Animated telecast ‘NHL Big City Greens Classic’ returns for Sunday’s Bruins game vs. Penguins
Bruins fans watching Boston take on Pittsburgh this Sunday on ESPN+, Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney+ may notice the players look a little … different.
ESPN, Disney, and the NHL are once again partnering to present the “NHL Big City Greens Classic,” an alternate animated telecast that will feature real-time, virtually recreated animation of NHL players and teams modeled after characters on Disney Channel’s animated series “Big City Greens.”
But don’t worry, the regular broadcast (featuring the full-size, non-animated Bruins) will still be available on ABC and ESPN+. The telecast will use two kinds of tracking technology to recreate the action on the ice as it’s happening in real time. NHL EDGE positional data (NHL Puck and Player tracking) and Hawk-Eye Innovations optical tracking will be used to inform player movement and recreate intricate details such as stick and limb movement.
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