Historic Stanley Cup TV crews (1980s) (3/3)
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Buffalo Sabres missed the playoffs (with the worst record in the league) and he was fired at season's end and joined HNIC's crew full-time for 87-88. I'm not sure if John Garrett had any playoff assignments that year. He did a little bit of regular
season work for HNIC in 86-87, but mostly as a 3rd man in the booth. He became a regular the following season. These playoffs marked the last HNIC assignments for Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, and Gary Dornhoefer.
I remember the Stanley Cup '87 coverage on Global--I watched on CKVU Vancouver (or VU13, as it was then known). I actually came across Game 6 of Montreal-Quebec by accident, just flipping through the channels, and was delighted to find the game.
Actually, it was during an intermission and they were showing bonus coverage of Philly-NYI. I saw a close up picture on my TV of Ron Hextall getting ready for a face-off. I figured that they also televised games 3 and 4 and I was just unaware of it,
but your explanation clears that up.
Well, TSN's NHL coverage was sparse until 87-88--they had no contract with the NHL and only acquired games a la carte. As far as I can remember, he did work for CBC during the regular season up until 1987. From 1987 onward, he worked for TSN full time.
As for Jim Robson, this was his first work with CBC since the 1985 playoffs. He then also worked the Calgary-Edmonton series in 1988 for Global/Stanley Cup '88 while Dan Kelly was committed to the Blues local playoff coverage.
It should also be noted that these were the first playoffs with Ron MacLean in the lead host position, as he replaced Dave Hodge mid-season due to the famous "pencil incident". Hodge was "banished" to west coast telecasts for the remainder of the
season, at which point I think his contract ran out and he was not kept on for the playoffs. This freed him to work on Global's Stanley Cup '87 coverage.
1988
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMI FINALS
Islanders-Devils
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Flyers-Capitals
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 6, 4/14, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Glenn Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green Game 2, 4/7. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Glenn Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green Game 3, 4/9. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Glenn Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green Game 4, 4/10. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Glenn Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green Game 5, 4/12. CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Glenn Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Not fully sure on this series' arrangement, but here is my theory: CBC had exclusive rights to televise in Winnipeg and Edmonton thru the Molson exclusivity in these cities. TSN was granted permission to televise to the rest of Canada under the Carling/O'
Keefe banner. If this is wrong, please let me know.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Capitals-Devils
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Chris Cuthbert
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/30, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note: Chris Cuthbert was assigned by CBC to report updates on the 4/18 game. However, when the Quebec blackout affected CBC coverage of the BOS-MTL game, the network decided to throw to Cuthbert and the solitary camera beside him in his coverage position
to work the remainder of this game. It was totally done off the cuff. There were no graphics, no replay capabilities, no analyst.
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (1st period only). Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Note: On 4/18 at 8:08 PM, The was a power outage in the province of Quebec. While darkness enveloped Montreal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators kicked into gear only to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game
moving. CBC was left with no choice but to abandon coverage.
Red Wings-Blues
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, CanWest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/19. CanWest-Global: Dan Kelly, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Harry Neale.
Game 2, 4/21. CanWest-Global: Dan Kelly, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Harry Neale.
Game 3, 4/23. CanWest-Global: Dan Kelly, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Harry Neale.
Game 4, 4/25. CanWest-Global: Dan Kelly, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Harry Neale.
Note: CW/Global aired this series nationally, except for the Edmonton and Calgary markets, where CBC retained exclusive rights.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Devils
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 5/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note: After Game 3, there was an incident between Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski. It was heated and it ended with the infamous insult (something about donuts and pigs) from Schoenfeld to Koharski. The NHL suspended Schoenfeld
indefinitely. The Devils actually took the suspension to court, where they issued a restraining order, just minutes before game time. Incensed by the order, the on-ce officials for Game 4, refused to work the game, in essence, staging a wildcat strike.
An emergency call went out to get on-ice officials, and they were found. The game was delayed by about an hour due to the bizarre situation.
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/3, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/5, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/7, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/9, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 5, 5/11, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Bruins
Game 1, 5/18, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/20, CanWest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/24 (suspended st 17:37 of the second period), CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/26 (replayed), CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note: The 5/24 game was suspended when a transformer blew at the Boston Garden and it was feared the generator would only hold out another 30 minutes. Thus, the game was called off. Game 4 was replayed in Edmonton. Had the series gone a full seven games,
game 5 (CBC) would have returned to Boston, Game 6 (CanWest-Global) back to Edmonton and Game 7 (CBC & CanWest-Global) would have been played in Boston. The Oilers would have still held home ice advantage with games 1, 2, 4, and 6 at the Northlands
Coliseum.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMI FINALS
Islanders-Devils
Game 1, 4/6, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flyers-Capitals
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/12, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Capitals-Devils
Game 1, 4/18, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 7, 4/30, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 5, 4/26, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Note: On 4/18 at 8:08 PM, The was a power outage in the province of Quebec. While darkness enveloped Montreal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators kicked into gear only to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game
moving.
Red Wings-Blues
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Oilers-Flames
Game 1, 4/19, ESPN. Bruce Buchanan, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/25, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Devils
Game 1, 5/2, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/4, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/6, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/8, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/10, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/12, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 7, 5/14, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Note: After Game 3, there was an incident between Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski. It was heated and it ended with the infamous insult (something about donuts and pigs) from Schoenfeld to Koharski. The NHL suspended Schoenfeld
indefinitely. The Devils actually took the suspension to court, where they issued a restraining order, just minutes before game time. Incensed by the order, the on-ice officials for Game 4, refused to work the game, in essence, staging a wildcat strike.
An emergency call went out to get on-ice officials, and they were found. The game was delayed by about an hour due to the bizarre situation.
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/3, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 2, 5/5, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 3, 5/7, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 4, 5/9, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 5, 5/11, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Bruins
Game 1, 5/18, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Tom Mees
Game 2, 5/20, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Tom Mees
Game 3, 5/22, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Tom Mees
Game 4, 5/24 (suspended st 17:37 of the second period), ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Tom Mees
Game 4, 5/26 (replayed), Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Tom Mees
Note: The 5/24 game was suspended when a transformer blew at the Boston Garden and it was feared the generator would only hold out another 30 minutes. Thus, the game was called off. Game 4 was replayed in Edmonton. Had the series gone a full seven games,
game 5 would have returned to Boston, Game 6 back to Edmonton and Game 7 would have been played in Boston, all of which would have been covered by ESPN. The Oilers would have still held home ice advantage with games 1, 2, 4, and 6 at the Northlands
Coliseum.
I thought I'd give this a whirl.
Below is a listing of all the 1989 Stanley Cup playoff crews, both Canada and the U.S. by series. Lists are courtesy of jtgrace1 and additional research by YT.
Teams listed first had home-ice advantage. All game in best of 7, 2-2-1-1-1 format.
"No telecast" means exactly NO telecast in Canada. In the U.S. it means no national telecast, but the game waslikely televised, at least to the visiting team's market, which is not included.
"SCAM" = SportsChannel America
(TD) - Tape delayed
As always, if errors are found, please alert.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Game 6, 4/13, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Penguins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Game 2, 4/6, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Game 3, 4/8, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Game 4, 4/9, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Penguins-Flyers
Game 1, 4/17, No telecast
Game 2, 4/19, No telecast
Game 3, 4/21, No telecast
Game 4, 4/23, No telecast
Game 5, 4/25, No telecast
Game 6, 4/27, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 5/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 5/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 5/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 6, 5/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Flames-Blackhawks
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 5, 5/10, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMI FINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/5, SCAM (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 2, 4/6, SCAM (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 3, 4/8, SCAM (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 4, 4/9, SCAM (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, SCAM (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/5, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/6, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/8, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/9, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/11, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/13, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Penguins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/5, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 2, 4/6, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 3, 4/8, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 4, 4/9, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 5, 4/11, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 6, 4/13, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Game 7, 4/15, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 4/6, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 4/8, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 4/9, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 5, 4/11, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 6, 4/13, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 7, 4/15, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/17, SCAM. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 2, 4/19, SCAM. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 3, 4/21, SCAM. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 4, 4/23, SCAM. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 5, 4/25, SCAM. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Penguins-Flyers
Game 1, 4/17, SCAM (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/19, SCAM (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/21, SCAM (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/23, SCAM (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/25, SCAM (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/27, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 7, 4/29, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/18, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 2, 4/20, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 3, 4/22, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 4, 4/24, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 5, 4/26, SCAM. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/18, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 4/20, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 4/22, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 4/24, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/1, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/3, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/5, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/7, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/9, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/11, SCAM. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flames-Blackhawks
Game 1, 5/2, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 5/4, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 5/6, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 5/8, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 5, 5/10, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/14, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/17, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/19, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/21, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/23, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/25, SCAM. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
For the 1st round it was Penguins-Rangers, not Penguins-Flyers.
Never saw a second of the 1989 playoffs since I didn't have SC America.
SCAM would use the Foley-Tallon call for the 1990 (I think) and 1992 (I know) Campbell Conference Finals
Yep. SC-Chicago produced the SCAM coverage for the 1990 series (of which only the road games were shown in Chicago because of the old man's selfishness--the home games were given minute-or-so live look-ins as "bonus coverage"). They also produced the
1992 series (of which the road games were on SC-C and the home games on a PPV basis called "HawkVision"--later derisively nicknamed "WirtzVision" and also "PotterVision" [see Life, It's a Wonderful]).
When the old man insisted that the home games of the Cup Finals be on PPV, that was what soured me on him. The following year, the old man trotted out HawkVision for a second year. Except this time, ABC wound up showing two of the games, including one
home game (which the old man couldn't stop WLS from showing), and the Hawks wound up getting swept. From then on, I took pleasure in poking fun at the old man and celebrating every time his team lost.
That's pretty close to the way I remember about it, but a couple of comments:
I am POSITIVE that the Smythe Division Semifinals crews for CBC were as follows:
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Why they decided to switch Garrett and Neale between games 2 and 3, I don't know, but they did.
Also, I believe the TSN crew was Hughson and Roger Neilson. Neilson was paired with Hughson during the regular season and Gary Green was there beginning the next year. Now it's possible that Green came aboard in the playoffs that year, I don't know,
but my guess would be Neilson.
And also, I thought that Scotty Bowman was on the Montreal series in rounds 2 and 3 with Cole and Irvin, while Neale was with Wittman on the Calgary series. Maybe I'm remembering wrong.
djob,
Thanks for your assistance. I do have a couple of questions...
1. Does this mean that Chris Cuthbert was idle for the first round? Or did he do studio work perchance for HNIC?
2. I dug thru the Toronto Star archives about a year ago. This was what I found...
Jim Hughson was pretty much the pxp guy thruout the 88-89 season. Jim Van Horne was studio host thruout as well. It seemed like for the 1988 part of the season, Roger Neilson and Gary Green swapped booth analyst and studio analyst roles almost on a game
by game basis.
Then, at the outset of 1989, Neilson left TSN and Howie Meeker was brought back, strictly as studio analyst and Green went to partner with Hughson full time. Then with the playoffs, Meeker was dropped, and Neilson returned this time to the studio with
Van Horne and Green continued with Hughson.
Is this correct or is your recall of TSN's 88-89 NHL coverage different?
Your verification on this would be most helpful!
Yes, I believe Cuthbert did studio work in the Edmonton/LA, Calgary/LA, and Calgary/Chicago series. At that time he was the #4 play-by-play man on CBC's depth chart and they were only covering 3 first-round series. The following year (1990), he did
play-by-play in the first round Calgary/LA series.
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I remember the Stanley Cup '87 coverage on Global--I watched on CKVU Vancouver (or VU13, as it was then known). I actually came across Game 6 of Montreal-Quebec by accident, just flipping through the channels, and was delighted to find the game. Actually,
it was during an intermission and they were showing bonus coverage of Philly-NYI. I saw a close up picture on my TV of Ron Hextall getting ready for a face-off. They did not televised Games 3 & 4, and your explanation clears that up.
Well, TSN's NHL coverage was sparse until 87-88--they had no contract with the NHL and only acquired games a la carte. As far as I can remember, he did work for CBC during the regular season up until 1987. From 1987 onward, he worked for TSN full time.
As for Jim Robson, this was his first work with CBC since the 1985 playoffs. He then also worked the Calgary-Edmonton series in 1988 for Global/Stanley Cup '88 while Dan Kelly was committed to the Blues local playoff coverage.
It should also be noted that these were the first playoffs with Ron MacLean in the lead host position, as he replaced Dave Hodge mid-season due to the famous "pencil incident". Hodge was "banished" to west coast telecasts for the remainder of the season,
at which point I think his contract ran out and he was not kept on for the playoffs. This freed him to work on Global's Stanley Cup '87 coverage.
1988
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 6, 4/14, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Islanders-Devils
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/6, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/7, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/9, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/10, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/12, CBC. Bruce Buchanan, John Garrett
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6, CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 2, 4/7, CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 3, 4/9, CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 4, 4/10, CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Game 5, 4/12, CBC: Chris Cuthbert, Chico Resch. TSN: Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson.
Note:
TSN was granted permission to televise the series nationally under the Carling/O'Keefe banner, except for Edmonton and Winnipeg markets, where CBC had exclusive rights to televise in Winnipeg and Edmonton thru the Molson exclusivity.
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (1st period only). Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/18, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Note:
On 4/18 at 8:08 PM, The was a power outage in the province of Quebec. While darkness enveloped Montreal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators kicked into gear only to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game moving.
Ultimately, CBC was left with no choice but to abandon coverage after the first period.
Capitals-Devils
Game 1, 4/18, CBC (JIP). Chris Cuthbert
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/30, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note:
CBC assigned Chris Cuthbert to report updates on Game 1 of the New Jersey Devils-Washington Capitals series. However, when the Québec blackout cancelled CBC coverage of the BOS-MTL game after 1st period, CBC threw to him and the solitary camera beside
him in his coverage position to call the rest of the game. The whole process was totally done without notice. In other words, there were no graphics, no replay capabilities, and no analyst.
Red Wings-Blues
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Flames-Oilers
Game 1, 4/19. Canwest/Global. Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman.
Game 2, 4/21. Canwest/Global. Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman.
Game 3, 4/23. Canwest/Global. Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman.
Game 4, 4/25. Canwest/Global. Jim Robson, John Davidson. CBC: Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman.
Note:
Canwest/Global aired this series nationally, except for the Edmonton and Calgary markets, where CBC retained exclusive rights.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Devils
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 5, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 6, 5/12, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 7, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Note:
After Game 3, there was a confrontation between New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski. It was heated, and it ended with Schoenfeld making the infamous insult “Good, ‘cause you fell you fat pig” and then “Have Another
Donut” to Koharski. The incident has since become part of NHL lore. Schoenfeld was suspended by NHL president John Ziegler and disciplinarian Brian O'Neill for Game 4, but the Devils received an injunction from a New Jersey court, allowing Schoenfeld
to coach the fourth game. In protest, the officials scheduled to work that game in the Meadowlands refused to take the ice, forcing the NHL to scramble for amateur officials to call the game. The game was delayed by over 67 minutes due to the bizarre
situation. The injunction was lifted, the league conducted a proper hearing, Schoenfeld served his suspension during Game 5 in the Boston Garden, and the League officials returned to work.
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/3, Canwest-Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/5, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/7, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 4, 5/9, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 5, 5/11, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Bruins
Game 1, 5/18, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 2, 5/20, Canwest/Global. Dan Kelly, John Davidson
Game 3, 5/22, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/24 (suspended at 17:37 of the second period), CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/26 (replayed), CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Chris Cuthbert
Note:
The original game 4 was cancelled when a power outage occurred at Boston Garden, and it was feared the generator would only hold out for another 30 minutes. Game 4 was replayed in Edmonton, which Edmonton Oilers won. CBC had the rights to game 5 of
Stanley Cup Finals, and Canwest/Global also had the rights to games 6 & 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins (both CBC and Canwest/Global had the rights of Game 7, using separate production facilities and separate on-air
talent), which were not necessary.
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Islanders-Devils
Game 1, 4/6, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/10, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Game 7, 4/16, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Red Wings-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Game 6, 4/14, No telecast
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
Oilers-Jets
Game 1, 4/6, No telecast
Game 2, 4/7, No telecast
Game 3, 4/9, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Game 5, 4/12, No telecast
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 5, 4/26, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Note:
On April 18, 1988 (during Game 1 of the Montréal-Boston playoff series) at approximately 8:08 p.m. local time, there was a power outage in the province of Québec. While darkness enveloped Montréal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators
kicked into gear. The generators were only able to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game moving. (In Boston, WSBK-TV lost the picture but continued to carry audio of the game thanks to Fred Cusick and Derek Sanderson talking into
a telephone line.)
Capitals-Devils
Game 1, 4/18, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, No telecast
Game 6, 4/28, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 7, 4/30, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Red Wings-Blues
Game 1, 4/19, No telecast
Game 2, 4/21, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/23, No telecast
Game 4, 4/25, No telecast
Game 5, 4/27, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flames-Oilers
Game 1, 4/19, ESPN. Bruce Buchanan, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/21, No telecast
Game 3, 4/23, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/25, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
CONFERENCE FINALS
Bruins-Devils
Game 1, 5/2, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 2, 5/4, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 3, 5/6, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 4, 5/8, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 5, 5/10, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 6, 5/12, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Game 7, 5/14, ESPN. Sam Rosen, Phil Esposito
Note:
After Game 3, there was a confrontation between New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski. It was heated, and it ended with Schoenfeld making the infamous insult “Good, ‘cause you fell you fat pig” and then “Have Another
Donut” to Koharski. The incident has since become part of NHL lore. Schoenfeld was suspended by NHL president John Ziegler and disciplinarian Brian O'Neill for Game 4, but the Devils received an injunction from a New Jersey court, allowing Schoenfeld
to coach the fourth game. In protest, the officials scheduled to work that game in the Meadowlands refused to take the ice, forcing the NHL to scramble for amateur officials to call the game. The game was delayed by over 67 minutes due to the bizarre
situation. The injunction was lifted, the league conducted a proper hearing, Schoenfeld served his suspension during Game 5 in the Boston Garden, and the League officials returned to work.
Oilers-Red Wings
Game 1, 5/3, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/5, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/7, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/9, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/11, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers-Bruins
Game 1, 5/18, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond, Tom Mees
Game 2, 5/20, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond, Tom Mees
Game 3, 5/22, ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond, Tom Mees
Game 4, 5/24 (suspended at 17:37 of the second period), ESPN. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond, Tom Mees
Game 4, 5/26 (replayed), Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Mickey Redmond, Tom Mees
Note:
In the United States, this was the final year under ESPN’s national three-year deal. Under the U.S. TV contracts that took effect beginning next season, SportsChannel America took over as the NHL's American television partner. ESPN’s coverage of the
1988 Cup Finals was blacked out locally in the Boston area due to WSBK and NESN's local rights to Bruins games.
The original game 4 was cancelled when a power outage occurred at the Boston Garden, and it was feared the generator would only hold out for another 30 minutes. Game 4 was replayed in Edmonton, which Edmonton Oilers won. ESPN also had the rights to air
the rest of the Stanley Cup Final, which were not necessary.
1989
I thought I'd give this a whirl.
Below is a listing of all the 1989 Stanley Cup playoff crews, both Canada and the U.S. by series. Lists are courtesy of jtgrace1 and additional research by YT.
Teams listed first had home-ice advantage. All game in best of 7, 2-2-1-1-1 format.
"No telecast" means exactly NO telecast in Canada. In the U.S. it means no national telecast, but the game was likely televised, at least to the visiting team's market, which is not included.
(TD) - Tape delayed
As always, if errors are found, please alert.
CANADIAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 6, 4/13, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Penguins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 2, 4/6, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 3, 4/8, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Game 4, 4/9, TSN. Jim Hughson, Gary Green, Roger Neilson
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Penguins-Flyers
Game 1, 4/17, No telecast
Game 2, 4/19, No telecast
Game 3, 4/21, No telecast
Game 4, 4/23, No telecast
Game 5, 4/25, No telecast
Game 6, 4/27, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/18, No telecast
Game 2, 4/20, No telecast
Game 3, 4/22, No telecast
Game 4, 4/24, No telecast
Game 5, 4/26, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/18, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 2, 4/20, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 3, 4/22, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
Game 4, 4/24, CBC. Don Wittman, Scotty Bowman
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/7, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/9, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin
Flames-Blackhawks
Game 1, 5/2, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 2, 5/4, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 3, 5/6, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 4, 5/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 5, 5/10, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/17, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/19, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/21, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/23, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/25, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Dick Irvin
AMERICAN CREWS
DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS
Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Bruins-Sabres
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America (TD). Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Capitals-Flyers
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/13, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Penguins-Rangers
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/10, No telecast
Red Wings-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 6, 4/13, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Blues-North Stars
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, No telecast
Game 2, 4/6, No telecast
Game 3, 4/8, No telecast
Game 4, 4/9, No telecast
Game 5, 4/11, No telecast
Game 6, 4/13, No telecast
Game 7, 4/15, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 4/6, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 4/8, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 4/9, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 5, 4/11, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 6, 4/13, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 7, 4/15, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
DIVISIONAL FINALS
Canadiens-Bruins
Game 1, 4/17, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 2, 4/19, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 3, 4/21, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 4, 4/23, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Game 5, 4/25, SportsChannel America. Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers
Penguins-Flyers
Game 1, 4/17, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 4/19, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 4/21, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 4/23, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 4/25, SportsChannel America (TD). Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 4/27, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 7, 4/29, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Blues-Blackhawks
Game 1, 4/18, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 2, 4/20, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 3, 4/22, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 4, 4/24, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Game 5, 4/26, SportsChannel America. Pat Foley, Dale Tallon
Flames-Kings
Game 1, 4/18, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 4/20, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 4/22, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 4/24, SportsChannel America (JIP). Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
CONFERENCE FINALS
Canadiens-Flyers
Game 1, 5/1, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/3, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/5, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/7, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/9, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/11, SportsChannel America. Mike Emrick, Bill Clement
Flames-Blackhawks
Game 1, 5/2, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 2, 5/4, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 3, 5/6, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 4, 5/8, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
Game 5, 5/10, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flames-Canadiens
Game 1, 5/14, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 2, 5/17, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 3, 5/19, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 4, 5/21, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 5, 5/23, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Game 6, 5/25, SportsChannel America. Jiggs McDonald, Bill Clement
Never saw a second of the 1989 playoffs since I didn't have SportsChannel America.
SportsChannel America used Pat Foley-Dale Tallon call for the 1990 and 1992 (I know) Campbell Conference Finals.
Yep. SportsChannel Chicago produced the SportsChannel America overage for the 1990 series (of which only the road games were shown in Chicago because of the old man's selfishness--the home games were given "bonus coverage"). They also produced the 1992
series (of which the road games were on SportsChannel Chicago and the home games on a PPV basis called "HawkVision"--later derisively nicknamed "WirtzVision" and also "PotterVision" [see Life, It's a Wonderful]).
When the old man insisted that the home games of the Cup Finals be on PPV, that was what soured me on him. The following year, the old man trotted out HawkVision for a second year. Except this time, ABC wound up showing two of the games, including one
home game (which the old man couldn't stop WLS from showing), and the Hawks wound up getting swept. From then on, I took pleasure in poking fun at the old man and celebrating every time his team lost.
That's pretty close to the way I remember about it, but a couple of comments:
I am POSITIVE that the Smythe Division Semifinals crews for CBC were as follows:
Flames-Canucks
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Bob Cole, Harry Neale
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Bob Cole, John Garrett
Kings-Oilers
Game 1, 4/5, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 2, 4/6, CBC. Don Wittman, John Garrett
Game 3, 4/8, CBC. Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale
Game 4, 4/9, CBC. Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale
Game 5, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 6, 4/13, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Game 7, 4/15, CBC. Don Wittman, Harry Neale
Why they decided to switch Garrett and Neale between games 2 and 3, I don't know, but they did.
Also, I believe the TSN crew was Hughson and Roger Neilson. Neilson was paired with Hughson during the regular season and Gary Green was there beginning the next year. Now it's possible that Green came aboard in the playoffs that year, I don't know, but
my guess would be Neilson.
Thanks for your assistance. I do have a couple of questions...
1. Does this mean that Chris Cuthbert was idle for the first round? Or did he do studio work perchance for HNIC?
2. I dug thru the Toronto Star archives about a year ago. This was what I found...
Jim Hughson was pretty much the play-by-play, and Gary Green,and Roger Neilson were the color commentators. Jim Van Horne was studio host, and Howie Meeker served as studio analyst roles throughout the 88-89 season, including playoffs.
Then, in the summer of '89, Neilson left TSN, Howie Meeker was brought back, strictly as studio analyst, and Green went to partner with Hughson full time.
Is this correct or is your recall of TSN's 88-89 NHL coverage different?
Your verification on this would be most helpful!
Yes, I believe Cuthbert did studio work in the Edmonton/LA, Calgary/LA, and Calgary/Chicago series. At that time he was the #4 play-by-play man on CBC's depth chart, and they were only covering 3 first-round series. The following year (1990), he did play-
by-play in the first round Calgary/LA series.
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