NHL Stanley Cup Semi-Finals (1960s)
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1960
JIP = joined in progress.
There was no American network TV coverage
Please chime in with any corrections or omissions.
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 3/24, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Game 2, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Game 3, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Game 4, 3/31, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/23, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 2, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 3, 3/27, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 4, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 5, 4/2, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 6, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Item of note:
In the 3/28/60 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press, a CP (Canadian Press) article mentioned the fact that the CBC fielded numerous angry calls from viewers upset that CBC continued to televise all three overtimes of the 3/27 Leafs-Wings game. They missed
several previously scheduled shows as the OT continued on. The CBC said that the policy of telecasting each Stanley Cup game to its conclusion would be enforced.
These are the crews for the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs as seen on Canadian television sets. Even with two U.S. based teams in the Final, there was no American network coverage.
Please alert with any corrections or omissions.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 3/21, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 3/23, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 3/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan
Game 4, 3/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan
Game 5, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/22, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 2, 3/25, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 3, 3/26, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 4, 3/28, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 5, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/16, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Notes:
Some semi-final games may not have been seen outside the Toronto or Montreal metro areas.
This may have been the first time that all playoff games were televised somewhere across Canada.
For the first time, all SC Final games were televised nationwide from start to finish in Canada.
Contrary to urban legend that the CBC had to scramble for rights to cover the Final because both teams were American based, I dug through three newspaper archives; Toronto Star, Toronto Globe & Mail and Winnipeg Free Press, and found NO indication that
this was the case...unless this was completely behind the scenes.
1962
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 3/27, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 4/5, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Maple Leafs-Rangers
Game 1, 3/27, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett
Game 4, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett
Game 5, 4/5, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 6, 4/7, CBC. Bill Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Maple Leafs-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 2, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 4, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 5, 4/19, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Game 6, 4/22, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
4/1 AND 4/3 at Chi started at 830ET; were they really JIP and at what time
Per the 3/31 Winnipeg Free Press, the Winnipeg CBC outlet carried the 4/1 MTL-CHI game at 8:30 Central (9:30 Eastern). They showed the Ed Sullivan Show at 7:00 (8:00 Eastern) which included guest stars Canadian comedians Wayne & Shuster, frequent guests
of the Sullivan shoe. A program called "Close-Up" was on at 8:00 (9:00 Eastern) and then followed the Habs-Hawks in progress.
On 4/3, CBC Winnipeg carried the TOR-NY game, but I would have to think the MTL-CHI game was carried starting at 9:30 Eastern by CBC, joined in progress in the same way as 4/1. CBC affiliates in and neat Toronto (per the Toronto Star) showed the Garry
Moore show at 8 PM and then picking up the TOR-NY game at 9 PM.
1963
(JIP) = coverage of the game joined in progress.
There was no American network TV coverage.
Please continue to alert with any errors or omissions. Thank you.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Maple Leafs-Canadiens
Game 1, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 3/28, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 3/30, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 4/2, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/26, No telecast
Game 2, 3/28, No telecast
Game 3, 3/31, No telecast
Game 4, 4/2, No telecast
Game 5, 4/4, No telecast
Game 6, 4/7, CBC. Bill Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/9, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 4, 4/16, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 5, 4/18, CBC. Bill Hewitt
These are the lineups as I have them for 1964. Any and all help is cretainly appreciated.
The was NO American network coverage.
SEMIN FINALS
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 3/28, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 3/31, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/2, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/7, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 7, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/26, No telecast
Game 2, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 3/31, No telecast
Game 4, 4/2, No telecast
Game 5, 4/5, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/7, No telecast
Game 7, 4/9, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Bob Goldham
Game 2, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Bob Goldham
Game 3, 4/16, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brain McFarlane, Bob Goldham
Game 4, 4/18, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Bob Goldham
Game 5, 4/21, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Bob Goldham
Game 6, 4/23, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Bob Goldham
Game 7, 4/25, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Bob Goldham
There was no U.S. network TV coverage. This would be the last year for that. Starting in 1966, there would be network coverage of some sort (Big 3, syndicated or national cable) every year following.
(JIP) = joined in progress.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Red Wings-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/1, No telecast
Game 2, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/6, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/6, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/8, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/10, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/13, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 4/25, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 7, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Welcome to 1966. A couple of watershed items for this season.
For the first time, there would be National U.S. coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs, including the first network telecasts on either side of the border as NBC would televise in color games two and five of the DET-CHI series and games one and four of
the Final.
As always, please let me know if you spot errors or omissions.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/14, No telecast
Game 5, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/20, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Note:
To accomodate American TV coverage, Game 1 of the Final was shifted to a Sunday afternoon. It was the first time ever that a hockey game was played on a Sunday afternoon in Montreal. This created a bit of controversy in Montreal, a heavily Roman Catholic
city, especially among the religious leaders. While games 1 and 4 were televised in color in the U.S., CBC carried these games and all other games in black & white.
AMERICAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Red Wings-Black Hawks, Game 2, 4/10, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Black Hawks-Red Wings, Game 5, 4/17, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Note:
The 4/10 DET-CHI game was the first national network telecast of a Stanley Cup game in the U.S. It was also quite possibly the first telecast of an NHL game in color.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Red Wings-Canadiens, Game 1, 4/24, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Canadiens-Red Wings, Game 4, 5/1, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Canadiens-Red Wings, Game 6, 5/5, Syndicated. Bob Wolff, Emile Francis
1967
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/11, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/13, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/25, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/27, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/2, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Notes:
With the exception of the 4/9 TOR-CHI game, all of the games were televised in color.
There is a possiblity that the 4/11 MTL-NY game was not televised due to the AFTRA strike in the U.S. Confirmation one way or the other on this would be appreciated.
AMERICAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Game 5, 4/15, Maple Leafs-Black Hawks, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Game 2, 4/22, Maple Leafs-Canadiens, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Game 5, 4/29, Maple Leafs-Canadiens, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Note:
CBS was scheduled to televise the 4/8 NY-MTL game. However the AFTRA strike forced cancellation of the telecast.
It's 1968 and the first season of the Great Expansion, when the NHL doubled in size from 6 to 12 teams.
It's also the first season that all HNIC games (regular season and playoffs) were televised in color.
Stateside, this was also the first season that featured a full slate of regular season and playoff games.
Please alert with any corrections or omissions. Thank you.
(JIP) = joined in progress.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTER FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/6, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Rangers-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast
Game 5, 4/14, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Flyers-Blues
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Game 5, 4/13, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Game 7, 4/18, No telecast
Kings-North Stars
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Game 5, 4/13, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Game 7, 4/18, No telecast
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/20, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/23, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/25, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/21, No telecast
Game 2, 4/22, No telecast
Game 3, 4/25, No telecast
Game 4, 4/27, No telecast
Game 5, 4/29, No telecast
Game 6, 5/1, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 7, 5/3, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Blues-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/12, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTER FINALS
Bruins-Canadiens, Game 2, 4/7 (taped from 4/6, JIP), CBS. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin (CBC tape)
Rangers-Black Hawks, Game 4, 4/13, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
SEMI FINALS
North Stars-Blues, Game 1, 4/21, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Black Hawks-Canadiens, Game 5, 4/28, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Blues, Game 1, 5/5, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Blues-Canadiens, Game 4, 5/12, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
This is the lineup for the TV playoff crews for 1969.
Canadian lineups will be listed game by game.
American lineups will be listed actual game only.
As always, please alert if you spot any errors or omissions. Thanks to jtgrace1 for the huge help.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTER FINALS
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 4/2, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/2, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/3, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/5, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/6, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Blues-Flyers
Game 1, 4/2, No telecast
Game 2, 4/3, No telecast
Game 3, 4/5, No telecast
Game 4, 4/6, Np telecast
Seals-Kings
Game 1, 4/2, No telecast
Game 2, 4/3, No telecast
Game 3, 4/5, No telecast
Game 4, 4/6, No telecast
Game 5, 4/9, No telecast
Game 6, 4/10, No telecast
Game 7, 4/13, No telecast
SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Blues-Kings
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Blues
Game 1, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTER FINALS
Blues at Flyers, Game 4, 4/6, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
SEMI FINALS
Bruins at Canadiens, Game 2, 4/13, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Canadiens at Bruins, Game 4, 4/20, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Blues at Canadiens, Game 1, 4/27, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Canadiens at Blues, Game 4, 5/4, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Quote from Bearfan on 05/26/09 at 21:11:05:
The 1971 Finals between Montreal and Chicago were on in prime time on, I think, NBC.
it was CBS; they did a game every sunday afternoon, then added a prime time telecast of game 7 from Chicago tuesday may 18; the following year they did the same, adding a thursday may 11 prime time telecast of the Bruins winning the Cup at Madison Square
Garden
these were the first Stanley Cup playoff prime time national telecasts in the US
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1960
JIP = joined in progress.
There was no American network TV coverage. Please chime in with any corrections or omissions.
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 3/24, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Game 2, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Game 3, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Game 4, 3/31, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/23, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 2, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 3, 3/27, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 4, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 5, 4/2, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 6, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Frank Selke Jr.
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Frank Selke Jr.
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Item of note:
In the 3/28/60 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press, a CP (Canadian Press) article mentioned the fact that the CBC fielded numerous angry calls from viewers upset that CBC continued to televise all three overtimes of the 3/27 Leafs-Wings game. They missed
several previously scheduled shows as the OT continued on. The CBC said that the policy of telecasting each Stanley Cup game to its conclusion would be enforced.
These are the crews for the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs as seen on Canadian television sets. Even with two U.S. based teams in the Final, there was no American network coverage.
Please alert with any corrections or omissions.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 3/21, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 3/23, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 3/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan
Game 4, 3/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan
Game 5, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/22, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 2, 3/25, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 3, 3/26, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 4, 3/28, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 5, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/16, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Foster Hewitt
Notes:
Some semi-final games may not have been seen outside the Toronto or Montreal metro areas. This may have been the first time that all playoff games were televised somewhere across Canada. For the first time, all Stanley Cup Final games were televised
nationwide from start to finish in Canada.
Contrary to urban legend that the CBC had to scramble for rights to cover the Final because both teams were American based, I dug through three newspaper archives; Toronto Star, Toronto Globe & Mail and Winnipeg Free Press, and found NO indication that
this was the case...unless this was completely behind the scenes.
1962
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 3/27, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 4/5, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Maple Leafs-Rangers
Game 1, 3/27, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett
Game 4, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett
Game 5, 4/5, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 6, 4/7, CBC. Bill Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Maple Leafs-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 4, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 5, 4/19, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 6, 4/22, CBC. Bill Hewitt
4/1 AND 4/3 at Chi started at 8:30 ET; were they really JIP and at what time
Per the 3/31 Winnipeg Free Press, the Winnipeg CBC outlet carried the 4/1 MTL-CHI game at 8:30 Central (9:30 Eastern). They showed the Ed Sullivan Show at 7:00 (8:00 Eastern) which included guest stars Canadian comedians Wayne & Shuster, frequent guests
of the Sullivan shoe. A program called "Close-Up" was on at 8:00 (9:00 Eastern) and then followed the Habs-Hawks in progress.
On 4/3, CBC Winnipeg carried the TOR-NY game, but I would have to think the MTL-CHI game was carried starting at 9:30 Eastern by CBC, joined in progress in the same way as 4/1. CBC affiliates in and neat Toronto (per the Toronto Star) showed the Garry
Moore show at 8 PM and then picking up the TOR-NY game at 9 PM.
1963
(JIP) = coverage of the game joined in progress.
Again, there was no American network TV coverage. Please continue to alert with any errors or omissions. Thank you.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMIFINALS
Maple Leafs-Canadiens
Game 1, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 3/28, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 3/30, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 4/2, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/26, No telecast
Game 2, 3/28, No telecast
Game 3, 3/31, No telecast
Game 4, 4/2, No telecast
Game 5, 4/4, No telecast
Game 6, 4/7, CBC. Bill Hewitt
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/9, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 2, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 4, 4/16, CBC. Bill Hewitt
Game 5, 4/18, CBC. Bill Hewitt
1964
These are the lineups as I have them for 1964. Any and all help is certainly appreciated. Again, there was NO American network coverage.
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 3/26, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 3/28, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 3/31, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 4, 4/2, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 5, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/7, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 7, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 3/26, No telecast
Game 2, 3/29, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 3, 3/31, No telecast
Game 4, 4/2, No telecast
Game 5, 4/5, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 6, 4/7, No telecast
Game 7, 4/9, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Maple Leafs-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 2, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 3, 4/16, CBC. Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 4, 4/18, CBC. Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 5, 4/21, CBC. Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 6, 4/23, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Keith Dancy
Game 7, 4/25, CBC. Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
1965
This is the last year where there was There was no U.S. network TV coverage. Starting in 1966, there would be network coverage of some sort (Big 3, syndicated or national cable) every year following.
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CANADIAN CREWS
SEMIFINALS
Red Wings-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/1, No telecast
Game 2, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 3, 4/6, No telecast
Game 4, 4/8, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Jim Morrison
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/1, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/3, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/6, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 4, 4/8, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
Game 5, 4/10, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/13, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, guest sportswriter
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 4/25, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 7, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Welcome to 1966. A couple of watershed items for this season.
For the first time ever, there was National U.S. coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs, including the first network telecasts on either side of the border as NBC would televise in color games two and five of the DET-CHI series and games one and four of
the Final.
As always, please let me know if you spot errors or omissions.
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/12, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/14, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Black Hawks-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/7, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/14, No telecast
Game 5, 4/17, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/20, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Red Wings
Game 1, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 2, 4/26, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 3, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 4, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 5, 5/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Game 6, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Keith Dancy
Note:
To accommodate American TV coverage, Game 1 of the Final was shifted to a Sunday afternoon. It was the first time ever that a hockey game was played on a Sunday afternoon in Montreal. This created a bit of controversy in Montreal, a heavily Roman
Catholic city, especially among the religious leaders. While games 1 and 4 were televised in color in the U.S., CBC carried these games and all other games in black & white.
AMERICAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Red Wings-Black Hawks, Game 2, 4/10, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Black Hawks-Red Wings, Game 5, 4/17, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Note:
The 4/10 DET-CHI game was the first national network telecast of a Stanley Cup game in the U.S. It was also quite possibly the first telecast of an NHL game in color.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Red Wings-Canadiens, Game 1, 4/24, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Canadiens-Red Wings, Game 4, 5/1, NBC. Win Elliot, Bill Mazer
Canadiens-Red Wings, Game 6, 5/5, Syndicated. Bob Wolff, Emile Francis
1967
CANADIAN CREWS
SEMIFINALS
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/11, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/13, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/15, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 6, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly
Game 2, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/25, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/27, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 5, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/2, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Notes:
Except for the 4/9 TOR-CHI game 2, all games were televised in color. There is a possibility that the 4/11 MTL-NY game was not televised due to the AFTRA strike in the U.S. Confirmation one way or the other on this would be appreciated.
AMERICAN CREWS
SEMI FINALS
Game 5, 4/15, Maple Leafs-Black Hawks, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Game 2, 4/22, Maple Leafs-Canadiens, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Game 5, 4/29, Maple Leafs-Canadiens, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Note:
CBS was scheduled to televise the 4/8 NY-MTL game. However the AFTRA strike forced cancellation of the telecast.
1968
It's 1968 and the first season of the Great Expansion, when the NHL doubled in size from 6 to 12 teams. It's also the first season that all HNIC games (regular season and playoffs) were televised in color.
Stateside, this was also the first season that featured a full slate of regular season and playoff games.
Please alert with any corrections or omissions. Thank you.
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CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/4, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/6, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Rangers-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast
Game 5, 4/14, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Flyers-Blues
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/10, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Game 5, 4/13, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Game 7, 4/18, No telecast
Kings-North Stars
Game 1, 4/4, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/11, No telecast
Game 5, 4/13, No telecast
Game 6, 4/16, No telecast
Game 7, 4/18, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/20, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/23, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/25, CBC (JIP). Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/28, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/21, No telecast
Game 2, 4/22, No telecast
Game 3, 4/25, No telecast
Game 4, 4/27, No telecast
Game 5, 4/29, No telecast
Game 6, 5/1, CBC (JIP). Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 7, 5/3, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Blues-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/7, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/9, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/12, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTER FINALS
Bruins-Canadiens, Game 2, 4/7 (taped from 4/6, JIP), CBS. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin (CBC tape)
Rangers-Black Hawks, Game 4, 4/13, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
SEMIFINALS
North Stars-Blues, Game 1, 4/21, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Black Hawks-Canadiens, Game 5, 4/28, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Blues, Game 1, 5/5, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
Blues-Canadiens, Game 4, 5/12, CBS. Jim Gordon, Stu Nahan
1969
This is the lineup for the TV playoff crews for 1969. Canadian lineups will be listed game by game while American lineups will be listed actual game only. As always, please alert if you spot any errors or omissions. Thanks to jtgrace1 for the huge help.
CANADIAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Canadiens-Rangers
Game 1, 4/2, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/3, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/5, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/6, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Bruins-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/2, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/3, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 3, 4/5, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 4, 4/6, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Blues-Flyers
Game 1, 4/2, No telecast
Game 2, 4/3, No telecast
Game 3, 4/5, No telecast
Game 4, 4/6, Np telecast
Seals-Kings
Game 1, 4/2, No telecast
Game 2, 4/3, No telecast
Game 3, 4/5, No telecast
Game 4, 4/6, No telecast
Game 5, 4/9, No telecast
Game 6, 4/10, No telecast
Game 7, 4/13, No telecast
SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/10, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/13, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Blues-Kings
Game 1, 4/15, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Canadiens-Blues
Game 1, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/29, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/1, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/4, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
QUARTERFINALS
Blues at Flyers, Game 4, 4/6, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
SEMIFINALS
Bruins at Canadiens, Game 2, 4/13, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Canadiens at Bruins, Game 4, 4/20, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Blues at Canadiens, Game 1, 4/27, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Canadiens at Blues, Game 4, 5/4, CBS. Dan Kelly, Bill Mazer
Quote from Bearfan on 05/26/09 at 21:11:05:
The 1971 Finals between Montreal and Chicago were on in prime time on, I think, NBC.
it was CBS; they did a game every Sunday afternoon, then added a prime time telecast of game 7 from Chicago on Tuesday, May 18; the following year they did the same, adding a Thursday, May 11 prime time telecast of the Bruins winning the Cup at Madison
Square Garden. These were the first Stanley Cup playoff prime time national telecasts in the U.S.
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