Road to the NHL Winter Classic

Follow the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings on their road to the NHL Winter Classic in this behind the scenes, all access, four-part series. --- Janurary 1, 2014 - Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2-3 SO ) Attedance: 105,491

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   Episode 1

   Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Part 1

   Dec 14, 2013

   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.

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   Episode 2

   Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Part 2

   Dec 21, 2013

   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.

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   Episode 3

   Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Part 3

   Dec 28, 2013

   Detroit heads to Toronto for the teams' only meeting prior to their Jan. 1 outdoor showdown.

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   Episode 4

   Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs: Part 4

   Jan 4, 2014

   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.