Earlier today, the NHL announced  that HBO would be broadcasting a show focusing on the Winter Classic (ESPN mentions it as well). It’s similar to Hard Knocks, and be made up of 4, one hour episodes.  There was a live telephone conference at 2:30 today, in which NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman , NHL COO John Collins , and the President of HBO Sports Ross Greenburg all spoke, and then fielded some questions. Gary Bettman : He was fairly brief but fielded the majority of the questions, which I’ll get to below. He made the announcement that it would be a show on HBO and would culminate during the Winter Classic, featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals .

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