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Throughout this period, Hockey Night in Canada studio shows were still originate on-site including the Stanley Cup Finals. Dave Hodge hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs games at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, and Dick Irvin, Jr. hosted the Montréal Canadiens games and The Fisher Report at the Forum in Montreal with Canadiens journalist Red Fisher. Steve Armitage hosts the Vancouver Canucks games, and Chris Cuthbert hosted the games in Alberta - either the Calgary Flames or Edmonton Oilers. Brian McFarlane hosted the Winnipeg Jets or Montreal Canadiens games or telecasts in the United States. This allowed for on-air talent, including commentators for the show, and their guests (often ex-players and players in their community) to provide further insights of their personal lives. Since the 1987 playoffs, Ron MacLean and Don Cherry hosted Coach's Corner, a show that was broadcast across Canada.
Stanley Cup playoffs
Year | Round | Series | Games covered | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) |
1980 | First round | Philadelphia-Edmonton | Games 1, 3 | Bob Cole (in Philadelphia) Don Wittman (in Edmonton) |
Gary Dornhoefer |
Buffalo-Vancouver | Games 1–4[1][2] | Don Wittman (in Buffalo) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) |
Gerry Pinder (in Buffalo) Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) | ||
Montréal-Hartford | Games 1, 3 | Danny Gallivan | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. | ||
Boston-Pittsburgh | Game 5[3] | Jim Robson | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Minnesota-Toronto | Games 1, 3[4][5][6] | Bill Hewitt (in Minnesota) Bob Cole (in Toronto) |
Brian McFarlane (in Minnesota) Gerry Pinder (in Toronto) | ||
Quarterfinals | Montréal-Minnesota | Games 1–7[7][8][9] | Danny Gallivan | Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Semifinals | Philadelphia-Minnesota | Games 4–5[10][11][12] | Dan Kelly (first half of Game 4) Jim Robson (second half of Game 4) Don Wittman (Game 5) |
Gerry Pinder and Howie Meeker (Game 4) Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 5) | |
Buffalo-New York Islanders | Games 1–3, 6[13][14][15][16][17] | Bob Cole (Games 1–2; first half of Game 6) Jim Robson (first half of Game 3) Dan Kelly (2nd half of Games 3 and 6) |
Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1–2, 6) Gerry Pinder (Game 3) | ||
1981 | First round | New York Islanders-Toronto | Games 1–3[18][19][20][21] | Bill Hewitt (in New York) Bob Cole (in Toronto) |
Howie Meeker and Brian McFarlane (in New York) Gary Dornhoefer and Chico Resch (in Toronto) |
Montréal-Edmonton | Games 1–3[22] | Danny Gallivan | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. | ||
Buffalo-Vancouver | Games 1–3 | Don Wittman (in Buffalo) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) |
Gerry Pinder (in Buffalo) Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) | ||
Philadelphia-Québec | Games 4–5[23][24][25] | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Calgary-Chicago | Games 1–3 | Bob Cole (in Calgary) Don Wittman (in Chicago) |
Gary Dornhoefer (in Calgary) Gerry Pinder (in Chicago) | ||
Quarterfinals | New York Islanders-Edmonton | Games 1–6[26][27][28] | Danny Gallivan (in New York) Don Wittman (in Edmonton) |
Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in New York) Gary Dornhoefer (Games 3–4) Gerry Pinder (Games 6) | |
Philadelphia-Calgary | Games 1–7[29] | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1–2, 5–7) Gerry Pinder (Games 3–4) | ||
Semifinals | Calgary-Minnesota | Games 1–6[30][31][32][33] | Jim Robson (in Calgary) Don Wittman (in Minnesota) |
Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Calgary) Gary Dornhoefer and Chico Resch (in Minnesota) | |
1982 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Québec | Games 1–5[34] | Danny Gallivan | Dick Irvin, Jr. Bobby Hull (in Montréal) Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1, 3–4) |
Winnipeg-St. Louis | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | Mickey Redmond | ||
Edmonton-Los Angeles | Games 1–5[35] | Bob Cole | Don Cherry Gary Dornhoefer (in Edmonton) | ||
Vancouver-Calgary | Games 1–3 | Jim Robson (in Vancouver) Dave Hodge (in Calgary) |
Howie Meeker | ||
Divisional finals | Boston-Québec | Games 1–7[36][37][38][39] | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond Don Cherry (Games 1–2) Bobby Hull (in Québec) Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 5–7) | |
Vancouver-Los Angeles | Games 1–5[40] | Jim Robson (in Vancouver) Don Wittman (in Los Angeles) |
Gary Dornhoefer Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) | ||
Conference finals | New York Islanders-Québec | Games 1–4[41][42][43] | Danny Gallivan | Dick Irvin, Jr. Don Cherry (in New York) Bobby Hull (in Québec) | |
Chicago-Vancouver | Games 1–5[44][45][46][47] | Don Wittman (in Chicago) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) |
Gary Dornhoefer Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) Bobby Hull (Game 5) | ||
1983 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Buffalo | Games 1–3[48] | Danny Gallivan | Don Cherry and Dick Irvin, Jr. |
Minnesota-Toronto | Games 1–4[49] | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond | ||
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–3 | John Wells (in Edmonton) Don Wittman (in Winnipeg) |
Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Calgary-Vancouver | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman (in Calgary) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) |
Howie Meeker | ||
Divisional finals | New York Islanders-New York Rangers | Game 6 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond and Don Cherry | |
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 1–5[50][51][52] | Jim Robson | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Conference finals | Boston-New York Islanders | Games 2–3, 5–6[53][54] | Danny Gallivan | Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Edmonton-Chicago | Games 1–4[55][56] | Jim Robson (in Edmonton) Bob Cole (in Chicago) |
Gary Dornhoefer (in Edmonton) Mickey Redmond (in Chicago) | ||
1984 | Divisional semifinals | Boston-Montréal | Games 1–3 | Danny Gallivan | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. |
New York Islanders-New York Rangers | Games 4–5[57][58] | Bob Cole | Dick Irvin, Jr. and Don Cherry | ||
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–3 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer and Don Cherry | ||
Calgary-Vancouver | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman (in Calgary) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) |
Howie Meeker | ||
Division finals | Québec-Montréal | Games 1–6[59][60][61][62] | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond Dick Irvin, Jr. (first two periods of Game 6; rest of series entirely) Don Cherry (third period of Game 6) | |
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 1–7[63][64] | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Conference finals | Montréal-New York Islanders | Games 1–6[65][66][67][68] | Danny Gallivan | Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Edmonton-Minnesota | Games 1–4 | Jim Robson | Mickey Redmond and Chico Resch | ||
1985 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Boston | Games 1–5[69][70][71] | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. |
Edmonton-Los Angeles | Games 1–3 | Jim Robson | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Winnipeg-Calgary | Games 1–4[72][73] | Don Wittman | John Davidson | ||
Divisional finals | Montréal-Québec | in Montréal[74] | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Chicago-Minnesota | Game 6 | Jim Robson | John Davidson | ||
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–4[75][76][77] | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson | ||
Conference finals | Edmonton-Chicago | Games 1–6[78] | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson | |
1986 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Boston | Games 1–3[79] | Dick Irvin, Jr. | Harry Neale |
Chicago-Toronto | Games 1–3[80][81][82] | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Minnesota-St. Louis | Games 4–5[83] | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Edmonton-Vancouver | Games 1–3 | Don Wittman | John Davidson | ||
Divisional finals | Montréal-Hartford | Games 1–7[84] | Dick Irvin, Jr. | Harry Neale | |
St. Louis-Toronto | Games 1–7[85][86][87] | Bob Cole | John Davidson | ||
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 1–7[88][89][90][91] | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Conference finals | Montréal-New York Rangers | Games 1–5[92][93][94][95][96] | Bob Cole | Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Calgary-St. Louis | Games 1–7[97] | Don Wittman | John Davidson | ||
1987 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Boston | Games 1–4 | Dick Irvin, Jr. | Gary Dornhoefer |
St. Louis-Toronto | Games 1–6[98] | Bob Cole | Harry Neale | ||
Edmonton-Los Angeles | Games 1–5[99] | Jim Robson (Games 1–2, 4–5) Steve Armitage (Game 3) |
John Garrett | ||
Calgary-Winnipeg | Games 1–6[100][101][102] | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman | ||
Washington-New York Islanders | Game 7[103][104] | Bob Cole | Harry Neale | ||
Divisional finals | Montréal-Québec | in Montréal[105][106] | Dick Irvin, Jr. | Gary Dornhoefer | |
Detroit-Toronto | Games 1–7[107] | Bob Cole | Scotty Bowman | ||
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–4[108] | Don Wittman | Harry Neale | ||
Conference finals | Philadelphia-Montréal | Games 1–6 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
1988 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Hartford | Games 1–6 | Dick Irvin, Jr. | Scotty Bowman |
Detroit-Toronto | Games 1–6[109][110][111][112][113][114] | Bob Cole | Harry Neale | ||
Calgary-Los Angeles | Games 1–5[115] | Bruce Buchanan | John Garrett | ||
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–5 | Chris Cuthbert | Chico Resch | ||
Divisional finals | Montréal-Boston | Games 1–5[116] | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Washington-New Jersey | Games 1 (joined-in-progress), 6–7 | Chris Cuthbert (Game 1) Bob Cole (Games 6–7) |
Harry Neale (Games 6–7) | ||
Calgary-Edmonton | Games 1–4[117][118][119] | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman | ||
Conference finals | Boston-New Jersey | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale | |
1989 | Divisional semifinals | Montréal-Hartford | Games 1–4 | Dick Irvin, Jr. | Scotty Bowman |
Calgary-Vancouver | Games 1–7[120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138][139][140][141][142] | Bob Cole | Harry Neale (Games 1–2) John Garrett (Games 3–7) | ||
Los Angeles-Edmonton | Games 1–7 | Don Wittman (Games 1–2, 5–7) Chris Cuthbert (Games 3–4) |
John Garrett (Games 1–2) Harry Neale (Games 3–7) | ||
Divisional finals | Montréal-Boston | Games 1–5 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia | Games 6–7 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr. | ||
St. Louis-Chicago | Game 5 | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman | ||
Calgary-Los Angeles | Games 1–4[143] | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman | ||
Conference finals | Montréal-Philadelphia | Games 1–6[144][145] | Bob Cole | Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr. | |
Calgary-Chicago | Games 1–5[146][147][148] | Don Wittman | Harry Neale |
Notes
- On April 9, 1980, CBC carried the ACTRA awards ceremony. This caused the Hartford-Montreal and Edmonton-Philadelphia playoff games not to be televised. Meanwhile, the Toronto-Minnesota game was shifted to CHCH in Hamilton while the Vancouver-Buffalo game was televised by CBC regionally in British Columbia as usual. The ACTRA awards show was tape-delayed into prime time on the west coast.
- Aside from the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals, CBC's only other nationally televised postseason games from that year were the Edmonton-Los Angeles game (April 12), the Boston-Quebec game (April 23), the deciding game seven between them at Boston Garden (April 25), and the Vancouver-Chicago game (May 6). All other games were seen regionally.
- CTV had the national rights for the 1986 Calgary-St. Louis playoff series, except in the Calgary market, for which CBC and Molson retained exclusive rights to. CTV was unable to televise Games 2 and 3 of this series due to prior commitments. Meanwhile, CBC was allowed to televise Games 2 and 3 to all of Alberta and British Columbia, but not nationally.
- In 1987, the first round series was extended to a best-of-7 series. In previous years, that round was a best-of-5. Like previous years, every round after the first was a best-of-7 series.
- On April 18, 1988 (during Game 1 of the Montreal-Boston playoff series) at approximately 8:08 p.m. local time, there 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. The generators were only able to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game moving. Ultimately, CBC was left with no choice but to abandon coverage following the first period.[149][150]
- That same day, Chris Cuthbert was assigned by CBC to report and provide updates on Game 1 of Washington-New Jersey playoff series. However, when the Quebec blackout affected CBC's coverage of the Game 1 of the Boston-Montreal playoff series, the network threw to him and the solitary camera beside him in his coverage position to work the rest of this game. The whole process was totally done off the cuff. In other words, there were no graphics, no replay capabilities, and no analyst.[149][150][151][152]
- CanWest-Global aired the 1988 Edmonton-Calgary playoff series nationally, except for the Edmonton and Calgary markets, where CBC retained exclusive rights.
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- ↑ 149.0 149.1 "6 Million Without Power During Night : Quebec Gets Lights Back, Then New Outage Hits" (in en-US). 1988-04-19. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-19-mn-1451-story.html.
- ↑ 150.0 150.1 "A power failure -- the second in 12 hours..." (in en). https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/19/A-power-failure-the-second-in-12-hours/2689577425600/.
- ↑ Koreen, Eric. "Will the one-person broadcast booth ever become commonplace in North American sports?". https://theathletic.com/431118/2018/07/14/will-the-one-person-broadcast-booth-ever-become-commonplace-in-north-american-sports/.
- ↑ "Play-by-play announcer Chris Cuthbert seems to have been everywhere the last 40 years, including your living room or basement" (in en). 2020-09-11. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2020/09/11/play-by-play-announcer-chris-cuthbert-seems-to-have-been-everywhere-the-last-40-years-including-your-living-room-or-basement.html.
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