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{{short description|US television program}}
'''NHL on SportsChannel America''' was the presentation of NHL broadcasts on the now defunct SportsChannel America cable television network.
 
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{{Infobox television
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| name = NHL on SportsChannel America
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| image = SportsChannel.JPG
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| caption =
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| alt_name = ''NHL on SportsChannel''
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| genre = Sports
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| creator = [[SportsChannel America]]
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| writer =
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| director = Larry Brown<br/>Billy McCoy
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| creative_director =
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| developer =
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| presenter =
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| starring = [[#Announcers|See ''announcers'' section below]]
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| country = {{USA}}
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| language = English
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| num_seasons = 4
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| num_episodes =
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| list_episodes =
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| executive_producer = Jeff Ruhe<ref>{{YouTube|title=Cup Finals Close 1992 SC America|id=fK3AdHkw9dw}}</ref>
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| producer = John Shannon<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-01-16-9101050382-story.html| title= AS TV FARE, HOCKEY STILL OUT IN COLD| work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= January 16, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><br>Mike Connelly<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/01/23/the-svg-podcast-michael-connelly-svp-ep-fox-sports-regional-networks/| title= The SVG Podcast: Michael Connelly, SVP/EP, Fox Sports Regional Networks| work=Brandon Costa ([[Sports Video Group]]) | date= January 23, 2019| access-date= March 15, 2021}}</ref>
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| location =
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| cinematography = Terry Ford<br/>Dean Anderson<br/>Bob Boykin<br/>Marty Muzik
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| camera =
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| runtime = 180 minutes or until game ends (including commercials)
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| network = [[SportsChannel America]]
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| first_aired = {{NHL Year|1988}}
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| last_aired = June 1, [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]]
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| related = ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' (CBC)
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'''''NHL on SportsChannel America''''' was the presentation of [[National Hockey League]] broadcasts<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=NHL+on+SportsChannel+America&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks |title=NHL on SportsChannel America, About 769 results (0.43 seconds) |website=Google Books |accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> on the now defunct [[SportsChannel|SportsChannel America]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL Open SportsChannel America 1988|id=a56I5li3IpI}}</ref> [[Cable television|cable]] [[television network]].
==Terms of the Deal==
 
Taking over for ESPN, SportsChannel's contract paid $51 million ($17 million per year) over 3 years, more than double what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous 3 years SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.
 
===SportsChannel's Availability===
 
Unfortunately, SportsChannel America was only available in a few major markets and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ESPN did at the time. SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households. In comparison, by the 1991–92 season, ESPN was available in 60.5 million homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million.
 
   
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==Terms of the deal==
As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal (1988–1989), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million. When the SportsChannel deal ended in 1992, the league returned to ESPN for another contract that would pay $80 million over 5 years.
 
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Taking over for [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]],<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1988-11-16-2663778-story.html| title= MAYBE ESPN DID FANS A FAVOR IN LOSING THE NHL| work=Gary Blockus ([[The Morning Call]]) | date= November 16, 1988| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-08-19-8802170671-story.html| title= PICK ANY HOUR -- OR HEMISPHERE -- TO TUNE IN COSTAS| work=Jim Sarni ([[Sun Sentinel]]) | date= August 19, 1988| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> SportsChannel's contract paid US$51 million<ref>{{cite book |last=Kunz|first=William M.|author-link= |date= |title=The Political Economy of Sports Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kuzeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT64&lpg=PT64&dq=1990+stanley+cup+finals+sportschannel+america&source=bl&ots=FvVA_Aod1E&sig=ACfU3U0WlnVqRM3POh_OoqbigHGc69R09Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQ6c73juHuAhVZAZ0JHbytDo04HhDoATABegQIBBAC#v=onepage&q=1990%20stanley%20cup%20finals%20sportschannel%20america&f=false|location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/06/22/sportschannel-america-interested-in-buying-hts/fbab2dfb-af45-49f4-bd98-0b20a61c3b00/| title= SPORTSCHANNEL AMERICA INTERESTED IN BUYING HTS| work=Norman Chad ([[Washington Post]]) | date= June 22, 1988| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-03-sp-4343-story.html| title= NHL 1991-92 : There’s a Lot Not to Watch : Hockey: There is no national TV, no collective bargaining agreement and no Eric Lindros. But there are Sharks.| work=Steve Springer ([[Los Angeles Times]]) | date= October 3, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> ($17 million per year<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/10/08/the-bucks-start-here-this-off-season-the-blues-unexpectedly-made-two-players-very-rich-and-the-fallout-has-been-felt-throughout-the-league-title-3dthe|date=October 8, 1990|first=Jay|last=Greenberg|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=THE BUCKS START HERE}}</ref>) over three years,<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=April 2, 1991|title=The News - Apr 2, 1991|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19910402&id=UjBUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ao0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322,509279|work=news.google.com|location= |access-date=}}</ref> more than double<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/11/26/nhl-and-sportschannel-more-is-less/f82b8589-b0e8-47fb-919f-832aca20dc7b/| title= NHL AND SPORTSCHANNEL MORE IS LESS| work=Norman Chad ([[Washington Post]]) | date= November 26, 1988| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Bass|first=Alan|date= 25 January 2011|title=The Great Expansion: The Ultimate Risk That Changed the Nhl Forever|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgLqzbebH4gC&q=nhl+sportschannel+america&pg=PA198|publisher=iUniverse|page=198|isbn= 9781450286077}}</ref> what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/03/18/shooting-star-brett-hull-has-become-a-goal-scorer-of-near-gretzkian-dimensions|date=March 18, 1991|first=Richard|last=Demak|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=SHOOTING STAR}}</ref> SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-04-9103300943-story.html| title= NHL FEELS PINCH IN TV DEAL| work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> for just $5 million.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/04/sports/hockey-nhl-again-signs-contract-with-sportschannel-america.html| title= HOCKEY; N.H.L. Again Signs Contract With SportsChannel America| work=Joe LaPointe ([[New York Times]]) | date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/02/17/scorecard|date=February 17, 1992|first=Richard|last=Demak|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=SCORECARD}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Gatehouse|first=Jonathon|date= October 2012|title=The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ryb0O7riZnQC&q=nhl+sportschannel+america&pg=PA158|publisher= Triumph Books|page=158|isbn= 9781623686567}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Moshavi|first=Sharon D.|date=January 13, 1992|title=BC-1992-01-13.pdf|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1992/BC-1992-01-13.pdf|page=78}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-09-26-1991269142-story.html| title= Lack of TV contract doesn't shake up NHL| work=[[Newsday]] and [[Baltimore Sun]] | date= September 22, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1991-10-04-0000211242-story,amp.html| title= NHL, SPORTSCHANNEL SIGN ONE-YEAR DEAL| work=Jim Shea ([[Hartford Courant]] | date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19911004-1991-10-04-9110040190-story.html| title= LOCAL TV STATION GIVES NFL FANS OPTION PLAY| work=Jennifer Williams (Daily Press) | date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
   
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The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by [[Charles Dolan]] and [[Bill Wirtz]]. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of [[Madison Square Garden]], and Wirtz owned 25% of [[SportsChannel Chicago]]. [[NHL commissioner|NHL president]] [[John Ziegler Jr.|John Ziegler]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://puckjunk.com/2018/10/29/john-ziegler-did-more-harm-than-good-for-hockey/|title=John Ziegler Did More Harm Than Good for Hockey|last=Barry|first=Sal|date=October 29, 2018|website=Puck Junk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Deacon|first=James|date=June 8, 1992|title=Palace revolt|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1992/6/8/palace-revolt|work=Maclean's|location= |access-date=}}</ref> convinced the [[National Hockey League#Organizational structure|board of governors]] that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]] that had interests in the [[MSG Network]] and [[NESN]].
SportsChannel America took advantage of using their regional sports networks' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate. Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand alone service. Regional affiliates of the Prime Network would sometimes pick up SportsChannel broadcasts, but this was often only during the playoffs. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m. and off by 1 or 2 a.m., then a sport sticker for the next 18 hours.
 
   
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===SportsChannel's availability===
== Philadelphia ==
 
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Unfortunately, [[SportsChannel America]] was only available in a few<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Guest-Writer/The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly-of-John-Zieglers-NHL-reign/163/95608|title=The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of John Ziegler's NHL reign|last=Moncour|first=Gilles|date=October 29, 2018|website=HockeyBuzz.com}}</ref> major markets (notably absent though were [[Detroit]], [[Pittsburgh]] and [[St. Louis]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Strachan|first=Al|date=March 15, 2005|title=NHL needs a TV partner|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html|work=Toronto Sun}}</ref>)<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/08/22/woe-canada-a-nation-wept-as-its-hero-nhl-star-wayne-gretzky-was-traded-from-edmonton-to-los-angeles|date=August 22, 1988|first=E.M.|last=Swift|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=WOE, CANADA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=NHL broadcast boss pleased with cable move|date=May 2, 1989|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Staudohar|first=Paul D.|date= 31 May 2018|title=Playing for Dollars: Labor Relations and the Sports Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLdcDwAAQBAJ&q=1990+nhl+all+star+game+on+nbc&pg=PA138|publisher= Cornell University Press|page=138|isbn= 9781501717857}}</ref> and reached only a 1/3 of the households that [[ESPN]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan|first=Bob|date=October 3, 1991|title=Underexposed NHL needs to write Dear John letter to Ziegler|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-10-03-1991276186-story.html|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref> did at the time.<ref>{{cite book |title=Playing for dollars: labor relations and the sports business |last=Staudohar |first= Paul D. |year=1996 |publisher=Cornell University Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/playingfordollar00stau/page/n150 137] |url=https://archive.org/details/playingfordollar00stau |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1988/06/27/117913/a-better-open-too-much-brent-abc-improved-at-brookline-but-brent-musburgers-ego-showed-in-the-nba-finals|title=A Better Open; Too Much Brent|date=June 27, 1988|journal=Sports Illustrated|first=William|last=Taaffe}}</ref> SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pergament|first=Alan|date=October 4, 1990|title=SPORTSCHANNEL'S COVERAGE WON'T BE SEEN LINE IS OVERDRAWN HERE|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/sportschannels-coverage-wont-be-seen-line-is-overdrawn-here/article_04bb7535-d2c7-5f74-bbed-5bf660e04cc6.html|work=The Buffalo News|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19900119-1990-01-19-9001180311-story.html| title= HOCKEY RETURNS TO NETWORK TV WITH ALL-STAR GAME| work=Terry Armour (Daily Press) | date= January 19, 1990| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> In comparison, by the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]],<ref name=":2">{{cite web| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-06-01-9202190025-story.html| title= NHL`S TV POLICY RILES ANNOUNCERS | work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= June 1, 1992 | access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> ESPN was available in 60.5 million<ref>{{cite book |last=Gatehouse|first=Jonathon|date= October 2012|title=The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ryb0O7riZnQC&q=John+Ziegler+SportsChannel+America+nhl&pg=PA158|publisher= Triumph Books|page=158|isbn= 9781623686567}}</ref> homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal ({{NHL Year|1988}}), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/10/07/greed-indeed-in-its-expansion-strategy-as-in-too-many-other-matters-the-nhl-has-shown-a-passion-for-fools-gold-title-3dgreed|date=October 7, 1991|first=Jay|last=Greenberg|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=GREED, INDEED}}</ref> When the SportsChannel deal ended in [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], the league returned to ESPN<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/10/19/dont-change-that-channel-contrary-to-conventional-wisdom-the-nhl-can-make-it-on-tv-with-a-few-alterations-title-3ddon|date=October 19, 1992|first=E.M.|last=Swift|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=DON'T CHANGE THAT CHANNEL}}</ref> for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/09/03/nhl-okays-espn-deal/| title= NHL okays ESPN deal| work=Cammy Clark ([[Tampa Bay Times]]) | date= September 3, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
Since SportsChannel Philadelphia did not air until January of 1990, PRISM (owned by Rainbow Media (the owners of SportsChannel at the time) picked up the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the Flyers for the first half of the original deal.
 
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SportsChannel America took advantage of using their [[regional sports network]]s' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate.<ref>{{cite book |last=Reed, Reed|first=R.M., M.K.|author-link= |date= |title=The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gU3uBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=1992+Stanley+Cup+Finals+SportsChannel+America&source=bl&ots=g-cEKNJ1H-&sig=ACfU3U3gRPCSbTB_KQU0NR8x76wDpQkrEw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA59qu4ffuAhXKGc0KHQ5sBJU4HhDoATAJegQIBxAD#v=onepage&q=1992%20Stanley%20Cup%20Finals%20SportsChannel%20America&f=false|location= |publisher= |page=89|isbn=}}</ref> Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service. Regional affiliates of the [[Prime Network]] would sometimes pick up SportsChannel broadcasts, but this was often only during the playoffs, and often to justify the cost, some cable providers carrying it during the playoffs only carried it as a [[pay-per-view]] option. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m., off by 12 Midnight, then a [[Sports Plus Network|sportsticker]] for the next 18 hours.
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====Philadelphia====
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Since [[SportsChannel Philadelphia]] did not air until January [[1990 in television|1990]], [[PRISM (TV channel)|PRISM]] (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]] for the first half of the original deal.
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{{See also|1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season}}
   
 
===Lawsuit===
 
===Lawsuit===
As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the 1991-92 season. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the 1992–93 season. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual right of first refusal for the 1992–93 season. Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an injunction against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the appellate court found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.
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As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]]. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-09-04-0000112893-story.html| title= SPORTSCHANNEL SUES OVER NHL DEAL| work=Jim Sarni ([[Hartford Courant]]) | date= September 4, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1992-10-11/the-puck-stops-here-for-espn| title= The Puck Stops Here For Espn| work=Julie Tilsner ([[Bloomberg]]) | date= October 11, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]]. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual [[right of first refusal]] for the 1992–93 season. [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division|Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court]] justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an [[injunction]] against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the [[Court of Appeals|appellate court]] found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.
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In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and [[Canadian Football League]] games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.njdevs.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t20611.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519181103/http://www.njdevs.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t20611.html |archive-date=2009-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.
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==Coverage overview==
   
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===Regular season coverage===
In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and Canadian Football League games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity.<sup>[14]</sup> Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.
 
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SportsChannel America televised about 80–100 games a season<ref>{{cite news|title=USA NETWORK MAKING SOME MAJOR-LEAGUE CUTS|date=February 10, 1984|newspaper=Miami Herald|page=7F}}</ref><ref>
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date= |title=FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions ..., Volume 8, Issue 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DUqvJBWqgfsC&pg=PA4900&lpg=PA4900&dq=1982+Stanley+Cup+Finals+USA+Network&source=bl&ots=0LhZBa3iyb&sig=ACfU3U1F7fPGT3a0BeWSYrBwyVM5RRV75w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSn_Wt7d7uAhUKOs0KHY4nCLE4HhDoATABegQIBhAC#v=onepage&q&f=false|location= |publisher= |page=4900|isbn=}}</ref> (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the {{NHL Year|1987}} season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights a week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.
   
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It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[Hartford Whalers]], [[New Jersey Devils]], [[New York Islanders]] or [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. The [[San Jose Sharks]] were added in {{NHL Year|1991}}. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.
==Coverage Overview==
 
===Regular Season Coverage===
 
SportsChannel America would televise about 80–100 games a season (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the 1987–88 season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only 1 nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey 2 nights a week in NHL cities and 3 nights a week elsewhere.
 
   
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===Special programming===
It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, or Philadelphia Flyers. San Jose Sharks were added in 1991-92. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in New York area for SportsChannel New York.
 
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In [[1989 in television|1989]], SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the [[1989 NHL Entry Draft|NHL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=A look at the NHL's 27th draft|date=June 16, 1989|first=Kevin|last=Allen|newspaper=USA Today|page=8C}}</ref> In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the [[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington Capitals]]' training camp in Sweden and [[Season (sports)|pre-season]] tour<ref>{{Cite news|title=Soviets In, With Army and Dynamo|newspaper=Washington Post|date=December 26, 1988|first=Robert|last=Fachet}}</ref> of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion [[Calgary Flames]], who held training camp in [[Prague, Czechoslovakia]] and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against [[Soviet National League]] clubs. Games were played in Moscow, [[Leningrad]], [[Kiev]] and [[Riga]]. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the [[HC CSKA Moscow|Red Army]] club and [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.
   
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====All-Star Game coverage====
=== Special programming ===
 
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SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the [[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989 All-Star Game]]. The [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|following year]], they covered the first ever [[NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition|NHL Skills Competition]] and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through [[43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1992]]. In [[1991 in American television|1991]], SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the [[42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] on the same day that it was played. That was because [[NHL on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (intros, anthems)|id=tU-CXpNg5zg&t}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (first period)|id=2LuQnlASRR0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (first intermission, second period)|id=qn19PhmEJYo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (second intermission, third period)|id=a8hfii3Xqfc&t}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/14/sports/tv-sports-stars-and-penguins-cable-compatible.html| title= TV SPORTS; Stars and Penguins: Cable Compatible| work=Richard Sandomir ([[New York Times]]) | date= May 14, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=1991AllStarGame>{{cite news|title=All-Star Game pinpoints NHL's limited exposure|date=January 18, 1991|first=Jack|last=Craig|newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref> broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of [[Gulf War]] coverage.
In 1989, SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the NHL Draft. In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the Washington Capitals' training camp in Sweden and pre-season tour of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames, who held training camp in Prague, Czechoslovakia and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against Soviet National League clubs. Games were played in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Riga. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the Red Army club and Dynamo Moscow. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.
 
   
==== All-Star Game coverage ====
 
SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the 1989 All-Star Game. The following year, they covered the first ever NHL Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through 1992. In 1991, SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the All-Star Game on the same day that it was played. That was because NBC broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of Gulf War coverage.
 
 
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!Year
 
!Year
!Play-by-play
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![[Play-by-play]]
!Color commentator
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![[Color commentator]]
!Ice level reporters
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!Ice level reporter
 
!Studio host
 
!Studio host
 
!Studio analysts
 
!Studio analysts
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1989 All-Star game (Edmonton)|id=dYq31G53IvI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 7, 1989 Campbell - 9 @ Wales - 5 NHL All Star Game Sean Burke|id=t_-u7-3h2E8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Gretzky to Kurri Goal - 1989 All-Star Game (Edmonton)|id=8qWtYNI2YQU}}</ref>
|1989
 
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
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|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Scotty Bowman]]'''
+
|[[Scotty Bowman]]
| colspan="2" |'''[[Gary Thorne]]'''
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|colspan=2|[[Gary Thorne]]
|'''[[Denis Potvin]]''' and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
+
|[[Denis Potvin]] and [[Herb Brooks]]
 
|}
 
|}
   
==== Stanley Cup playoffs ====
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====Stanley Cup playoffs====
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=====Divisional finals=====
 
===== Divisional finals =====
 
 
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{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
 
!Year
 
!Teams
 
!Teams
!Play-by-play
+
![[Play-by-play]]
!Color commentator(s)
+
![[Color commentator]](s)
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="4" |1989
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|rowspan="4"|[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]]
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|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]
|'''[[Rick Peckham]]'''<br>Mike Emrick<br>Pat Foley<br>Jiggs McDonald
+
|[[Rick Peckham]]
  +
|[[Gerry Cheevers]]
|'''[[Gerry Cheevers]]''' and '''[[Dave Maloney]]'''<br>Bill Clement<br>Dale Tallon<br>Herb Brooks
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)
+
|[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on [[broadcast delay|tape delay]])<ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Patrick Division Finals Game 5 - April 25, 1989|id=b3ufzPyds0k}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Patrick Division Finals Game 7 - April 29, 1989|id=lMzyTuVjiek}}</ref>
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]
|Rick Peckham<br>'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br>Pat Foley<br>Jiggs McDonald
 
  +
|[[Bill Clement]]
|Gerry Cheevers<br>'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br>Dale Tallon<br>Herb Brooks
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 1|id=MaiTeK2AoOA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 2|id=UmCJm-RV6OU}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{YouTube|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 3|id=JmMOQMyypNs}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{YouTube|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 4|id=tiai4sESj9I}}</ref>
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]
 
  +
|[[Pat Foley]]
|Rick Peckham<br>Mike Emrick<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br>Jiggs McDonald
 
  +
|[[Dale Tallon]]
|Gerry Cheevers<br>Bill Clement<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br>Herb Brooks
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|Calgary-Los Angeles
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|Rick Peckham<br>Mike Emrick<br>Pat Foley<br>'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
 
  +
|[[Herb Brooks]]
|Gerry Cheevers<br>Bill Clement<br>Dale Tallon<br>'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="4" |1990
+
|rowspan="4"|[[1990 Stanley Cup playoffs|1990]]
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 19.04.1990 G1 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=cjh4XL_DZE0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL Apr.21/1990 Game2 Montreal Canadiens – Boston Bruins|id=SZxvBTWAvqQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 23.04.1990 G3 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=1Melx7wQSB0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 27.04.1990 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=xkB2WiKaDp8}}</ref>
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montreal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
 
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br>Rick Peckham<br>Pat Foley<br>Jiggs McDonald
 
  +
|[[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br/>[[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br />
 
Dale Tallon<br>Ed Westfall
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Rangers-Capitals rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
+
|[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
|Mike Emrick<br>'''[[Rick Peckham]]'''<br>Pat Foley<br>Jiggs McDonald
+
|[[Rick Peckham]]
  +
|[[Dave Maloney]]
|Bill Clement<br>'''[[Gerry Cheevers]]''' and '''[[Dave Maloney]]'''<br>Dale Tallon<br>Ed Westfall
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 20 G2 STL CHI|id=TGNc0a2Tw-0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 22 G3 STL CHI|id=rDoFV5AX-AA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 24 G4 STL CHI|id=IPnr_pb9L2k}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 28 G6 STL CHI|id=drsyLpEYKjo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 30 G7 STL CHI|id=lHcpd2V4y18}}</ref>
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]
 
  +
|[[Pat Foley]]
|Mike Emrick<br>Rick Peckham<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br>Jiggs McDonald
 
  +
|[[Dale Tallon]]
|Bill Clement<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br>Ed Westfall
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, Game 3, PART 1|id=Aq16-hxVRXo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, Game 3, PART 2|id=94OFHJGniwo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, Game 3, PART 3|id=2czsw2B4dyE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=April 4, 1991|title=Gainesville Sun - Apr 4, 1991|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19910404&id=Xj9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=963,819605|work=news.google.com|location= |access-date=}}</ref>
|Edmonton-Los Angeles (all games were joined-in-progress)
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|Mike Emrick<br>Rick Peckham<br>Pat Foley<br>'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''
 
  +
|[[Herb Brooks]]
|Bill Clement<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>Dale Tallon<br>'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="4" |1991
+
|rowspan="4"|[[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991]]
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 2, PART 1|id=E86MrHhz5Nk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 2, PART 2|id=ys7E6euRlF4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 25.04.1991 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=utkx7fdcjIo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, PART 1|id=pE2Ch8cz3Po}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, PART 2|id=e7GFMoTsBpE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, PART 3|id=5PEelj9KK9o}}</ref>
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montreal]]
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''<br>Rick Peckham<br>Mike Emrick<br>Pat Foley
 
  +
|[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>Bill Clement<br>Dale Tallon
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (all games aired on tape delay)
+
|[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (taped delay)
|Jiggs McDonald<br>'''[[Rick Peckham]]'''<br>Mike Emrick<br>Pat Foley
+
|[[Rick Peckham]]
  +
|[[Gerry Cheevers]]
|John Davidson<br>'''[[Gerry Cheevers]]''' and '''[[Dave Maloney]]'''<br>Bill Clement<br>Dale Tallon
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1990–91 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 2, PART 1|id=uRbjQs5Ivso}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 2, PART 2|id=6WGN3fmoFfo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota North Stars 4-24-91Game#4 Norrris Finals|id=i3LmD504sGY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 1|id=jyM9DfJocfI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 2|id=HCpuAH_ZAwc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 1|id=aot9NUeTvcg}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 2|id=q-mQsEiTUG0}}</ref>
|St. Louis-Minnesota
 
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]
|Jiggs McDonald<br />
 
  +
|[[Bill Clement]]
Rick Peckham<br />
 
'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />
 
Pat Foley
 
|John Davidson<br />
 
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br />
 
'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />
 
Dale Tallon
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Edmonton vs. Los Angeles Game 2, PART 1|id=6vKxxY6tkB8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Edmonton vs. Los Angeles Game 2, PART 2|id=l_P1isu5B90}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Second Round - Edmonton vs. Los Angeles Game 2, PART 3|id=CBspbwFVoLM}}</ref>
|Los Angeles-Edmonton (all games were joined-in-progress)
 
  +
|[[Pat Foley]]
|Jiggs McDonald<br>Rick Peckham<br>Mike Emrick<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
 
  +
|[[Dale Tallon]]
|John Davidson<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>Bill Clement<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="4" |1992
+
|rowspan="4"|[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 03.05.1992 G1 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=Ykz_ZDkLyBw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 09.05.1992 G4 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=EyvWWOFd7hU}}</ref>
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]]
 
|'''[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]'''
+
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]]
|'''[[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]]''' and '''[[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]'''
+
|[[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin Jr.]]
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 PTS @ NYR G1|id=Q0ZawLZdwqA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: Penguins @ Rangers 05/05/92 {{!}} Game 2 Division Finals 1992|id=Enwfbc3FQbM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 Pts@NYR G5|id=EYq7okYMAIA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=May 13, 1992 - New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Game 6 - Patrick Division Final|id=W08f1-nt4ww}}</ref>
|New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|Bob Cole<br>'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''<br>Pat Foley<br>Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)<br>Pat Foley (Games 5–6)
 
  +
|[[Ed Westfall]]
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.<br>'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''<br>Dale Tallon<br>Harry Neale (Games 1–4)<br>Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Detroit Red Wings - Chicago Blackhawks|id=NbhyHNWsDq4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NORRIS DIVISION FINALS 1992 - Game 4 - Chicago Blackhawks @ Detroit Red Wings|id=0oYUoPkiW3Q}}</ref>
|[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]
 
  +
|[[Pat Foley]]
|Bob Cole<br>Jiggs McDonald<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br>Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)<br>Pat Foley (Games 5–6)
 
  +
|[[Dale Tallon]]
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.
 
Ed Westfall<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br>Harry Neale (Games 1–4)<br>Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)
+
|[[1991–92 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (Games 1–4 used [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 Edm@Vanc G1|id=sN9lwM8R3dw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers|id=5OMCAjsRKbM}}</ref>
|Bob Cole<br>Jiggs McDonald<br>Pat Foley<br>'''[[Chris Cuthbert]]''' (Games 1–4)<br>'''[[Pat Foley]]''' (Games 5–6)
+
|[[Chris Cuthbert]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]] (Games 5–6)
  +
|[[Harry Neale]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.
 
Ed Westfall<br>Dale Tallon<br>'''[[Harry Neale]]''' (Games 1–4)<br>'''[[Dale Tallon]]''' (Games 5–6)
 
 
|}
 
|}
   
===== Conference finals =====
+
=====Conference finals=====
See alsoNHL Conference Finals
+
{{see also|NHL Conference Finals}}
  +
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
 
!Year
 
!Teams
 
!Teams
!Play-by-play
+
![[Play-by-play]]
!Color commentator
+
![[Color commentator]](s)
  +
!Ice level reporter(s)
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
+
|rowspan="2"|[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
  +
|[[1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season|Montréal]]-[[1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 1 (1st Period)|id=JHc_wQumxTo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 1 (2nd Period)|id=UeUYeP2lIHM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 1 (3rd Period)|id=wbb9H4DYurU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (3rd Period)|id=NFzrA-fWzAo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Canadiens vs. Flyers 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 3 (1st Period)|id=aU0h4PrAifM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Canadiens vs. Flyers 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 3 (2nd/3rd Period)|id=NJWOG_SbUgk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (1st Period)|id=EdN5G-zEU5o}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period)|id=_j9Jp3pwEnU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period)|id=vuQNTBWj5xw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (OT)|id=r6RVtiaruhA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens. 11 may 1989|id=4-ZQbOqtJDo}}</ref>
|Montreal-Philadelphia
 
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  +
|[[Bill Clement]]
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May 02/1989 Game1 Chicago Blackhawks - Calgary Flames|id=pno-lxm-OhE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May 04/1989 Game2 Chicago Blackhawks - Calgary Flames|id=rr_89HZt_As}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May 06/1989 Game3 Calgary Flames - Chicago Blackhawks|id=WJaoeiikA00}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Calgary Flames Vs Chicago Blackhawks 05.06.89|id=UMzyvi0er1g}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May08/1989 Game4 Calgary Flames - Chicago Blackhawks|id=N4Q8G4joK7s}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Blackhawks vs. Flames 1989 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (1st Period)|id=ES7uaqZXcN0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Blackhawks vs. Flames 1989 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period)|id=6GnnywU-Xrc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Blackhawks vs. Flames 1989 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period)|id=fOYBvOsVhEU}}</ref>
|Calgary-Chicago
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
 
  +
|[[Herb Brooks]]
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" |1990
+
|rowspan="2"|[[1990 Stanley Cup playoffs|1990]]
  +
|[[1989–90 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington]]<ref>{{YouTube|NHL 05.05.1990 G2 Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins|id=ipIuYcA9mFs}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|NHL May07/1990 Game3 Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals|id=8RzN07aHXO8}}</ref>
|Boston-Washington
 
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
+
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Bill Clement]]
  +
|''[[Mike Emrick]]'' and ''[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]''
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Sportschannel 1990 Playoffs Opening (Oilers-Blackhawks)|id=4YccqpwKiZI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Pat Foley Bloopers (SportsChannel) - May 10,1990|id=WmuEU4OXW00}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Edmonton Oilers Win 1990 Campbell Conference|id=wcihKT6D99Y}}</ref>
|Edmonton-Chicago
 
|'''[[Pat Foley]]'''
+
|[[Pat Foley]]
|'''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
+
|[[Dale Tallon]]
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
+
|rowspan="2"|[[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991]]
  +
|[[1990–91 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=5/1/91 - Mullen (Bourque)|id=SntV0x3Knco}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/1/91 - Stevens (Recchi, Lemieux)|id=SMTooSOYkbU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/1/91 - Errey (Murphy)|id=FF_o2B8xbh0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Stevens (Stanton, Francis)|id=y2mxjzFsuS4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Francis (Stevens, Murphy)|id=A0uesTCnp-4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Jennings (Lemieux, Recchi)|id=h2SfRs1sKfY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Lemieux|id=nVVB07Hs9XQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Murphy (Lemieux, Young)|id=jLNNoX10Ryc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Bourque (Recchi)|id=ynRYS5FVxHA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Roberts (Recchi, Lemieux)|id=fhMLRT8ymD0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Recchi (Roberts, Murphy)|id=H3Fp8QVROTM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Lemieux (Murphy)|id=n1zrtdB5LJI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Penguins Win Wales Conference Championship|id=o2TJIsYt7V8}}</ref>
|Boston-Pittsburgh
 
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]'''
+
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]'''
+
|[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]
|Edmonton-Minnesota
 
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  +
|[[Bill Clement]]
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" |1992
+
|rowspan="2"|[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
  +
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=May 17, 1992 - Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins - Game 1 - Wales Conference Final|id=L6vQ4qlWkfA}}</ref>
|Pittsburgh-Boston
 
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
+
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Bill Clement]]
  +
|''[[Mike Emrick]]'' and ''[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]''
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Finals 1992 - Game 3 - Chicago Blackhawks @ Edmonton Oilers|id=P77bPsw0TK4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 Stanley Cup Semi Final Chicago vs Edmonton Game 4|id=SU8qiWfmaXA}}</ref>
|Chicago-Edmonton
 
|'''[[Pat Foley]]'''
+
|[[Pat Foley]]
|'''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
+
|[[Dale Tallon]]
 
|}
 
|}
   
===== Stanley Cup Finals =====
+
=====Stanley Cup Finals=====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
 
!Year
 
!Teams
 
!Teams
!Play-by-play
+
![[Play-by-play]]
!Color commentator
+
![[Color commentator]](s)
 
!Studio host
 
!Studio host
!Studio analyst
+
!Studio analysts
!Ice-level reporter
+
!Ice-level reporter{s)
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1989]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Canadiens vs. Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (1st Period)|id=zasqZSqbCSI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Canadiens vs. Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (2nd Period)|id=l3YL-SmmM1I}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Canadiens vs. Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (3rd Period)|id=dRQb9PbirSA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=SportsChannel America 1989 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Intro Theme|id=8Z_xZdtKh3E}}</ref>
|1989
 
  +
|[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season|Montréal]]
|Calgary-Montreal
 
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
+
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Bill Clement]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref name=":3">{{YouTube|title=Flames win Stanley Cup SC America 1989|id=lg9n8iO5SEA}}</ref>
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
 
  +
|colspan="2"|[[Herb Brooks]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Serby|first=Steve|date=October 24, 2020|title=Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick reflects on legendary broadcast career in chat with Post|url=https://nypost.com/2020/10/24/mike-doc-emrick-reflects-on-legendary-nhl-broadcast-career/|work=New York Post|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-11-01-1991305047-story.html | title= He's baaack: Herb Brooks leaves sales for pro hockey | work=Don Markus ([[Baltimore Sun]]) | date= November 1, 1991 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |'''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1990]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Bogaczyk|first=Jack|date=April 28, 1990|title=`SPEEDWORLD' CREW SHOULD POLISH ITS ACT|url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900428/04280063.htm|work=The Roanoke Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref>
|1990
 
  +
|[[1989–90 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]
|Boston-Edmonton
 
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
+
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Bill Clement]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Opening (Sportschannel)|id=_tdIvJKy6YQ}}</ref>
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
 
| colspan="2" |'''[[John Davidson]]'''
+
|colspan="2"|[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1990 Stanley Cup|id=OEJA0-LMqt8}}</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Deacon|first=James|date=May 27, 1991|title=Defying the odds|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1991/5/27/defying-the-odds|work=Maclean's|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/05/15/esposito-s-view-from-center-ice/| title= Esposito's view from center ice| work=Cammy Clark ([[Tampa Bay Times]]) | date= October 13, 2005| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
|1991
 
  +
|[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: North Stars @ Penguins 05/17/91 {{!}} Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 1991|id=7PPoPKqi-GU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Stanley Cup Finals Game#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars|id=1huKClf9w8U}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Minnesota North Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins - Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 - May 25, 1991|id=tO53I_iWo8o}}</ref>
|Pittsburgh-Minnesota
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/14/sports/tv-sports-stars-and-penguins-cable-compatible.html| title= TV SPORTS; Stars and Penguins: Cable Compatible| work=Richard Sandomir ([[New York Times]]) | date= May 14, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
 
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Bill Clement]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 - Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (3 - SportsChannel)|id=xeNDuG1qLSU}}</ref>
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
 
| colspan="2" |'''[[John Davidson]]'''
+
|colspan="2"|[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]]<ref name=":2" />
|1992
 
  +
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: Blackhawks @ Penguins 05/26/92 {{!}} Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals 1992|id=YJ4HV75ZO8Y}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: Blackhawks @ Penguins 05/28/92 {{!}} Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 1992|id=64oFNjRNLWk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 1992 Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks - Game 4 Full Game|id=-vgBbF5M2zA}}</ref>
|Pittsburgh-Chicago
 
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-26-9202170129-story.html| title= BLACKHAWKS` BROADCASTERS ARE PUMPED FOR CUP FINALS, TOO| work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= May 26, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Baskin|first=Jake|date=April 15, 2020|title=NHL’s all-time best voices: Broken down by American and Canadian, play-by-play and color commentators|url=https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/nhls-all-time-best-voices-broken-down-by-american-and-canadian-play-by-play-and-color/|work=Sports Broadcast Journal|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hickey Jr.|first=Patrick|date=June 9, 2017|title=Jiggs McDonald: 50 Years of Broadcasting, Islanders & More|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/thw-exclusive-jiggs-mcdonald-talks-50-years-of-broadcasting-islanders-and-more/|work=The Hockey Writers|location= |access-date=}}</ref>
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
 
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
|[[Bill Clement]]
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
+
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  +
|colspan="2"|[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/06/08/swept-away-the-penguins-staked-a-claim-to-greatness-by-winning-their-second-straight-stanley-cup-4-0-over-the-blackhawks|title=SWEPT AWAY|date=June 8, 1992|first=Jon|last=Scher|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |'''[[John Davidson]]'''
 
 
|}
 
|}
===Production===
 
A fair amount of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games, but very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last 3 seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.
 
   
  +
====== Notes ======
For playoff coverage, if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America would focus on those teams, using their facilities. For example, SportsChannel Chicago produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the Blackhawks' 1990 playoff run. Because of Hawks owner Bill Wirtz's disdain for free and basic cable home telecasts of his games, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992 only this time, Blackhawks' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "Hawkvision" Sometimes, they would use the CBC feed for other series ([[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens series]], for example). For the Stanley Cup Finals, SportsChannel America use their own facilities. They also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams.
 
  +
SportsChannel America's national coverage of the [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals]] was [[Blackout (broadcasting)|blacked out]] in the Boston area due to the local rights to Bruins games in that TV market. [[New England Sports Network|NESN]] televised Games 1, 2, and 5 in the Boston area while [[WSBK-TV|WSBK]] had Games 3 and 4. In [[1991 Stanley Cup Finals]], SportsChannel's Stanley Cup Finals coverage was again blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets. In Minnesota, [[KMSP-TV]] aired Games 1, 2 and 5 while the [[Fox Sports North|Midwest Sports Channel]] had Games 3, 4, and 6. In Pittsburgh, [[Root Sports Pittsburgh|KBL]] televised Games 1, 2 and 5 while [[KDKA-TV|KDKA]] aired Games 3, 4, and 6. Had there been a Game 7, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively. Finally, in [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]], [[SportsChannel Chicago]] aired the games in Chicago. In Pittsburgh, [[Root Sports Pittsburgh|KBL]] televised Games 1 and 2 while [[KDKA-TV|KDKA]] aired Games 3 and 4.
   
  +
==Production==
John Shannon was the senior producer of The NHL on SportsChannel America.
 
  +
A fair number of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games. But very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last three seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.
   
  +
For playoff coverage,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Schmidt tries to ease into broadcasting job|newspaper=USA Today|date=April 5, 1990|first=Michael|last=Hiestand|page=3C}}</ref> if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focus on those teams, using their facilities. For example, [[SportsChannel Chicago]] produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the [[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' 1990 playoff run. Because of Hawks owner [[Bill Wirtz]]'s disdain for free and basic cable home telecasts of his games, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992, but this time, [[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "[[Hawkvision]]".<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/06/01/for-nhl-to-grow-zieglers-got-to-go/4cca3fce-dabf-4e86-83be-0bc08773d992/| title= FOR NHL TO GROW, ZIEGLER'S GOT TO GO| work=Michael Wilbon ([[Washington Post]]) | date= June 1, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> Sometimes, they would use the [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]] feed for other series (the [[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens]] series, for example).
== Announcers ==
 
For the Stanley Cup Finals, '''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' served as play-by-play, '''[[Bill Clement]]''' served as the color commentator. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, '''[[Mike Emrick]]''' served as the studio host, and '''[[John Davidson]]''' served as rinkside and studio analyst ('''[[Herb Brooks]]''' filled into that role in 1989).
 
   
  +
For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], SportsChannel America used their own facilities. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams. SportsChannel America's [[master control]] was at a [[Cablevision]] studio in [[Oak Park, Illinois]] with its NHL studios located at [[Adelphi University]] on [[Long Island]].
==== Play-by-play ====
 
* '''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
 
* [[Pat Foley]]
 
* Steve Grad
 
* [[Dave Hodge]]
 
* [[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
 
* [[Jiggs McDonald]]
 
* [[Rick Peckham]]
 
* [[Jeff Rimer]]
 
* [[Joe Starkey]]
 
* [[Gary Thorne]]
 
* [[Ken Wilson (sportscaster)|Ken Wilson]]
 
   
  +
John Shannon was the senior producer of ''The NHL on SportsChannel America''.
==== Color commentators ====
 
* [[Bruce Affleck]]
 
* [[Herb Brooks]]
 
* [[Gerry Cheevers]]
 
* '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
 
* [[John Davidson]]
 
* [[Don Edwards]]
 
* [[Brian Hayward]]
 
* [[Craig Laughlin]]
 
* [[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
 
* [[Dave Maloney]]
 
* [[Peter McNab]]
 
* [[Joe Micheletti]]
 
* [[Pete Stemkowski]]
 
* [[Dale Tallon]]
 
* [[Ed Westfall]]
 
   
  +
===Announcers===
==== Ice level personalities ====
 
  +
[[Bob Papa]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lighter load at ABC doesn't bother McKay|date=April 12, 1990|first=Steve|last=Woodward|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref> and [[Leandra Reilly]] were the studio hosts during the regular season coverage. [[Denis Potvin]] was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], [[Jiggs McDonald]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Cup Finals close 1992 SC America|id=fK3AdHkw9dw}}</ref> called the [[play-by-play]], and [[Bill Clement]] was the [[color commentator]]. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, [[Mike Emrick]]<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Opening (Sportschannel)|id=_tdIvJKy6YQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 – Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (3 – SportsChannel) |id=xeNDuG1qLSU}}</ref> served as the host while [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/05/13/a-strong-voice-for-hockey-john-davidson-has-become-his-sports-top-broadcaster-in-part-by-outworking-everybody-else-title-3da|title=A STRONG VOICE FOR HOCKEY|date=May 13, 1991|first=Jeff|last=Bradley|journal=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> served as the rinkside<ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1990 Stanley Cup|id=KsQ93XJHdYs}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 – Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (1 – SportsChannel)|id=KsQ93XJHdYs}}</ref> and studio analyst<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/06/08/swept-away-the-penguins-staked-a-claim-to-greatness-by-winning-their-second-straight-stanley-cup-4-0-over-the-blackhawks|title=SWEPT AWAY|date=June 8, 1992|first=Jon|last=Scher|journal=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> ([[Herb Brooks]] filled that role in 1989).
* [[Herb Brooks]]
 
* [[John Davidson]]
 
* [[Stan Fischler]]
 
* Al Koken
 
* [[Gary Thorne]]
 
   
==== Studio personalities ====
+
====Play-by-play====
* [[Herb Brooks]]
+
*[[Mike Emrick]]
* [[John Davidson]]
+
*[[Pat Foley]]
  +
*[http://www.knx1070.com/pages/3274.php?contentType=4&contentId=94498 Steve Grad]
* [[Stan Fischler]]
 
  +
*[[Dave Hodge]]
* Al Koken
 
  +
*[[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
* Bob Papa
 
  +
*[[Jiggs McDonald]]
* Leandra Reilly
 
  +
*[[Rick Peckham]]
  +
*[[Jeff Rimer]]
  +
*[[Joe Starkey]]
  +
*[[Gary Thorne]]
  +
*[[Ken Wilson (sportscaster)|Ken Wilson]]
  +
  +
====Color commentary====
  +
*[[Bruce Affleck]]
  +
*[[Herb Brooks]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=NBC's O'Neil known for boldness, making changes|date=May 11, 1989|first=Rachel|last=Schuster|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Mirlis|first=Eric|author-link= |date= |title=I Was There!: Joe Buck, Bob Costas, Jim Nantz, and Others Relive the Most|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RTKCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT257&lpg=PT257&dq=herb+brooks+sportschannel+america&source=bl&ots=ChRlZ_8ohp&sig=ACfU3U2KnkZ3OMn2zI90WOtEBD9bbhWk8w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn87mPh-HuAhWEG80KHfpwByI4FBDoATAAegQIBxAC#v=onepage&q=herb%20brooks%20sportschannel%20america&f=false|location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}</ref>
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*[[Gerry Cheevers]]
  +
*[[Bill Clement]]<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-05-28-1993148025-story.html| title= ESPN gives hockey its moment on center ice| work=Ray Frager ([[Baltimore Sun]]) | date= May 28, 1993| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  +
*[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
  +
*[[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]]
  +
*[[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
  +
*[[Craig Laughlin]]
  +
*[[Dave Maloney]]
  +
*[[Peter McNab]]
  +
*[[Joe Micheletti]]
  +
*[[Denis Potvin]]
  +
*[[Pete Stemkowski]]
  +
*[[Dale Tallon]]
  +
*[[Ed Westfall]]
  +
  +
====Studio/ice level personalities====
  +
*[[Herb Brooks]]
  +
*[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
  +
*Al Koken
  +
*[[Bob Papa]]
  +
*[[Denis Potvin]]
  +
*Leandra Reilly
  +
*Lee Zeidman
   
 
== Commentating crews ==
 
== Commentating crews ==
*[[Chicago Blackhawks]]: '''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]''' (in [[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|1991–92]], SportsChannel America rode them all the way through the Stanley Cup Finals)
+
*[[Chicago Blackhawks]]: [[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]] (in [[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|1992]], SportsChannel America rode them all the way through the [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]])
**[[SportsChannel Chicago]]
+
**[[NBC Sports Chicago|SportsChannel Chicago]]
*[[Hartford Whalers]]: '''[[Rick Peckham]]''' and '''[[Gerry Cheevers]]'''
+
*[[Hartford Whalers]]: [[Rick Peckham]] and [[Gerry Cheevers]]
**[[SportsChannel New England]]
+
**[[NBC Sports Boston|SportsChannel New England]]
*[[New York Islanders]]: '''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''
+
*[[New York Islanders]]: [[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]]
**[[SportsChannel New York]]
+
**[[MSG Plus|SportsChannel New York]]
*[[New Jersey Devils]]: '''[[Gary Thorne]]''' and '''[[Peter McNab]]'''
+
*[[New Jersey Devils]]: [[Gary Thorne]] and [[Peter McNab]]
**[[SportsChannel New York]]
+
**[[MSG Plus|SportsChannel New York]]
*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]: '''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
+
*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]: [[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]
 
**[[SportsChannel Philadelphia]]
 
**[[SportsChannel Philadelphia]]
*[[San Jose Sharks]]: '''[[Joe Starkey]]''' and '''[[Pete Stemkowski]]'''
+
*[[San Jose Sharks]]: [[Joe Starkey]] and [[Pete Stemkowski]]
**[[SportsChannel Pacific]]
+
**[[NBC Sports California|SportsChannel Pacific]]
   
 
===See also===
 
===See also===
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*[[1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks season]]
 
*[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season]]
 
*[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season]]
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====Hartford Whalers seasons====
 
====Hartford Whalers seasons====
 
*[[1988–89 Hartford Whalers season]]
 
*[[1988–89 Hartford Whalers season]]
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*[[1990–91 New York Islanders season]]
 
*[[1991–92 New York Islanders season]]
 
*[[1991–92 New York Islanders season]]
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====New Jersey Devils seasons====
 
====New Jersey Devils seasons====
 
*[[1988–89 New Jersey Devils season]]
 
*[[1988–89 New Jersey Devils season]]
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*[[1990–91 New Jersey Devils season]]
 
*[[1991–92 New Jersey Devils season]]
 
*[[1991–92 New Jersey Devils season]]
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====San Jose Sharks seasons====
 
====San Jose Sharks seasons====
 
*[[1991–92 San Jose Sharks season]]
 
*[[1991–92 San Jose Sharks season]]
   
=== See also ===
+
==References==
  +
{{reflist|2}}
*[[Hawkvision|Hawk-vision]]
 
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*[[List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters]]
 
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==External links==
*[[List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters]]
 
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* [http://drewlbucket.blogspot.com/2005/08/can-oln-help-rescue-nhl.html The DrewL Bucket: Can OLN Help Rescue NHL?]
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* [https://archive.today/20130126061302/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-11423010.html?refid=ip_hf NHL inks SCA deal for $5.5m. (cable television contract between National Hockey League and SportsChannel America) (Multichannel News)]
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* [http://www.andrewsstarspage.com/CBA/8-17cba.htm CBA: TV and the price of expansion]
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* [http://www.plaidworks.com/chuqui/blog/001885.html Is the NHL better off?]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070707200404/http://inthecrease.blogs.com/in_the_crease/dallas_stars/index.html ESPN fails to match, Comcast gets NHL]
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* [http://ezra.cornell.edu/posting.php?timestamp=702619200 Dear Uncle Erza]
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* [http://www.dbsforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=69983 The NHL on SportsChannel America (1988-1992)]
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* [http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/great-moments-from-er-uh-nhl-on-sportschannelamerica/ Great Moments From, er, uh, NHL On SportsChannelAmerica?]
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* [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126563/index.htm The NHL's latest TV deal is a bad one for fans]
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NHL on SportsChannel America
SportsChannel.JPG
Genre Sports
Created by SportsChannel America
Directed by Larry Brown
Billy McCoy
Starring See announcers section below
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
Production
Executive
producer(s)
Jeff Ruhe[3]
Producer(s) John Shannon[1]
Mike Connelly[2]
Cinematography Terry Ford
Dean Anderson
Bob Boykin
Marty Muzik
Running time 180 minutes or until game ends (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel SportsChannel America
Original run 1988–89 – June 1, 1992
Chronology
Related shows Hockey Night in Canada (CBC)


NHL on SportsChannel America was the presentation of National Hockey League broadcasts[4] on the now defunct SportsChannel America[5] cable television network.

Terms of the deal

Taking over for ESPN,[6][7] SportsChannel's contract paid US$51 million[8][9][10] ($17 million per year[11]) over three years,[12] more than double[13][14] what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years[15] SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season[16] for just $5 million.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by Charles Dolan and Bill Wirtz. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of Madison Square Garden, and Wirtz owned 25% of SportsChannel Chicago. NHL president John Ziegler[24][25] convinced the board of governors that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by Paramount and Viacom that had interests in the MSG Network and NESN.

SportsChannel's availability

Unfortunately, SportsChannel America was only available in a few[26] major markets (notably absent though were Detroit, Pittsburgh and St. Louis[27])[28][29][30] and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ESPN[31] did at the time.[32][33] SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.[34][35] In comparison, by the 1991–92 season,[36] ESPN was available in 60.5 million[37] homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal (1988–89), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million.[38] When the SportsChannel deal ended in 1992, the league returned to ESPN[39] for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.[40]

SportsChannel America took advantage of using their regional sports networks' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate.[41] Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service. Regional affiliates of the Prime Network would sometimes pick up SportsChannel broadcasts, but this was often only during the playoffs, and often to justify the cost, some cable providers carrying it during the playoffs only carried it as a pay-per-view option. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m., off by 12 Midnight, then a sportsticker for the next 18 hours.

Philadelphia

Since SportsChannel Philadelphia did not air until January 1990, PRISM (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the Flyers for the first half of the original deal.

Lawsuit

As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the 1991–92 season. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend[42][43] that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the 1992–93 season. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual right of first refusal for the 1992–93 season. Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an injunction against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the appellate court found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.

In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and Canadian Football League games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity.[44] Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.

Coverage overview

Regular season coverage

SportsChannel America televised about 80–100 games a season[45][46] (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the 1987–88 season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights a week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.

It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders or Philadelphia Flyers. The San Jose Sharks were added in 1991–92. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.

Special programming

In 1989, SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the NHL Draft.[47] In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the Washington Capitals' training camp in Sweden and pre-season tour[48] of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames, who held training camp in Prague, Czechoslovakia and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against Soviet National League clubs. Games were played in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Riga. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the Red Army club and Dynamo Moscow. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.

All-Star Game coverage

SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the 1989 All-Star Game. The following year, they covered the first ever NHL Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through 1992. In 1991, SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the All-Star Game on the same day that it was played. That was because NBC[49][50][51][52][53][54] broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of Gulf War coverage.

Year Play-by-play Color commentator Ice level reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1989[55][56][57] Jiggs McDonald Scotty Bowman Gary Thorne Denis Potvin and Herb Brooks

Stanley Cup playoffs

Divisional finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1989 Montréal-Boston Rick Peckham Gerry Cheevers
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)[58][59] Mike Emrick Bill Clement
St. Louis-Chicago[60][61][62][63] Pat Foley Dale Tallon
Calgary-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[62][63] Jiggs McDonald Herb Brooks
1990 Boston-Montréal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)[64][65][66][67] Mike Emrick Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Peter McNab (Game 3)
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay) Rick Peckham Dave Maloney
Chicago-St. Louis[68][69][70][71][72] Pat Foley Dale Tallon
Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[73][74][75][76] Jiggs McDonald Herb Brooks
1991 Boston-Montréal[77][78][79][80][81][82] Jiggs McDonald John Davidson
Pittsburgh-Washington (taped delay) Rick Peckham Gerry Cheevers
St. Louis-Minnesota[83][84][85][86][87][88][89] Mike Emrick Bill Clement
Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress)[90][91][92] Pat Foley Dale Tallon
1992 Montréal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)[93][94] Bob Cole John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)[95][96][97][98] Jiggs McDonald Ed Westfall
Detroit-Chicago[99][100] Pat Foley Dale Tallon
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)[101][102] Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley (Games 5–6)
Harry Neale (Games 1–4)
Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
Conference finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level reporter(s)
1989 Montréal-Philadelphia[103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113] Mike Emrick Bill Clement
Calgary-Chicago[114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121] Jiggs McDonald Herb Brooks
1990 Boston-Washington[122][123] Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Edmonton-Chicago[124][125][126] Pat Foley Dale Tallon
1991 Boston-Pittsburgh[127][128][129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138][139] Jiggs McDonald John Davidson
Edmonton-Minnesota Mike Emrick Bill Clement
1992 Pittsburgh-Boston[140] Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Chicago-Edmonton[141][142] Pat Foley Dale Tallon
Stanley Cup Finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host Studio analysts Ice-level reporter{s)
1989[143][144][145][146] Calgary-Montréal Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick[147] Herb Brooks[148][149]
1990[150] Boston-Edmonton Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick[151] John Davidson[152]
1991[153][154] Pittsburgh-Minnesota[155][156][157] Jiggs McDonald[158] Bill Clement Mike Emrick[159] John Davidson
1992[36] Pittsburgh-Chicago[160][161][162] Jiggs McDonald[163][164][165] Bill Clement Mike Emrick John Davidson[166]
Notes

SportsChannel America's national coverage of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals was blacked out in the Boston area due to the local rights to Bruins games in that TV market. NESN televised Games 1, 2, and 5 in the Boston area while WSBK had Games 3 and 4. In 1991 Stanley Cup Finals, SportsChannel's Stanley Cup Finals coverage was again blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets. In Minnesota, KMSP-TV aired Games 1, 2 and 5 while the Midwest Sports Channel had Games 3, 4, and 6. In Pittsburgh, KBL televised Games 1, 2 and 5 while KDKA aired Games 3, 4, and 6. Had there been a Game 7, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively. Finally, in 1992, SportsChannel Chicago aired the games in Chicago. In Pittsburgh, KBL televised Games 1 and 2 while KDKA aired Games 3 and 4.

Production

A fair number of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games. But very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last three seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.

For playoff coverage,[167] if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focus on those teams, using their facilities. For example, SportsChannel Chicago produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the Blackhawks' 1990 playoff run. Because of Hawks owner Bill Wirtz's disdain for free and basic cable home telecasts of his games, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992, but this time, Blackhawks' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "Hawkvision".[168] Sometimes, they would use the CBC feed for other series (the Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens series, for example).

For the Stanley Cup Finals, SportsChannel America used their own facilities. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams. SportsChannel America's master control was at a Cablevision studio in Oak Park, Illinois with its NHL studios located at Adelphi University on Long Island.

John Shannon was the senior producer of The NHL on SportsChannel America.

Announcers

Bob Papa[169] and Leandra Reilly were the studio hosts during the regular season coverage. Denis Potvin was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the Stanley Cup Finals, Jiggs McDonald[170] called the play-by-play, and Bill Clement was the color commentator. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, Mike Emrick[147][171][172] served as the host while John Davidson[173] served as the rinkside[174][175] and studio analyst[176] (Herb Brooks filled that role in 1989).

Play-by-play

Color commentary

Studio/ice level personalities

Commentating crews

See also

Chicago Blackhawks seasons

  • 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season
  • 1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season
  • 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks season
  • 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season

Hartford Whalers seasons

  • 1988–89 Hartford Whalers season
  • 1989–90 Hartford Whalers season
  • 1990–91 Hartford Whalers season
  • 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season

New York Islanders seasons

  • 1988–89 New York Islanders season
  • 1989–90 New York Islanders season
  • 1990–91 New York Islanders season
  • 1991–92 New York Islanders season

New Jersey Devils seasons

  • 1988–89 New Jersey Devils season
  • 1989–90 New Jersey Devils season
  • 1990–91 New Jersey Devils season
  • 1991–92 New Jersey Devils season

San Jose Sharks seasons

  • 1991–92 San Jose Sharks season

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