On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 7:50:05 PM UTC-5,
tmc...@gmail.com wrote:
Here's the network line-ups for the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs. IIRC, the first of two ever NOT involving Canadian based teams. As always, please point out corrections or omissions. Thank you in advance.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Bruins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Game 5, 4/14, No telecast
Penguins-Seals
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Black Hawks-Bruins
Game 1, 4/19, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/21, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/23, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Blues-Penguins
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/26, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/30, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Blues-Bruins
Game 1, 5/3, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 5/5, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 5/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Blues-North Stars, Game 4, 4/12, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Black Hawks, Game 1, 4/19, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Black Hawks-Bruins, Game 4, 4/26, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Bruins-Blues, Game 1, 5/3, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Blues-Bruins, Game 4, 5/10, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Note:
The video clip of the famed OT goal scored by Bobby Orr in game 4 of the SC Final is the CBS version as called by Dan Kelly. This archival clip is a rarity as 98% of the time, any surviving kinescopes or videotapes of the actual telecast of hockey games from this era usually emanate from the CBC's call. Does anyone know if video exists or has anyone ever heard the CBC version of the Orr goal? Just curious.
Quote from KgnKH1 on 07/12/09 at 11:50:33:
Hi there, new poster here that's been reading these forums for a while... thought I'd respond to this. Actually Dick Irvin Jr mentions in his book 'My 26 Stanley Cups' that he and Danny Gallivan were in the CBC booth for Bobby Orr's famous goal in 1970 and that he was always curious why even the CBC uses the CBS replay of the goal with Dan Kelly's call even to this day when they show it instead of Gallivan's call. So Irvin asked someone about it at the CBC and the explanation he received was that the CBC tape of the game, along with others, was thrown away to clear shelf space which they were apparently short of at the network, believe it or not.
Thanks for the info and welcome aboard.
If true about Danny and Dick, I will assume that they were Boston for games 3 and 4 of the SC Final, and list Bill and Brian for the first 2 games in St. Louis. This would then be consistent with the split crews for the previous rounds. I would guess this is because with both the Habs and Leafs out of the playoffs for 1970, the CBC wanted to give both the Montreal and Toronto crews equal coverage. Except for the first two games of the BOS-NY series, this would mean that Gallivan and Irvin would have called all the playoff games played at the Boston Garden.
Regarding the destroyed CBC tapes, this is a bit surprising and quite a bit sad. I had heard elsewhere that Brian McFarlane personally saved a ton of HNIC telecasts destined for the dustbin. Apparently, he couldn't save game 4 of the 1970 SC Final in time.
Here are the crews for network Canadian and American coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1971. These playoffs were punctuated by the amazing upset of the Boston Bruins by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Bruins set almost every hockey scoring record known to man, and then met a raw pressure-proof goalie in Ken Dryden and were ousted in 7. Please alert with errors or omissions. Much appreciated by this humble typist.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Bruins-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/15, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/18, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Rangers-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/13, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 6, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Black Hawks-Flyers
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Game 5, 4/13, No telecast
Game 6, 4/15, No telecast
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-North Stars
Game 1, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/25, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Black Hawks-Rangers
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, No telecast
Game 6, 4/29, No telecast
Game 7, 5/2, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Black Hawks-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 5/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 5/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 5/18, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Black Hawks-Flyers, Game 4, 4/11, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon Canadiens-Bruins, Game 7, 4/18, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
SEMIFINALS
Black Hawks-Rangers, Game 4, 4/25, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Rangers-Black Hawks, Game 7, 5/2, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Black Hawks-Canadiens, Game 3, 5/9, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Phil Esposito Black Hawks-Canadiens, Game 6, 5/16, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Phil Esposito
Canadiens-Black Hawks, Game 7, 5/18, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Phil Esposito
Note:
CBS made the decision to televise Game 7 of the SC Final the day after Montreal won game 6 to force a game 7. The telecast would start at the normal time of 8:30 PM eastern. Not sure of what shows had been pre-empted (I believe "Hee Haw" was one on them). This was the first prime time network telecast of an NHL game in the U.S.
This thread chronicles the 1972 Stanley Cup playoff TV crews on a network basis.
As always, should you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know. It will be appreciated.
CANADIAN CREWS
Note:
There was a lengthy strike against the CBC by the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) in the early part of 1972. This caused lots of disruption of much CBC news and sports programming during this time. As the playoffs arrived, CBC was reluctant to give up the right to televise the playoffs. However, MacLaren Advertising, who actually owned the rights to the NHL (in conjunction with Molson Breweries and Imperial Oil/Esso), decided to give the playoff telecast rights to CTV, at first on a game by game basis in the Quarter Finals, and then the full Semi Finals and Final.
CTV did not have 100% penetration in Canada at this time, and asked CBC to allow where its affiliates was the sole network in that market to show the playoffs. CBC refused. So, this season's Stanley Cup playoffs was not seen in some smaller markets in Canada...unless these markets were close enough to the U.S. border to pick up the signal of a CBS channel so they could at least view their telecasts.
QUARTER FINALS
Bruins-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/5, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 2, 4/6, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 3, 4/8, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/9, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/11. CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Note:
Game 1 seen on CFTO Toronto in full. Other CTV affiliates (but not all) joined the game in progress.
Rangers-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/5, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/6, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/8, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/13, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Note:
Game 1 seen only on CFCF Montreal. Game 4 not televised due to a lockout of technicians at the Forum.
Black Hawks-Penguins
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
North Stars-Blues
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Blues
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/25, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Black Hawks-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/18, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 3, 4/20, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 4, 4/23, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Bruins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 5/2, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 5/4, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 5/7, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 5/9, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 5/11, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
North Stars-Blues, Game 4, 4/9, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Blues-North Stars, Game 7, 4/16, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Blues, Game 3, 4/23, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Rangers-Bruins, Game 1, 4/30, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Harry Howell Bruins-Rangers, Game 4, 5/7, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Harry Howell Bruins-Rangers, Game 6, 5/11, CBS. Dan Kelly Jim Gordon, Harry Howell
Note:
CBS took a calculated risk in not televising Game 5 of the Final - a potential clincher with the Bruins up 3 games to 1 on the Rangers - as they had a decent prime-time lineup on Tuesdays led by Hawaii Five-0. Thursday's prime-time schedule consisted of a mid-season replacement program and a movie. CBS lucked out and televised the cup clincher that night.
CBS originally had "Me And The Chimp" followed by "My Three Sons" (yes, that show was still around then) and I have no idea what the movie was. In the Lakeland Ledger, Ch. 6 in Orlando aired "Any Second Now" and WTVT Ch. 13 in Tampa (a CBS affiliate then) aired "Arrivaderci, Baby".
1973
NBC took over the American telecasts of the NHL with more thorough coverage than before, stateside. Including the introduction of a cartoon figure known as "Peter Puck."
Please alert with any omissions or corrections. Thank you.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Sabres
Game 1, 4/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/12, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Game 5, 4/10, No telecast
Black Hawks-Blues
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Game 5, 4/10, No telecast
Flyers-North Stars
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Game 5, 4/10, No telecast
Game 6, 4/12, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 4/14, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/19, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Black Hawks-Bruins
Game 1, 4/12, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/19, No telecast
Game 5, 4/24, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Sabres, Game 4, 4/8, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
SEMIFINALS
Rangers-Black Hawks, Game 2, 4/15, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay Canadiens-Flyers, Game 4, 4/22, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Black Hawks-Canadiens, Game 1, 4/29, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay Canadiens-Black Hawks, Game 4, 5/6, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Black Hawks-Canadiens, Game 5, 5/8, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay Canadiens-Black Hawks, Game 6, 5/10, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
The crews - as I have them - for 1974. As always, please alert with any omissions or errors and I thank you in advance.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Bruins-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/13, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. BBill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/14, *CTV. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay (NBC feed)
Game 5, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/18, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Flames
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/14, No telecast
Black Hawks-Kings
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Game 4, 4/14, No telecast
Game 5, 4/16, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/28, No telecast
Game 6, 4/30, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Brian McFarlane
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/23, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/25, No telecast
Game 4, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/30, No telecast
Game 6, 5/2, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Bruins-Flyers
Game 1, 5/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 5/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 5/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 5/19, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin
Note:
It appears that some CTV affiliates may have picked up NBC's feed of the 4/14 MTL-NYR game. CFTO in Toronto and CFCF in Montreal (at least) carried this game, while CKY in Winnipeg and ATV in Moncton, NB (at least) did not. As of now, it is not clear if CTV used Gallivan and Irvin from Hockey Night in Canada or if these (and other?) select stations used the NBC feed of Ryan and Terrible Ted. The HNIC rights in 1974 were actually held by Molson, Esso (Imperial Oil) and McLaren Advertising, under the consortium of the Canadian Sports Network and not the CBC.
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Game 1, 4/9, Flames at Flyers, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Game 4, 4/14, Canadiens at Rangers, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
SEMIFINALS
Game 2, 4/21, Bruins at Black Hawks, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Game 4, 4/28, Flyers at Rangers, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Game 7, 5/5, Rangers at Flyers, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Game 3, 5/12, Bruins at Flyers, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Game 6, 5/19, Bruins at Flyers, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Note:
CFCF aired the game, as well as CBFT. No word on announcers. I also looked up the local papers here, and the CTV affiliate in NB (ATV Moncton) didn't air the game. The CBC affiliate (CHSJ) stayed with the Bruins-Leafs series. Just like in Winnipeg, the only way to watch Habs-Rangers was on NBC.
Also saw the Star's TV columnist that day...she was whining and moaning about how allowing the US networks on cable were corrupting everyone with too many commercials, and one day we'll realize we don't need them.
1975
CANADIAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Kings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Howie Meeker
Bruins-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Penguins-Blues
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Rangers-Islanders
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
QUARTERFINALS
Flyers-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Bob Goldham
Game 2, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/19, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Sabres-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/13, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Canadiens-Canucks
Game 1, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/15, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/17, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 4/19, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 5, 4/21, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Penguins-Islanders
Game 1, 4/13, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Game 6, 4/24, No telecast
Game 7, 4/26, CBC*. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Comment:
When CBC aired game 7 of the NYI-PIT series on April 26, Bill Hewitt's Leafs were already eliminated, Gallivan & Irvin would be prepping for the MTL-BUF series, and McFarlane was assisting NBC for their game 1 coverage of the MTL-BUF series the next day.
No offense intended, but for the time being, I am listing this game as * as unconfirmed until I am 100% comfortable that it was seen in Canada.
SEMIFINALS
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 4/29, No telecast
Game 2, 5/1, No telecast
Game 3, 5/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Bob Goldham
Game 4, 5/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Bob Goldham
Game 5, 5/8, No telecast
Game 6, 5/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Bob Goldham
Game 7, 5/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Sabres-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Sabres
Game 1, 5/15, CBC. Jim Robson, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/18, CBC. Jim Robson, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/25, CBC. Jim Robson, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
No telecasts
QUARTER FINALS
Maple Leafs-Flyers, Game 1, 4/13, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay Penguins-Islanders, Game 4, 4/20, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Sabres, Game 1, 4/27, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Flyers-Islanders, Game 3, 5/4, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Flyers-Islanders, Game 6, 5/11, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Sabres-Flyers, Game 2, 5/18, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
Sabres-Flyers, Game 5, 5/25, NBC. Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay
This thread will list the Stanley Cup network TV crews for 1976. For American coverage, the NHL utilized its own syndicated network. It was called "NHL Network" and was seen primarily in U.S. markets with an NHL team, usually on the channel that carried its team's games. There was a smattering of non-NHL market affiliates. As always, assistance with errors and omissions is much appreciated.
CANADIAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Sabres-Blues
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Islanders-Canucks
Game 1, 4/6, See note
Game 2, 4/8, See note
Kings-Flames
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Maple Leafs-Penguins
Game 1, 4/6, See note
Game 2, 4/8, See note
Game 3, 4/9, See note
Note:
CBC announced prior to the preliminary round that they would not televise any games from the opening round. The rights were sold back to the individual Canadian teams. Since Montreal received a bye into the Quarter finals, this impacted Toronto and Vancouver. CHCH and CITY both televised all three games of the TOR-PGH series with Bill Hewitt and Brian McFarlane on the call, while CHAN (aka BCTV) picked up the VAN-NYI series with either Bernie Pascall and/or Jim Robson doing pxp with likely either Howie Meeker and/or Babe Pratt working as the analyst.
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/18, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/12, See note
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/20, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/22, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 7, 4/25, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Bruins-Kings
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/17, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Game 6, 4/22, No telecast
Game 7, 4/25, No telecast
Sabres-Islanders
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/17, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Game 6, 4/22, No telecast
Note:
Game 1 of the PHI-TOR series was televised locally to Southern Ontario by CHCH with Cole and McFarlane the likely crew.
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Islanders
Game 1, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Dick Irvin, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 5/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Bruins
Game 1, 4/27, No telecast
Game 2, 4/29, No telecast
Game 3, 5/2, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 5/4, No telecast
Game 5, 5/6, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
No games telecast
QUARTER FINALS
Islanders-Sabres, Game 1, 4/11, NHL Network. Marv Albert (split pxp), Tim Ryan (split pxp), George Michael
Flyers-Maple Leafs, Game 4, 4/17, NHL Network. Gene Hart (split pxp), Don Earle (split pxp), Terry Crisp
Canadiens-Black Hawks, Game 4, 4/18, NHL Network. Marv Albert (split pxp), Brad Palmer (split pxp)
Maple Leafs-Flyers, Game 7, 4/25, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Terry Crisp
Note:
Game 4 of the Montreal-Chicago quarterfinal was televised in the U.S. by the NHL Network (the original syndicated over-the-air version). Marv Albert and Brad Palmer called the play. Albert handled the first and third period, Palmer, the Black Hawks TV host, the second period. They acted as analysts for each other. Played at Chicago Stadium, the game was blacked out in Chicago.
SEMI FINALS
Flyers-Bruins, Game 3, 5/2, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Phil Esposito
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/9, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Stan Mikita
Game 2, 5/11, NHL Network. Ted Darling, Garry Unger
Game 3, 5/13, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Chico Resch
Game 4, 5/16, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Curt Bennett
Notes:
The analysts for the Final were active players and each game featured a different analyst. The analyst matched with each game is NOT confirmed. Any confirmation is most appreciated. The 1976 Stanley Cup Final was the first to be televised in its entirety nationally in the U.S.
1977 is the year. Here are the playoff TV crews as seen in Canada and the United States. Please alert with any errors or omissions. Thank you as always.
CANADIAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Islanders-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Note:
Both games were played on Long Island. The 4/7 game normally would have been played in Chicago Stadium, but the arena had booked a Led Zeppelin concert in advance. The Hawks played their "home" game instead at Nassau Coliseum (and wearing their home white sweaters to boot). Had there been a game 3, it too would have been played at Nassau.
Sabres-North Stars
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Kings-Flames
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Penguins-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/5, See note.
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Note:
On 4/5, CBC did not carry any playoff hockey. Game 1 of the PGH-TOR series was seen regionally in Southern Ontario on CHCH-Hamilton.
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Blues
Game 1, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Red Storey, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/21, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Bruins-Kings
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/17, No telecast
Game 5, 4/19, No telecast
Game 6, 4/21, No telecast
Islanders-Sabres
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/17, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Islanders
Game 1, 4/23, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/28, CBC. Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/30, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Red Storey, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Bruins
Game 1, 4/23, No telecast
Game 2, 4/26, No telecast
Game 3, 4/28, No telecast
Game 4, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 5/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Red Storey, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/12, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/14, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Maple Leafs-Penguins, Game 3, 4/9, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Dan Kelly (split pxp, analyst duties)
QUARTER FINALS
Flyers-Maple Leafs, Game 4, 4/17, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Steve Jensen Flyers-Maple Leafs, Game 6, 4/21, NHL Network. Don Earle (pxp), Gene Hart (pxp), Terry Crisp (analyst) (WTAF feed)
SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Flyers, Game 1, 4/23, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Dan Kelly (split pxp, analyst duties)
Canadiens-Islanders, Game 3, 4/28, NHL Network. Tim Ryan, Jiggs McDonald (split pxp, analyst duties)
Canadiens-Islanders, Game 4, 4/30, NHL Network. Tim Ryan, Jiggs McDonald (split pxp, analyst duties)
Flyers-Bruins, Game 4, 5/1, NHL Network. Marv Albert (pxp), Dan Kelly (pxp), Curt Bennett (analyst)
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 5/7, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Tim Ryan, Stan Mikita
Game 2, 5/10, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Tim Ryan, Garry Unger
Game 3, 5/12, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Tim Ryan, Chico Resch
Game 4, 5/14, NHL Network. Marv Albert, Tim Ryan, Don Awrey
1978
CANADIAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Flyers-Rockies
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Sabres-Rangers
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Dan Kelly, Brian McFarlane
Maple Leafs-Kings
Game 1, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Flames-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/11, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/19, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Red Storey, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/23, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/25, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/17, No telecast
Game 2, 4/19, No telecast
Game 3, 4/21, No telecast
Game 4, 4/23, No telecast
Islanders-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/23, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/25, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/27, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 7, 4/29, CBC. Dan Kelly, Brian McFarlane
Flyers-Sabres
Game 1, 4/17, No telecast
Game 2, 4/19, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, *No telecast
Game 4, 4/23, No telecast
Game 5, 4/25, No telecast
*Not fully confirmed. It is possible that this game may have been televised at the last minute by CBC as game 3 was played on a Saturday night and no other games were scheduled.
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Bill Clement, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Peter Mahovlich
Game 4, 5/9, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Phil Esposito
Bruins-Flyers
Game 1, 5/2, No telecast
Game 2, 5/4, No telecast
Game 3, 5/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Bill Clement, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 5/9, No telecast
Game 5, 5/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Bill Clement, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 5/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/18, CBC. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/21, CBC. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/23, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/25, CBC. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Rangers-Sabres, Game 3, 4/15, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Brian McFarlane (CBC feed)
QUARTERFINALS
Red Wings-Canadiens, Game 2, 4/19, NHL Network. Danny Gallivan, Red Storey, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Flyers-Sabres, Game 3, 4/22, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Eddie Giacomin
Maple Leafs-Islanders, Game 7, 4/29, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Brian McFarlane (CBC feed)
SEMIFINALS
Maple Leafs-Canadiens, Game 2, 5/4, NHL Network. Danny Gallivan, Bill Clement, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Bruins-Flyers, Game 3, 5/7, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 5/13, NHL Network. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 2, 5/16, NHL Network. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 3, 5/18, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin (CBC feed) Game 4, 5/21, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin (CBC feed) Game 5, 5/23, NHL Network. Danny Gallivan, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 6, 5/25, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
This thread will list the national TV playoff crews for 1979. The Canadian crews will be listed by series and the American crews will only be listed game by game as so few were televised. Heaps of praise to jtgrace1 and djob for their help. As we go further back in time, there are more likely to be errors and omissions, please alert if you find any. Thanks in advance.
CANADIAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Flyers-Canucks
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Howie Meeker
Game 2, 4/12, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Notes:
In the first-round Philadelphia-Vancouver series, Bob Cole called games 1 & 3 in Philly and Jim Robson called game 2 in Vancouver. Meeker called the first two, and Dornhoefer called the third.
Jim Robson's contract with the Canucks required him to call all road games (so they didn't have to fly somebody else out to the other city, I guess) . . . therefore, he would broadcast Canucks home playoff games on CBC and road games on Vancouver radio. This went up to 1985, when he left CBC. In 1982, he went all the way to the finals this way. He called all Vancouver home games on CBC, while road games were done by Dave Hodge (round 1), Don Wittman (rounds 2 and 3), and Bob Cole (Finals).
Rangers-Kings
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Gary Dornhoefer, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Lou Nanne, Brian McFarlane
Sabres-Penguins
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/12, No telecast
Game 3, 4/14, No telecast
QUARTERFINALS
Islanders-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/18, No telecast
Game 3, 4/20, No telecast
Game 4, 4/22, No telecast
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gerry Pinder, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/18, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Gary Dornhoefer, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/22, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Gary Dornhoefer, Brian McFarlane
Bruins-Penguins
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/18, No telecast
Game 3, 4/20, No telecast
Game 4, 4/22, No telecast
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/18, No telecast
Game 3, 4/20, No telecast
Game 4, 4/22, No telecast
Game 5, 4/24, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
SEMIFINALS
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/26, No telecast
Game 2, 4/28, No telecast
Game 3, 5/1, No telecast
Game 4, 5/3, No telecast
Game 5, 5/5, No telecast
Game 6, 5/8, No telecast
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Lou Nanne, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 5/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Lou Nanne, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 5/13, CBC. Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/15, CBC. Danny Gallivan (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/17, CBC. Dan Kelly, Bobby Orr, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/19, CBC. Dan Kelly, Bobby Orr, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/21, CBC. Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
4/14, Game 3, Penguins at Sabres, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, analyst unknown. QUARTERFINALS
4/21, Game 3, Bruins at Penguins, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, analyst unknown. SEMIFINALS
4/28, Game 2, Rangers-Islanders, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Lou Nanne
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 5/13, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed) Game 2, 5/15, NHL Network. Danny Gallivan (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 3, 5/17, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Bobby Orr, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 4, 5/19, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Bobby Orr, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 5, 5/21, NHL Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
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