NEW YORK -- Premium entertainment network EPIX and the National Hockey League announced today that film director, author, and avid hockey fan Kevin Smith (Tusk, Clerks) will host weekly recaps of the EPIX Original Series EPIX Presents Road To The NHL Winter Classic™ and EPIX Presents Road To The NHL Stadium Series™, produced by 52-time Emmy® Award winner Ross Greenburg. The series is narrated by Bill Camp (12 Years a Slave, Lincoln).
Kevin Smith's Penalty Box, two-minute episodes that capture Smith's distinctive perspective on each week's highlights, will run on air and across EPIX and NHL digital platforms the Wednesday following the Tuesday night premiere. Encores of Kevin Smith's Penalty Box will air leading into the premiere of the following week's episode.
EPIX ORIGINAL SERIES SCHEDULE
EPIX Presents Road To The NHL Winter Classic
Premiere: Tue., Dec. 16 at 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Episode 2: Tue., Dec. 23 at 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Episode 3: Tue., Dec. 30 at 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Episode 4:Tue., Jan. 6 at 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
EPIX Presents Road To The NHL Stadium Series
Premiere: Tue., Feb. 3, 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Episode 2: Tue., Feb. 10, 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Episode 3: Tue., Feb. 17, 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Episode 4: Tue., Feb. 24 at 10pm ET/PT, 9CT
Join the conversation about #WinterClassic and #StadiumSeries on Twitter at @EpixHD and @NHL; on Facebook at Facebook.com/EPIX and Facebook.com/NHL. To learn more about the series, visit the official EPIX website.
Encore Presentations of EPIX Presents Road To The NHL Winter Classic™ and EPIX Presents Road To The NHL Stadium Series™ will air Fridays at 10pm ET/PT, 9C.
Beginning December 16 at 10pm ET/PT, 9C, U.S. hockey fans can watch each episode streamed live for free on EPIX.com, the EPIX mobile and connected device apps, as well as on NHL.com, the NHL app, and the official websites and apps for each participating team. In addition, fans will be able to sign up for a free trial EPIX subscription at EPIX.com to view the entire series on demand through the EPIX online and app platforms. Here is the link to the free trial offer: http://www.epix.com/freetrial/nhl.
The NHL / EPIX partnership will deliver unprecedented reach to the NHL base of almost 60 million U.S. hockey fans with a unique digital all-access free pass to view the entire series. Fans will be able to stream each episode live as it premieres on EPIX via the following digital platforms:
* Online at http://www.epix.com/nhl and NHL.com
* Via the EPIX and NHL Facebook pages
* Via the official app of the NHL available on Android and iOS
* Via the official EPIX App on Android, iOS, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Roku, Chromecast and Windows 8
Non-EPIX subscribers in the U.S. who wish to stream the series on demand and across their respective devices will have the ability to register for a limited free trial to the service at EPIX.com.
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