On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:00:04 PM UTC-5,
tmc...@gmail.com wrote:
This is the thread for the 1980 Stanley Cup TV crews, where the division standings didn't mean a thing. It was a straight league-wide standing that determined the playoff opponents. Please alert with errors or omissions. It is appreciated.
CANADIAN CREWS
FIRST ROUND
Flyers-Oilers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Sabres-Canucks
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Penguins
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Islanders-Kings
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
North Stars-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, see note.
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Gerry Pinder
Black Hawks-Blues
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Rangers-Flames
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Note:
On 4/9, CBC carried the ACTRA awards ceremony. This caused the HAR-MTL and EDM-PHI games not to be televised. The TOR-MIN game was shifted to CHCH in Hamilton (B. Hewitt-McFarlane) while the VAN-BUF was televised by CBC regionally in BC as usual as the ACTRA awards show was tape-delayed into prime time on the west coast.
QUARTERFINALS
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Sabres-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Canadiens-North Stars
Game 1, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/19, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Islanders
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/21, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Flyers-North Stars
Game 1, 4/29, No telecast
Game 2, 5/1, No telecast
Game 3, 5/4, No telecast
Game 4, 5/6, CBC. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Howie Meeker
Game 5, 5/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Dick Irvin
Sabres-Islanders
Game 1, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/3, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder Game 4, 5/6, No telecast
Game 5, 5/8, No telecast
Game 6, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/13, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half and OT), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/15, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/17, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/19, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/22, CBC. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/24, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Notes:
1st half and 2nd half?! For the first five games of the final, either Cole or Robson did play-by-play for the first period and the first half of the second period. At the closest stoppage of play near the 10 minute mark of the second period, Cole or Robson handed off the call to Dan Kelly for the rest of the game. For game 5, Kelly and Robson swapped roles. The 1980 Final was be the first of 29 consecutive Stanley Cup Finals that Bob Cole would have a hand in calling for CBC television.
AMERICAN CREWS
FIRST ROUND
Penguins-Bruins, Game 2, 4/10, Hughes. Crew unknown
Sabres-Canucks, Game 3, 4/11, USA. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker (CBC feed) Rangers-Flames, Game 4, 4/12, Hughes. Jiggs McDonald, Pete Stemkowski QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-North Stars, Game 6, 4/24, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Mickey Redmond
North Stars-Canadiens, Game 7, 4/27, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Mickey Redmond
SEMIFINALS
North Stars-Flyers, Game 1, 4/29, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Bill Clement Sabres-Islanders, Game 3, 5/3, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder (CBC feed)
Flyers-North Stars, Game 3, 5/4. Hughes. Dan Kelly, Pete Stemkowski Flyers-North Stars, Game 4, 5/6, Hughes. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Howie Meeker (CBC feed)
Sabres-Islanders, Game 6, 5/10, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/13, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half and OT), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 2, 5/15, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 3, 5/17, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 4, 5/19, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 5, 5/22, Hughes. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 6, 5/24, CBS. Dan Kelly (1st and 3rd periods and OT), Tim Ryan (2nd period), Lou Nanne
Note:
Game 6 of the Final was the first full network telecast of an NHL game since game 5 of the 1975 Stanley Cup Final (game 2 of the 1979 Challenge Cup was only seen on CBS for the third period, IIRC). There was no NHL game on network television for another 10 years (1990 NHL All-Star Game on NBC).
1981
For the first time in the U.S., there was "blanket" coverage of the NHL playoffs. Meaning that, more foten than not that a game was played, it was televised on a national outlet. From this point on, each game will be listed the same as with the Canadian crews. As always, any citing of errors or omissions is appreciated.
CANADIAN CREWS
FIRST ROUND
Islanders-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Howie Meeker, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Howie Meeker, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Chico Resch
Blues-Penguins
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
Canadiens-Oilers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Kings-Rangers
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Sabres-Canucks
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Flyers-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Flames-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Bruins-North Stars
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
QUARTERFINALS
Islanders-Oilers
Game 1, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/19, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Blues-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Game 6, 4/24, No telecast
Sabres-North Stars
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Flyers-Flames
Game 1, 4/16, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Gerry Pinder
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Bob Cole, Gerry Pinder
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 7, 4/26, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
SEMIFINALS
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/28, No telecast
Game 2, 4/30, No telecast
Game 3, 5/2, No telecast
Game 4, 5/5, No telecast
Flames-North Stars
Game 1, 4/28, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/30, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/3, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, Chico Resch
Game 4, 5/5, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, Chico Resch
Game 5, 5/7, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, Chico Resch
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Islanders-North Stars
Game 1, 5/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 5/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 5/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer
AMERICAN CREWS
FIRST ROUND
Islanders-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Blues-Penguins
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Pete Stemkowski
Game 4, 4/12, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Pete Stemkowski
Game 5, 4/14, USA Network. Jiggs McDonald, Mike Eruzione
Canadiens-Oilers
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Kings-Rangers
Game 1, 4/8, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Mike Eruzione
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Mike Eruzione
Game 4, 4/12, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Mike Eruzione
Sabres-Canucks
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Flyers-Nordiques
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
Flames-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Bruins-North Stars
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Mike Eruzione
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
QUARTERFINALS
Islanders-Oilers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Game 6, 4/24, No telecast
Blues-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, USA Network. Jim West, Mike Eruzione
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Game 6, 4/24, No telecast
Sabres-North Stars
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Mike Eruzione
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Flyers-Flames
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast
Game 6, 4/24, No telecast
Game 7, 4/26, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Mike Eruzione
Note:
For 4/16, USA televised a Pirates-Phillies baseball game (as part of their Thursday Night Baseball package) and for 4/17, 4/22 and 4/24, USA carried an NBA playoff game in place of the NHL playoffs.
SEMIFINALS
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/28, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Mike Eruzione
Game 2, 4/30, No telecast
Game 3, 5/2, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Mike Eruzione
Game 4, 5/5, No telecast
Flames-North Stars
Game 1, 4/28, No telecast
Game 2, 4/30, No telecast
Game 3, 5/3, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Mike Eruzione
Game 4, 5/5, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Mike Eruzione
Game 5, 5/7, No telecast
Game 6, 5/9, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Mike Eruzione
Note:
For 4/30, USA televised the Twins-Red Sox ball game and for 5/7 USA carried a Dodgers-Phillies baseball game.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Islanders-North Stars
Game 1, 5/12, USA. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)
Game 2, 5/14, USA. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)
Game 3, 5/17, USA. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)
Game 4, 5/19, USA. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)
Game 5, 5/21, USA. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)
This is the thread for the 1982 Stanley Cup TV crews for both sides of the border. Please alert with omissions or errors. Thanks as always.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Bobby Hull
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Bobby Hull, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Bobby Hull, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Islanders-Penguins
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
Rangers-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
North Stars-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Jets-Blues
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Don Wittman, Mickey Redmond
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Don Wittman, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Mickey Redmond
Oilers-Kings
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Don Cherry
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Don Cherry
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Don Cherry
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Don Cherry
Game 5, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Cherry
Canucks-Flames
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Dave Hodge, Howie Meeker
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Bruins-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Don Cherry
Game 2, 4/16, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Don Cherry
Game 3, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Bobby Hull
Game 4, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Bobby Hull
Game 5, 4/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Bobby Hull
Game 7, 4/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/16, No telecast
Game 3, 4/18, No telecast
Game 4, 4/19, No telecast
Game 5, 4/21, No telecast
Game 6, 4/23, No telecast
Blues-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/16, No telecast
Game 3, 4/18, No telecast
Game 4, 4/19, No telecast
Game 5, 4/21, No telecast
Game 6, 4/23, No telecast
Canucks-Kings
Game 1, 4/15, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/16, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 4/19, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/21, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
CONFERENCE FINALS
Islanders-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Bobby Hull, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Bobby Hull, Dick Irvin
Black Hawks-Canucks
Game 1, 4/27, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/29, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 5/4, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 5/6, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, Bobby Hull
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Islanders-Canucks
Game 1, 5/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/13, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 5/16, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Gary Dornhoefer
Note:
Aside from the Final series, the only nationally televised games were the 4/23 BOS-QUE game, the 4/25 QUE-BOS game, and the 5/6 VAN-CHI game. All other games were seen regionally.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Nordiques
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
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Islanders-Penguins
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/11, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Pete Stemkowski
Game 5, 4/13, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Rangers-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
North Stars-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/7, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/8, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Pete Stemkowski
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Jets-Blues
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Oilers-Kings
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Game 5, 4/13, No telecast
Canucks-Flames
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/8, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Bruins-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/16, No telecast
Game 3, 4/18, No telecast
Game 4, 4/19, No telecast
Game 5, 4/21, USA. Dick Carlson or Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 6, 4/23, No telecast
Game 7, 4/25, USA. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/16, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/18, No telecast
Game 4, 4/19, No telecast
Game 5, 4/21, No telecast
Game 6, 4/23, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Gary Green
Blues-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/16, No telecast
Game 3, 4/18, No telecast
Game 4, 4/19, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Gary Green
Game 5, 4/21, No telecast
Game 6, 4/23, No telecast
Canucks-Kings
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/16, No telecast
Game 3, 4/18, USA Network. Dick Carlson, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/19, No telecast
Game 5, 4/21, No telecast
CONFERENCE FINALS
Islanders-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/27, No telecast
Game 2, 4/29, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 5/1, Not certain
Game 4, 5/4, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Black Hawks-Canucks
Game 1, 4/27, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/29, No telecast
Game 3, 5/1, Not certain
Game 4, 5/4, No telecast
Game 5, 5/6, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Note:
Some newspapers list USA as carrying "Masters of Hockey" in the 5/1 prime time slot, while other papers lists USA as carrying game 3 of the Conference Finals. So as of this time, it is uncertain if USA did carry game 3 (if so, likely the CHI-VAN game) or not. Confirmation on this is greatly appreciated.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Islanders-Canucks
Game 1, 5/8, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 5/11, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 5/13, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/16, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Here are the crews for the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs. As always, your kind assistance in the spotting of errors or omissions is greatly appreciated.
(TD) = tape delayed telecast
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Canadiens-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Islanders-Capitals
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Black Hawks-Blues
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
North Stars-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. John Wells, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. John Wells, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Don Wittman, Howie Meeker
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Don Wittman, Howie Meeker
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/14, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/18, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Game 6, 4/22, No telecast
Game 7, 4/24, No telecast
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/14, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/18, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Game 6, 4/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Don Cherry
Black Hawks-North Stars
Game 1, 4/14, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/18, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/14, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/15, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/17, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 4/18, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/20, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Islanders
Game 1, 4/26, No telecast
Game 2, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/30, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/3, No telecast
Game 5, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Oilers-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/24, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/26, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/10, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 5/12, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/5, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Canadiens-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Islanders-Capitals
Game 1, 4/6, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Black Hawks-Blues
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
North Stars-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Note:
There was no telecast of any 4/7 game as USA televised second round highlights of The Masters, which was followed by a West Coast NBA telecast.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/14, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/18, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 6, 4/22, No telecast
Game 7, 4/24, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/14, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/18, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Game 6, 4/22, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Black Hawks-North Stars
Game 1, 4/14, No telecast
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/18, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/14, USA Network. (TD). Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/15, No telecast
Game 3, 4/17, No telecast
Game 4, 4/18, No telecast
Game 5, 4/20, No telecast
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Islanders
Game 1, 4/26, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/28, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/30, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/3, No telecast
Game 5, 5/5, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 6, 5/7, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Oilers-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/24, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/26, No telecast
Game 3, 5/1, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/3, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/10, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 5/12, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 5/14, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/17, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
I will take a stab at the 1984 Stanley Cup playoff TV commentator pairings. If you spot omissions and/or errors, please alert and I thank you in advance. (TD) = tape delay. USA had Masters golf highlights on these nights and the telecasts were tape delayed until 10:00 PM Eastern.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISION SEMI FINALS
Bruins-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Sabres-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Don Cherry
Game 5, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Don Cherry
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
North Stars-Black Hawks
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
Blues-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Cherry
Game 2, 4/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Cherry
Game 3, 4/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Cherry
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/4, CBC. Don Wittman, Howie Meeker
Game 2, 4/5, CBC. Don Wittman, Howie Meeker
Game 3, 4/7, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 4/8, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
DIVISION FINALS
Nordiques-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/16, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/20, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin (first two periods), Don Cherry (third period)
Islanders-Capitals
Game 1, 4/12, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/16, No telecast
Game 5, 4/18, No telecast
North Stars-Blues
Game 1, 4/12, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/16, No telecast
Game 5, 4/18, No telecast
Game 6, 4/20, No telecast
Game 7, 4/22, No telecast
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/12, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 4/16, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 6, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 7, 4/22, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Islanders
Game 1, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Oilers-North Stars
Game 1, 4/24, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Chico Resch
Game 2, 4/26, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Chico Resch
Game 3, 4/28, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Chico Resch
Game 4, 5/1, CBC. Jim Robson, Mickey Redmond, Chico Resch
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Islanders-Oilers
Game 1, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/15, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Note:
If you want hosts/rinkside reporters, I have Steve Armitage on CGY/VAN; John Wells on EDM/WPG, EDM/CGY, and EDM/MIN; Dave Hodge on Bos/Mtl and Que/Mtl; Brian McFarlane on NYI/Mtl, and Dick Irvin on three MTL series (all in Montreal). In the Finals, Hodge hosted the entire series, but Wells acted as a rinkside reporter for the games in Edmonton (3, 4, 5).
I know you don't want studio analysts, but Don Cherry worked with Hodge the first 3 rounds, then the first 2 games (on Long Island) of the Finals only. Howie Meeker worked with Wells in rounds 2 and 3 and then the 3 games in Edmonton in the Finals. Meeker also popped into the booth on occasion in rounds 2 and 3 and acted as a secondary colourman, usually for the middle segments of periods (as he had to be downstairs during the intermissions). This was actually common throughout Meeker's HNIC career.
Great stuff as always. Thanks. HUGE help.
To add to the equation, I know Dick Irvin almost always doubled up as intermission host for Canadiens telecasts during this era. Irvin was almost always on hand as the dressing room interviewer for the cup champions, though John Wells did this chore in '84. I had a beta tape (remember those??) of the CBC cup clincher. I remember Gretzky telling Wells how much the champagne stung his eyes as the bubbly was flying all over the dressing room. However, didn't Brian McFarlane play a studio role in these playoffs? If memory serves, when Irvin assumed the pxp role for CBC Habs games, McFarlane was the studio host for CBC Habs games. McFarlane hosted the 1984 All-Star Game in the Meadowlands earlier in 1984.
The Toronto host during the season usually hosts the Cup Final. Ward Cornell from c.1959-1972, Hodge from 1973-1986 (though spelled by Irvin for the last two games of the 1977-1979 Finals in Montreal), and Ron MacLean since 1987 (though spelled by Scott Russell for the last two games of the 1997 Final). Dan Matheson handled the CTV games in 1985 and 1986, Hodge and Jim Tatti co-hosted the "ad-hoc" O'Keefe network games in 1987 and 1988.
You're right about Irvin often doubling as the studio host in Montreal, including the playoffs. In these instances, Dave Hodge was usually on the Toronto game, but Toronto didn't make the playoffs in 1984.
As for Brian McFarlane . . . he was the color man on Toronto games (both HNIC and local TV) until Feb 1980 (or thereabouts) when he made on-air comments that were critical of the way Harold Ballard had been handling the Darryl Sittler saga (within the last couple of months he had traded away both Lanny McDonald and Tiger Williams). He was afterward banned from the MLG pressbox and HNIC struggled, I think, to find a place to put him for the next few years. I remember him having an intermission segment called "The NHL Tonight" from CBC studios (or "Hockey Night in Canada Control Centre") where he presented various hockey news stories, showed highlights of other games around the NHL, and featured "The Play of the Week". In the playoffs, he often hosted games that were played in the U.S. You're right, beginning in 84-85 he was the regular game host for telecasts from Montreal. He did this up until 1989 when he retired, and his position in Montreal was assumed by Scott Russell.
AMERICAN CREWS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Bruins-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Sabres-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Islanders-Rangers
Game 1, 4/4, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, USA Network. Mike Lange, Gary Green
Game 5, 4/10, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
North Stars-Black Hawks
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
Blues-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/5, No telecast
Game 3, 4/7, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
DIVISION FINALS
Nordiques-Canadiens
Game 1, 4/12, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/16, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 5, 4/18, No telecast
Game 6, 4/20, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Islanders-Capitals
Game 1, 4/12, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, USA Network (TD). Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/15, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/16, No telecast
Game 5, 4/18, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
North Stars-Blues
Game 1, 4/12, USA Network (TD). Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/16, No telecast
Game 5, 4/18, No telecast
Game 6, 4/20, No telecast
Game 7, 4/22, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/12, No telecast
Game 2, 4/13, No telecast
Game 3, 4/15, No telecast
Game 4, 4/16, No telecast
Game 5, 4/18, No telecast
Game 6, 4/20, No telecast
Game 7, 4/22, No telecast
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Islanders
Game 1, 4/24, No telecast
Game 2, 4/26, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/28, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/1, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 5, 5/3, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 6, 5/5, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Oilers-North Stars
Game 1, 4/24, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/26, No telecast
Game 3, 4/28, No telecast
Game 4, 5/1, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Islanders-Oilers
Game 1, 5/10, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 5/12, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 5/15, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/17, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 5, 5/19, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Note:
On the American side in 1984, Al Trautwig was USA's host.
1985
Not counting 1972 (due to a NABET strike on the CBC) or other rare oddities, this was the first time in which the Stanley Cup playoffs were seen on an outlet other than the CBC. In early February 1985, Carling-O'Keefe breweries won the right to televise NHL hockey. They signed a four-year contract with CTV to televise regular season games and playoff games, including games in the Stanley Cup Final. CBC and Molson Brewery did get a loophole in that games involving Canadian based teams (excluding the Quebec Nordiques) in the playoffs would be televised locally by CBC.
As always, please alert with errors or omissions on either side of the border.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/16, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Nordiques-Sabres
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
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Capitals-Islanders
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
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Oilers-Kings
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/13, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer
Jets-Flames
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
Game 3, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/23, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 4, 4/25, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 5, 4/27, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/30, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 7, 5/2, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Black Hawks-North Stars
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, No telecast
Game 6, 4/30, CBC. Jim Robson, John Davidson
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 3, 4/23, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 4, 4/25, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
CONFERENCE FINALS
Nordiques-Flyers
Game 1, 5/5, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 2, 5/7, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 3, 5/9, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 4, 5/12, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 5, 5/14, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 6, 5/16, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Oilers-Black Hawks
Game 1, 5/4, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/7, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/12, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 5, 5/14, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 6, 5/16, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Oilers
Game 1, 5/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 5/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/25. CTV: Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Brad Park. CBC: Don Wittman, John Davidson.
Game 4, 5/28. CTV: Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Brad Park. CBC: Don Wittman, John Davidson.
Game 5, 5/30. CTV: Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch. CBC: Don Wittman, John Davidson.
Note:
CTV telecasts of Games 3, 4 and 5 televised nationally except for Edmonton, where CBC retained exclusive telecast rights. Had the Final gone a full seven games, CBC would have televised game 6 and both CBC and CTV would have televised game 7, each using their own production crews and on-air talent.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
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
Nordiques-Sabres
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
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Capitals-Islanders
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/14, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 5, 4/16, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/10, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Oilers-Kings
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Jets-Flames
Game 1, 4/10, No telecast
Game 2, 4/11, No telecast
Game 3, 4/13, No telecast
Game 4, 4/14, No telecast
Note:
On 4/11, USA aired tape-delayed coverage of the first round of the Masters.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 6, 4/30, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 7, 5/2, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, No telecast
Black Hawks-North Stars
Game 1, 4/18, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 5, 4/28, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 6, 4/30, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, USA Network. Dan Kelly, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
CONFERENCE FINALS
Nordiques-Flyers
Game 1, 5/5, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 5/7, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 3, 5/9, No telecast
Game 4, 5/12, No telecast
Game 5, 5/14, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 6, 5/16, No telecast
Oilers-Black Hawks
Game 1, 5/4, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 2, 5/7, No telecast
Game 3, 5/9, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 4, 5/12, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
Game 5, 5/14, No telecast
Game 6, 5/16, USA Network. Al Albert, Gary Green
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Oilers
Game 1, 5/21, USA. Dan Kelly, Gary Green, Mike Liut
Game 2, 5/23, USA. Dan Kelly, Gary Green, Mike Liut
Game 3, 5/25. USA. Al Albert, Gary Green, Mike Liut
Game 4, 5/28. USA. Al Albert, Gary Green, Mike Liut
Game 5, 5/30. USA. Al Albert, Gary Green, Mike Liut
1986
This thread will document the Canadian and American Stanley Cup playoff crews. As always, if you should spot errors or omissions, please let me know. You have been very helpful in previous threads and I sincerely appreciate it.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Nordiques-Whalers
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Brad Park
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/10, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast
Game 5, 4/15, No telecast
Capitals-Islanders
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Blackhawks-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
North Stars-Blues
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Oilers-Canucks
Game 1, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
Game 2, 4/10, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson
Flames-Jets
Game 1, 4/9, CTV. Russ Peake, Doug Smith
Game 2, 4/10, CTV. Russ Peake, Doug Smith
Game 3, 4/12, CTV. Curt Keilback, Rod Black
Note:
For the CGY-WPG series CBC, which did have original rights to this series, passed as they were maxed out with three other series. The rights were sold to the CTV affiliates in Calgary (CFCN) and Winnipeg (CKY) and Carling-O'Keefe.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/19, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/23, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/25, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/27, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/29, CBC. Dick Irvin, Harry Neale
Capitals-Rangers
Game 1, 4/17, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 2, 4/19, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 3, 4/21, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 4, 4/23, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 5, 4/25, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Game 6, 4/27, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch
Blues-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Game 6, 4/28, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Game 7, 4/30, CBC. Bob Cole, John Davidson
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/24, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 6, 4/28, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 7, 4/30, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin
Flames-Blues
Game 1, 5/2. CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Bobby Taylor. CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson.
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/8. CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Bobby Taylor. CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson.
Game 5, 5/10. CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Bobby Taylor. CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson.
Game 6, 5/12. CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Bobby Taylor. CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson.
Game 7, 5/14. CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Bobby Taylor. CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer, John Davidson.
Note:
On the CGY-STL series, CTV had the national rights for this series, except for the Calgary market. CBC and Molson retained exclusive rights in Calgary. CTV was unable to televise games 2 and 3 due to prior commitments. CBC was allowed to televise games 2 and 3 to all of Alberta and British Columbia, but not nationally.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/16, CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Brad Park. CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson.
Game 2, 5/18. CTV. Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, Brad Park. CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson.
Game 3, 5/20, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/24, CBC. Don Wittman, John Davidson, Dick Irvin
Note:
For the Final, CTV had national rights, except for Calgary and Montreal, for Games 1 and 2. CBC/Molson retained exclusive rights to televise in these markets. CBC/Molson also televised the series to the northern territories (NWT and the Yukon). CBC/Molson had telecast rights for games 3, 4 and 5. Had the series gone to a full seven games, CTV/Carling O'Keefe would have had national rights (except for CGY/MTL/North) for Game 6 and BOTH CBC and CTV would have televised Game 7 using their own production facilities and crews.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Nordiques-Whalers
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, ESPN. Mike Lange, Bill Clement
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mickey Redmond
Game 5, 4/15, ESPN. Mike Lange, Mickey Redmond
Capitals-Islanders
Game 1, 4/9, ESPN. Mike Lange, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Blackhawks-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
North Stars-Blues
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast
Game 5, 4/15, No telecast
Oilers-Canucks
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Jets
Game 1, 4/9, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/17, No telecast
Game 2, 4/19, No telecast
Game 3, 4/21, ESPN. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/23, No telecast
Game 5, 4/25, No telecast
Game 6, 4/27, No telecast
Game 7, 4/29, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Bill Clement
Capitals-Rangers
Game 1, 4/17, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mickey Redmond
Game 2, 4/19, ESPN. Mike Lange, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/21, No telecast
Game 4, 4/23, ESPN. Mike Lange, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/25, ESPN. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/27, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Bill Clement
Blues-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, No telecast
Game 7, 4/30, No telecast
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, ESPN. Mike Lange, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 3, 4/24, ESPN. Jim Hughson, Mickey Redmond
Game 5, 4/26, ESPN. Jim Hughson, Mickey Redmond
Game 6, 4/28, ESPN. Jim Hughson, Mickey Redmond
Game 7, 4/30, ESPN. Mike Lange, Mickey Redmond
Note:
The reason for lack of telecasts for 4/18 and 4/22 was that ESPN chose instead to air boxing matches. 4/18 was on a Friday and ESPN's "Top Rank Boxing" was at the time, one of ESPN's more popular shows.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 5/1, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mickey Redmond
Game 2, 5/3, ESPN. Jiggs McDonald, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 5/5, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 5/7, ESPN. Mike Lange, Mickey Redmond
Game 5, 5/9, ESPN. Mike Lange, Mickey Redmond
Flames-Blues
Game 1, 5/2. ESPN. Jim Hughson, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/4, ESPN. Mike Lange, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/6, ESPN. Jim Hughson, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/8. ESPN. Ken Wilson, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/10. ESPN. Jim Hughson, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/12. ESPN. Ken Wilson, Bill Clement
Game 7, 5/14. ESPN. Sam Rosen, Bill Clement
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/16, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Mickey Redmond
Game 2, 5/18. ESPN. Sam Rosen, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 5/20, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/22, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/24, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mickey Redmond
Notes:
Dick Irvin said on the air last year at Patrick Roy's number retirement game that he and Bob Cole were the "lonely twosome" in the booth at Madison Square Garden the night of May 5/86 for Roy's spectacular display of goaltending in which the Habs were badly outshot yet won in double overtime. Also that it was among the best displays of goaltending that the two men in the booth that night had ever seen by such a young goalie. But I don't know whether it was just the two of them for the other games in that series or for some reason they didn't have a three-man crew for that game only.
He also stated in his book that he did not work games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup final in Calgary since the CBC claimed it did not have the budget to send him (perhaps due to the fact that it was only being shown locally in Calgary and Montreal), although he turned up in Calgary anyway to work the Habs radio broadcasts of those games. But he did work game 5 on CBC with Wittman and Davidson, only because he figured that HNIC wanted him on hand for dressing room interview duty in case the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, which they did.
OK, here's my input . . .
In Edmonton-Vancouver, Don Wittman and John Davidson worked all 3 games. Jim Robson did not work any games for CBC that season, as he was unhappy with his reduced workload (he was offered 6 games at the start of the season, so he declined).
In round 2, Bob Cole worked with Davidson on St. Louis-Toronto, while Wittman worked with Gary Dornhoefer on Edmonton-Calgary.
To support what KgnKH1 said, in the Finals, I don't think Dick Irvin worked on CBC's 2 regional telecasts (Games 1 & 2). I saw Game 2 on ESPN Classic and heard only Wittman's and Davidson's voices. I think Irvin called play-by-play on Montreal radio for games 1 & 2. He did work games 3, 4, 5 on CBC, though. ALSO . . . I saw the conference final game that he was talking about (Game 4 at MSG), also on ESPN Classic, and heard only Cole's and Irvin's voices. I thought it was curious, as usually there was a 3rd man when those two worked together.
You don't mention it anywhere, but I recall that in the 1986 playoffs, CBC aired several telecasts on the Parliamentary Channel. I think it was done in cases where there was a split network.
Some of these telecasts have been shown on NHL Network as well; I am not sure of the rinkside reporters, but believe them to be the following (with Dave Hodge as the overall host each night)
Montreal-Boston Brian McFarlane in Montreal, Chris Cuthbert in Boston Calgary-Vancouver Ron MacLean in Calgary; Steve Armitage in Vancouver Toronto-Chicago and Min-St Louis Dave Hodge
Hartford-Montreal: Brian McFarlane
St. Louis-Toronto: Dave Hodge
Edmonton-Calgary: Chris Cuthbert
St Louis-Calgary: Chris Cuthbert
Rangers-Montreal Dave Hodge
finals: Chris Cuthbert
Agree on all the commentator assignments; would welcome correction on the reporters and hosts. ESPN used a rinkside reporter at all games; many I am sure of, either having watched the game or from a listing in USA Today; others are *unconfirmed
Apr 9,10 Jim Kelly
Apr 12,13 Brian Mc Farlane
Apr 15 *Jim Kelly
Apr 17,19,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,28 Jim Kelly
Apr 29 *Jim Kelly
Apr 30 *Jim Hughson
May 1 *Brian McFarlane
May 2 Brian mc Farlane
May 3,4,5 Jim Hughson
May 6 Brian McFarlane
May 7,8 Jim Hughson
May 9 Jim Kelly
May 10 Brian McFarlane
May 12 *Jim Kelly
May 16, 18 Jim Kelly
May 20, 22 *Jim Kelly
May 24 Jim Kelly
I agree on Matheson as studio host; Bobby Taylor replaced Park as analyst mid-season when Park became coach at Detroit. Park returned for the playoffs since the Wings missed the playoffs and Park was not retained as coach.
Below are the 1987 Stanley Cup TV crews for both sides of the border. Please offer your assistance if you happen to spot any errors or omissions. Thanks as always.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVSIONAL SEMIFINALS
Whalers-Nordiques
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
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Flyers-Rangers
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
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Capitals-Islanders
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
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Game 7, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Blues-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/16, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Oilers-Kings
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Jim Robson, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Jim Robson, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Steve Armitage, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Jim Robson, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Jim Robson, John Garrett
Flames-Jets
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 6, 4/16, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/20, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/22, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 4/24, No telecast
Game 4, 4/26, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 6, 4/30, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 7, 5/2, CBC. Dick Irvin, Gary Dornhoefer
Note:
Despite CTV pulling the plug on their two-year-long venture with the NHL, Carling O'Keefe retained their rights (there were two years remaining on the contract with or without CTV). Things became problematic when the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs opened with Carling O'Keefe still without a network of some sort. The problems arguably peaked when the Montreal-Quebec second-round playoff series opened without Molson being allowed to broadcast from Quebec City, leaving Games 3 and 4 off of English-language television altogether. This led to a hastily-arranged syndicated package on a chain of stations that would one day form the basis of the Global Television Network. The deal between Carling O'Keefe and the Canwest/Global consortium (with a few CBC and CTV affiliates sprinkled in for good measure) came just in time for Game 6 of this series on April 30.
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 4/20, No telecast
Game 2, 4/22, No telecast
Game 3, 4/24, No telecast
Game 4, 4/26, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, No telecast
Game 6, 4/30, No telecast
Game 7, 5/2, No telecast
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/27, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Game 6, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Game 7, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/21, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/23, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/25, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/27, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
CONFERENCE FINALS
Flyers-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/5, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/7, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/9, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/11, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 5, 5/13, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Flyers
Game 1, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/20, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/22, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/24, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 5, 5/26, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 6, 5/28, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 5/31. CBC: Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Chris Cuthbert. CanWest-Global: Dan Kelly, John Davidson, Jim Tatti.
Note:
In 1987, coverage also included all five games of the Campbell Conference Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings, and Games 3rCo5 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals between the Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers. The network was labeled as the "Stanley Cup 87" network.
Unlike the split CTV/CBC coverage of 1984rCo85 and 1985rCo86, the Canwest-Global telecasts were network exclusive, except for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals if they were necessary. When CBC and Global televised Game 7 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, they used separate production facilities and separate on-air talent.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVSIONAL SEMIFINALS
Whalers-Nordiques
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, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/8, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/9, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/12, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/14, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Capitals-Islanders
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
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Game 7, 4/18, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Tom Mees
Blues-Maple Leafs
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
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast
Oilers-Kings
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
Flames-Jets
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
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Nordiques
Game 1, 4/20, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/22, No telecast
Game 3, 4/24, No telecast
Game 4, 4/26, No telecast
Game 5, 4/28, No telecast
Game 6, 4/30, No telecast
Game 7, 5/2, No telecast
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 4/20, No telecast
Game 2, 4/22, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/24, No telecast
Game 4, 4/26, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/28, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/30, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 7, 5/2, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/21, No telecast
Game 2, 4/23, No telecast
Game 3, 4/25, No telecast
Game 4, 4/27, No telecast
Game 5, 4/29, ESPN. Sam Rosen, John Davidson
Game 6, 5/1, ESPN. Tom Mees, John Davidson
Game 7, 5/3, ESPN. Tom Mees, Bill Clement
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/21, No telecast
Game 2, 4/23, ESPN. Rick Peckham, John Davidson
Game 3, 4/25, ESPN. Sam Rosen, John Davidson
Game 4, 4/27, ESPN. Sam Rosen, John Davidson
Note:
On 4/21 and 4/24, ESPN did not televise playoff hockey. Instead, the lineup for 4/21 was Baseball's Greatest Hits at 7:30, American Cup diving at 8:00 and U.S. vs. Brazil volleyball at 9:30. On 4/24, ESPN had on Pro Wrestling (AWA?) at 7:30, followed by the popular Top Rank Boxing at 9:00.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Flyers-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/4, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/6, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/8, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/10, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/12, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/14, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/5, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mike Liut
Game 2, 5/7, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mike Liut
Game 3, 5/9, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mike Liut
Game 4, 5/11, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mike Liut
Game 5, 5/13, ESPN. Ken Wilson, Mike Liut
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Flyers
Game 1, 5/17, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/20, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/22, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/24, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/26, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/28, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 7, 5/31. ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
TSN's NHL coverage was sparse until 87-88--they had no contract with the NHL and only acquired games a la carte. As far as I can remember, he did work for CBC during the regular season up until 1987. From 1987 onward, he worked for TSN full time. As for Jim Robson, this was his first work with CBC since the 1985 playoffs. He then also worked the Calgary-Edmonton series in 1988 for Global/Stanley Cup '88 while Dan Kelly was committed to the Blues local playoff coverage.
It should also be noted that these were the first playoffs with Ron MacLean in the lead host position, as he replaced Dave Hodge mid-season due to the famous "pencil incident". Hodge was "banished" to west coast telecasts for the remainder of the season, at which point I think his contract ran out and he was not kept on for the playoffs. This freed him to work on Global's Stanley Cup '87 coverage.
1988
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 6, 4/14, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Islanders-Devils
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 2, 4/7. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 3, 4/9. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 4, 4/10. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 5, 4/12. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Not fully sure on this series' arrangement, but here is my theory: CBC had exclusive rights to televise in Winnipeg and Edmonton thru the Molson exclusivity in these cities. TSN was granted permission to televise to the rest of Canada under the Carling/O'Keefe banner. If this is wrong, please let me know.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (1st period only). Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Capitals-Devils
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Chris Cuthbert
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/30, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note:
Chris Cuthbert was assigned by CBC to report updates on the 4/18 game. However, when the Quebec blackout affected CBC coverage of the BOS-MTL game, the network decided to throw to Cuthbert and the solitary camera beside him in his coverage position to work the remainder of this game. It was totally done off the cuff. There were no graphics, no replay capabilities, no analyst.
Note:
On 4/18 at 8:08 PM, The was a power outage in the province of Quebec. While darkness enveloped Montreal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators kicked into gear only to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game moving. CBC was left with no choice but to abandon coverage.
Red Wings-Blues
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Flames-Oilers
Game 1, 4/19. Canwest/Global: Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman, Harry Neale.
Game 2, 4/21. Canwest/Global: Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman, Harry Neale.
Game 3, 4/23. Canwest/Global: Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman, Harry Neale.
Game 4, 4/25. Canwest/Global: Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman, Harry Neale.
Note:
CW/Global aired this series nationally, except for the Edmonton and Calgary markets, where CBC retained exclusive rights.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Devils
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 5/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note:
After Game 3, there was an incident between Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski. It was heated, and it ended with the infamous insult ("Have Another Donut") from Schoenfeld to Koharski. The NHL suspended Schoenfeld for 1 game. The Devils actually took the suspension to court, where they issued a restraining order, just minutes before game time. Incensed by the order, the on-ice officials for Game 4, refused to work the game, in essence, staging a wildcat strike. An emergency call went out to get on-ice officials, and they were found. The game was delayed by over 67 minutes due to the bizarre situation.
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/3, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/5, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/7, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/9, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 5, 5/11, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Note:
In 1988, coverage included the Smythe Division Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames (which Global carried nationally, except for the Edmonton and Calgary markets, where the CBC retained exclusive rights), Game 5 of the Norris Division Final between the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues, the Campbell Conference Final between the Oilers and Red Wings, and the first two games of the Finals between the Oilers and Boston Bruins.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Bruins
Game 1, 5/18, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/20, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/24 (suspended at 17:37 of the second period), CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/26 (replayed), CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Chris Cuthbert
Note:
The 5/24 game was suspended when a transformer blew at the Boston Garden and it was feared the generator would only hold out another 30 minutes. Thus, the game was cancelled. Game 4 was replayed in Edmonton. CBC had the rights to air game 5, Canwest also had the rights to Games 6 and 7 of the Finals (Game 7 would have been produced separately by CBC & CanWest-Global), which were not necessary.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Islanders-Devils
Game 1, 4/6, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/10, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flyers-Capitals
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 5, 4/26, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Note:
On 4/18 at 8:08 PM, The was a power outage in the province of Quebec. While darkness enveloped Montreal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators kicked into gear only to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game moving.
Capitals-Devils
Game 1, 4/18, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 7, 4/30, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Red Wings-Blues
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flames-Oilers
Game 1, 4/19, ESPN. Bruce Buchanan, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/25, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Devils
Game 1, 5/2, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 2, 5/4, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 3, 5/6, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 4, 5/8, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 5, 5/10, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 6, 5/12, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 7, 5/14, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Note:
After Game 3, there was an incident between Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski. It was heated, and it ended with the infamous insult ("Have Another Donut") from Schoenfeld to Koharski. The NHL suspended Schoenfeld for 1 game. The Devils actually took the suspension to court, where they issued a restraining order, just minutes before game time. Incensed by the order, the on-ice officials for Game 4, refused to work the game, in essence, staging a wildcat strike. An emergency call went out to get on-ice officials, and they were found. The game was delayed by over 67 minutes due to the bizarre situation.
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/3, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/5, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/7, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/9, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/11, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Bruins
Game 1, 5/18, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond
Game 2, 5/20, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond
Game 3, 5/22, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 5/24 (suspended at 17:37 of the second period), ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond
Game 4, 5/26 (replayed), ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond
Note:
The 5/24 game was suspended when a transformer blew at the Boston Garden and it was feared the generator would only hold out another 30 minutes. Thus, the game was called off. Game 4 was replayed in Edmonton. ESPN had the rights to air the rest of the series, which were not necessary.
I thought I'd give this a whirl.
Below is a listing of all the 1989 Stanley Cup playoff crews, both Canada and the U.S. by series. Lists are courtesy of jtgrace1 and additional research by YT. Teams listed first had home-ice advantage. All game in best of 7, 2-2-1-1-1 format.
"No telecast" means exactly NO telecast in Canada. In the U.S. it means no national telecast, but the game was likely televised, at least to the visiting team's market, which is not included.
(TD) - Tape delayed
As always, if errors are found, please alert.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Bruins-Sabres
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
Capitals-Flyers
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, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 6, 4/13, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Penguins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 2, 4/6, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 3, 4/8, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 4, 4/9, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Note:
I believe the TSN crew was Jim Hughson, Gary Green, and Roger Neilson. Hughson was pretty much the play-by-play guy throughout the 88-89 season. Jim Van Horne was studio host throughout as well. Gary Green and Roger Neilson swapped booth analyst and studio analyst roles almost on a game by game basis. Then for the playoffs, Neilson returned to join Hughson and Green in the booth. Then, in the summer 1989, Neilson left TSN and Howie Meeker was brought back, strictly as studio analyst and Green went to partner with Hughson full time.
Red Wings-Blackhawks
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
Blues-North Stars
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
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Notes:
Why they decided to switch John Garrett and Harry Neale between games 2 and 3, I don't know, but they did.
And also, I thought that Scotty Bowman was on the Montreal series in rounds 2 and 3 with Cole and Irvin, while Neale was with Wittman on the Calgary series. Maybe I'm remembering wrong.
Thanks for your assistance. I do have a couple of questions...
1. Does this mean that Chris Cuthbert was idle for the first round? Or did he do studio work perchance for HNIC?
2. I dug thru the Toronto Star archives about a year ago. This was what I found...
Jim Hughson was pretty much the play-by-play guy throughout the 88-89 season. Jim Van Horne was studio host throughout as well. Gary Green and Roger Neilson swapped booth analyst and studio analyst roles almost on a game by game basis. Then for the playoffs, Neilson returned to join Hughson and Green in the booth. Then, in the summer 1989, Neilson left TSN and Howie Meeker was brought back, strictly as studio analyst and Green went to partner with Hughson full time.
Is this correct or is your recall of TSN's 88-89 NHL coverage different? Yes, I believe Cuthbert did studio work in the Edmonton/LA, Calgary/LA, and Calgary/Chicago series. At that time he was the #4 play-by-play man on CBC's depth chart and they were only covering 3 first-round series. The following year (1990), he did play-by-play in the first round Calgary/LA series.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Penguins-Flyers
Game 1, 4/17, No telecast
Game 2, 4/19, No telecast
Game 3, 4/21, No telecast
Game 4, 4/23, No telecast
Game 5, 4/25, No telecast
Game 6, 4/27, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Flames-Blackhawks
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 5, 5/10, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Bruins-Sabres
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, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/13, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Penguins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 6, 4/13, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Blues-North Stars
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
Flames-Canucks
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, 4/15, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 6, 4/13, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 7, 4/15, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/17, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 2, 4/19, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 3, 4/21, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 4, 4/23, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 5, 4/25, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Penguins-Flyers
Game 1, 4/17, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/19, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/21, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/23, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/25, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/27, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 7, 4/29, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/18, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 2, 4/20, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 3, 4/22, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 4, 4/24, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 5, 4/26, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/18, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 4/20, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 4/22, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 4/24, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/1, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/3, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/5, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/7, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/9, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/11, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flames-Blackhawks
Game 1, 5/2, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 5/4, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 5/6, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 5/8, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 5, 5/10, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/14, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/17, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/19, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/21, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/23, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/25, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Never saw a second of the 1989 playoffs since I didn't have SportsChannel America. SportsChannel America would use the Foley-Tallon call for the 1990 (I think) and 1992 (I know) Campbell Conference Finals
Yep. SC-Chicago produced the SportsChannel America's coverage for the 1990 series (of which only the road games were shown in Chicago because of the old man's selfishness--the home games were given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage"). They also produced the 1992 series (of which the road games were on SC-C and the home games on a PPV basis called "HawkVision"--later derisively nicknamed "WirtzVision" and also "PotterVision" [see Life, It's a Wonderful]).
When the old man insisted that the home games of the Cup Finals be on PPV, that was what soured me on him. The following year, the old man trotted out HawkVision for a second year. Except this time, ABC wound up showing two of the games, including one home game (which the old man couldn't stop WLS from showing), and the Hawks wound up getting swept. From then on, I took pleasure in poking fun at the old man and celebrating every time his team lost.
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