 Summit Series was all about politics.

Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between Team Canada and the former Soviet Union, fought with more grit, guts and glory than any Stanley Cup final. And as we prepare to celebrate its 40th anniversary, we revel in our last-minute triumph, our sense of vindication that Canadians were still supreme at playing a game we invented.

Four decades later, we acknowledge more gracefully the razor-thin margin of victory. We can also appreciate how profoundly the series changed the sport itself and – since hockey is central to our national identity – how political the changes were.

Before 1972, it galled us that Canada couldn’t send its best to the Olympics or world championships. A phony amateurism barred National Hockey League players from competing internationally, yet Russians playing full-time for the state were perennial champions of the world.

Canadians were sick of it. In 1971, prime minister Pierre Trudeau raised the issue with Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin. Soon afterward, a Canadian diplomat in Moscow picked up signals that the Russians were finally ready to test themselves against the NHL. Official talks ensued: a “best versus best” series of “friendly matches,” four in each country. No cup was at stake – just global hockey supremacy.

In the Canadian mind, the teams also represented their societies’ conflicting political systems. Our guys were rugged, free-enterprising individualists. Their guys were robots, cogs in the communist machine. Media experts picked Canada to win all eight games.

As the Soviets stepped onto the ice in the Montreal Forum wearing their red cosmonaut helmets, faces expressionless, names unpronounceable, they seemed like robots indeed. The bareheaded Canadians scored two quick goals. Moments later, we discovered how brilliantly, how creatively, the Soviets could play. We learned to pronounce Valeri Kharlamov and Vladislav Tretiak. When Game 1 ended, a heavy mist rising off the ice, it was Soviet Union 7, Team Canada 3.

Canadians experienced collective trauma. The dawning awareness that we could lose posed humiliating consequences. A national myth would perish. The communist system would triumph, however symbolically. Suddenly, a hockey series prefigured the long-feared climax of the Cold War.

The Canadian players took it all on themselves. Captain Phil Esposito said afterwards he’d “have killed to win.” Bobby Clarke clearly agreed, to judge by the two-handed slash he used to fracture Mr. Kharlamov’s ankle in Moscow. The Canadians were convinced that the KGB had bugged their hotel rooms, that Soviet apparatchiks had fixed the officiating.

Paul Henderson’s iconic series-winning goal with 34 seconds remaining averted disaster. Meanwhile, something else had happened.

The crowds on both sides had become an integral part of the drama. In Vancouver, fans booed Canada’s loss, triggering Mr. Esposito’s passionate, sweat-drenched defence of his team. In Moscow, fans observed the stoic decorum decreed by their rulers, yet were astonished by the raucous contingent of Canadian visitors who blew trumpets and shouted opinions.

Millions of Russians and North Americans watched on television, getting a glimpse into each other’s society. We beheld the enemy face to face, and what we saw weren’t nuclear missiles but other human beings devoted to hockey.

Afterward, the sport changed radically. Shaken by the Soviets’ excellence, we revolutionized our game. Our reliance on grinding physical play and sheer heart was no longer enough. We put new emphasis on skating, passing and teamwork, moving to the faster, more skilled, more sophisticated style now played everywhere.

The cross-fertilization process advanced with the opening up of the NHL to Europeans: Swedes, Finns and Czechs at first, eventually Russians. The Canada Cup series pitted professionals of several countries against each other: Canada won often, but not always. Finally, in 1998, NHL players were allowed to play for their country in the Olympics. The Canadians’ debut was a disaster on the ice, but we survived it.

We’ve learned to share our game with the world, just as we’ve learned to share our country with people from many cultures. The globalization of our national sport has become a key aspect of our multiculturalism.

That’s the real legacy of 1972. At first a proxy for war, the Summit Series evolved into a paradigm of coexistence. Today, Mr. Tretiak calls Canada his “second home.” The surviving Russian and Canadian warriors get together for reunions and ask after each other’s wives and grandchildren.

EPIX Road to the NHL Winter Classic - Season 2: Episode 4

The finale episode captures the last days of the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens journey and the much anticipated New Year's Day game. With trips to a Florida softball diamond, shaking a December losing streak, and brushes with the New England Patriots, this episode also brings us close to years gone as the traditions of one of sports most storied rivalries comes full circle.

Legends of Hockey: Wayne Gretzky

Legends of Hockey: Wayne Gretzky (Documentary)

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, (born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history, with more assists than any other player has points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season -- a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records. He won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and performance five times,[2] and he often spoke out against fighting in hockey.

Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky honed his skills at a backyard rink and regularly played minor hockey at a level far above his peers. Despite his unimpressive stature, strength and speed, Gretzky's intelligence and reading of the game were unrivaled. He was adept at dodging checks from opposing players, and he could consistently anticipate where the puck was going to be and execute the right move at the right time. Gretzky also became known for setting up behind his opponent's net, an area that was nicknamed "Gretzky's office" because of his adept skills in that area.
In 1978, he signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he briefly played before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers. When the WHA folded, the Oilers joined the NHL, where he established many scoring records and led his team to four Stanley Cup championships. His trade to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988, had an immediate impact on the team's performance, eventually leading them to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, and he is credited with popularizing hockey in California. Gretzky played briefly for the St. Louis Blues before finishing his career with the New York Rangers. Gretzky captured nine Hart Trophies as the most valuable player, ten Art Ross Trophies for most points in a season, five Lady Byng Trophies, five Lester B. Pearson Awards, and two Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP.

After his retirement in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, making him the most recent player to have the waiting period waived. The NHL retired his jersey number 99 league-wide, making him the only player to receive this honour. He was one of six players voted to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team. Gretzky became executive director for the Canadian national men's hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics, in which the team won a gold medal. In 2000, he became part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, and following the 2004--05 NHL lockout he became the team's head coach. In September 2009, following the franchise's bankruptcy, Gretzky resigned as coach and relinquished his ownership share.

David Wolf - Dream NHL

"David Wolf und der große Traum NHL" (Dream NHL) - Sportclub Reportage! Documentary about German Ice-Hockey-Player David Wolf trying to make his dream come true playing in the best League of the world, NHL, for the Calgary Flames!

Boston University: The Season

Moody Street TV follows the BU Terriers Men's Hockey Team with this documentary that has unprecedented access to the coaching staff and players. BU HOCKEY-THE SEASON brings viewers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at one of the best college hockey programs in the United States. Cameras followed at practice, in the locker room, behind the bench, and on the ice capturing all the action complete with mic’d coaches and players.

In addition to the all-access look at games, BU HOCKEY-THE SEASON spent time with players and coaches away from the ice to see the full spectrum of collegiate hockey: the camaraderie, the academics, the injuries, the strategy, the adversity and the triumphs...of what it means to play D1 hockey, be a student athlete and represent the storied Boston University hockey program.

Mario Lemieux - Legends of Hockey

Mario Lemieux - Legends of Hockey (Documentary)

Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the principal owner and chairman of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins and the American Hockey League's (AHL) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played parts of 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL between 1984 and 2006. A gifted playmaker and fast skater despite his large size, Lemieux often beat defencemen with fakes and dekes. He is currently the Penguins' principal owner and chairman of the board, having bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1999. He is the only person ever to win the Stanley Cup as both a player and an owner.

Lemieux led Pittsburgh to two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992, won a Stanley Cup as a chairman in 2009 with the Penguins, led Team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002, a championship at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and a Canada Cup in 1987. He won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the most outstanding player voted by the player four times, the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player (MVP) during the regular season three times, the Art Ross Trophy as the league's points leader six times, and the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP twice, as the Penguins won the Stanley Cup in back-to-back seasons in 1991 and 1992. At the time of his retirement, he was the NHL's seventh-ranked all-time scorer with 690 goals and 1,033 assists. He ranks second in NHL history with a 0.754 goals-per game average for his career, behind only Islanders great Mike Bossy (0.762). In 2004, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Playing only 915 out of a potential 1428 regular season NHL games, Lemieux's career was plagued by health problems. His numerous ailments included spinal disc herniation, Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic tendinitis of a hip-flexor muscle, and chronic back pain so severe that other people had to tie his skates. He retired two different times over the course of his career due to these health issues (and also missed an entire season because of it prior to his first retirement): first in 1997 after battling lymphoma (he returned in 2000), and for a second and final time in 2006, after being diagnosed with an atrial fibrillation. Despite his lengthy absences from the game, his play remained at a high level upon his return to the ice; he won the Hart Trophy and scoring title in 1995--96 after sitting out the entire previous season, and he was a finalist for the Hart when he made his comeback in 2000.

The Hockey Hall of Fame inducted Lemieux immediately after his first retirement in 1997, waiving the normal three-year waiting period; upon his return in 2000, he became the third Hall of Famer (after Gordie Howe and Guy Lafleur) to play after being inducted. Lemieux's impact on the NHL has been significant: Andrew Conte of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review called him the "savior" of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and after Lemieux's retirement, Wayne Gretzky commented that "You don't replace players like Mario Lemieux... The game will miss him." Bobby Orr called him "the most talented player I've ever seen." Orr, along with Bryan Trottier and numerous fans, speculate that if Lemieux had not suffered so many issues with his health, his on-ice achievements would have been much greater.

Patrice Bergeron - NHL Hockey Documentary

Patrice Bergeron - NHL Hockey Documentary

Patrice "Bergy" Bergeron-Cleary (born July 24, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played junior with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for one full season before being selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He made the immediate jump from junior to the NHL after his draft and joined the Bruins in 2003--04. Internationally, Bergeron competes for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Bergeron is the most recent member of the Triple Gold Club after he won the Stanley Cup with Boston on June 15, 2011. Bergeron scored two goals including the Stanley Cup winning goal at 14:37 of the first period of Game 7 at Vancouver.

Patrick Kane - NHL Hockey Documentary

Patrick Kane - NHL Hockey Documentary

Patrick Timothy Kane, Jr. (born November 19, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey right wing/center for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Kane won his first career Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2010, scoring the overtime game-winning goal during Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals on June 9, 2010.

History Of The Philadelphia Flyers

Celebrate 40 Years of excellence with one of the most storied hockey franchises of all time. From the inception in 1967 to the Stanley Cup Championships of the Broad Street Bullies to the Legion of Doom and the current roster of Super Stars, this DVD has it all. Relive the Flyers victory over the Soviet champion Central Red Army in 1976 and all the great moments that make hockey in Philadelphia an institution.