The NHL is the latest sports league using reality TV to draw in new fans. Will it work?
![Connor McDavid has had plenty of help from supporting players like goalie Stuart Skinner en route to his first Stanley Cup final. Men's hockey players celebrate after a game.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7228788.1717793285!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2155791103.jpg)
Just as the Stanley Cup Finals kicked off last week, the NHL announced its next big play: a reality series about its hockey stars, from the producers of Netflix's ultra-popular Drive to Survive. But can a reality program do for hockey what Drive to Survive did for Formula One racing — or was that lightning in a bottle?