Product Details

• Actors: Bill Clement
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Polygram USA Video
• DVD Release Date: May 1, 2001
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000056PND
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,199 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This collection of film segments promises to show the viewer "the game behind the game," and by taking cameras into National Hockey League locker rooms and putting microphones out on the ice, it accomplishes just that. Features include coverage of a milestone, the night goaltender Patrick Roy set the record for career victories, and a segment focusing on ordinary games, as sensitive microphones pick up spirited comments uttered by players, coaches, and officials on the ice and on the bench. NHL veteran Ray Ferraro offers his perspective on how the game is really played, and some bone-crunching film footage punctuates his explanations of how fast the players are skating and how hard they really slam into each other. The camera enters the locker room to show techniques coaches use to motivate players, and officials are seen suiting up and preparing for a game in their dressing room. The officials also provide perspectives on their jobs, and how it has only gotten harder in recent years thanks to intensive coverage of every single NHL game. Wayne Gretzky's final NHL game and a tribute by the fans is chronicled, and after the game the Great One is seen literally hanging up his skates. This is a very entertaining look at aspects of pro hockey that the usual television coverage tends to overlook. --Robert J. McNamara

From the Back Cover

Become a part of hockey history: Be there when Wayne Gretzky hangs up his skates for the final time. See Patrick Roy become the NHL's all-time winningest goaltender. Stand in awe as Mario Lemieux stuns the sports world by coming out of retirement. It's all here and more in NHL All-Access. And with NHL All-Access, you won't just witness these events, you'll go inside the game. Listen to what is said on the bench, on the ice, and inside the dressing rooms. Experience first-hand the intensity, the power, and the pride that goes into each game.

Plus the NHL All-Access DVD is packed with over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus footage, including the dramatic "Pond of Dreams" short film, which opened the 2000 NHL All-Star Game. Travel to Sweden with the Vancouver Canucks, spend a day with Valeri Bure, see the inner workings of the NHL Entry Draft, or navigate through a photo gallery of hockey images. Only on DVD!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Content! Content! Content!, December 13, 2001

By	StrippedAGear "Axey" (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

I was plesantly surprised by this DVD primarily because I expected it to be little more than an hour-long version of 'Cool Shots.' NHL Productions actually does live up to the behind-the-scenes idea with this DVD. The entire program isn't all locker room, coaches, and trainers, though. Those bits are mixed in with the program highlights on Gretzky's retirement, Mario Lemieux's comeback, Patrick Roy's 448th win, and Dan Moriarty's brief stay with the Minnesota Wild. There are also chapters on game preparation for officials and coaches, as well as on-ice communications, hits, and discussion on the fast and spontaneous nature of the game. Beyond the actual program, there are also a ton of bonus chapters to check out along with an interactive section to access with your computer. For fans, this DVD is well worth its purchase price because NHL Productions didn't skimp on it. It doesn't have a lot of game highlights, but what it does have is a refreshing change to NHL Productions' usual product.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great look at what happens behind the scenes at the NHL., January 16, 2003

By	Brian M. Benway (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

NHL All Access, hosted by NHL veteran and ESPN analyst Bill Clement, is an entertaining, albeit short, look behind the scenes of the NHL. From on-ice chatter, to a look at the unsung virtues of the referees and linesmen (that is, BEFORE all this obstruction nonsense), All Access affords hockey fans to get a better feel for how the NHL works. It's short length is the only thing recommending against a purchase.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable. Time for something NEW!, January 5, 2006

By	tao spirit "tao_spirit" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NHL: All-Access! (DVD)

Quick shots of the normal crash-bang you see at most games. Short on player comments and experience. I expected more in depth commentary from the players to balance out the presentation fluff which amounted to a lot of flash shots of guys snapping at other guys who may or may not be playing in the same game (the uniforms didn't match up). Don't try and get a full sense of what the players are doing or saying in the locker room; you'll be disappointed. This movie proves the need for a better, more in-depth, and dare I say, hard-core film on the behind-the-scenes exchanges in hockey on and off the ice.