NHL on Hughes is the de facto name of a TV program that broadcast National Hockey League games on the defunct independent Hughes Television Network during the 1979–80 season.[1] The program aired under the title The NHL '80.[2] Hughes broadcast Thursday night games,[3] the All-Star Game,[4] some playoff games, and the first five games of the Stanley Cup Finals[5] (the final game, Game 6, was broadcast by CBS). Hughes and the USA cable network technically, used CBC's Hockey Night in Canada feeds for the American coverage of the first five games of the Stanley Cup Finals. The first broadcast involved the Atlanta Flames against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 25.
Playoff coverage[]
| Round | Teams | Games | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| First round | Pittsburgh-Boston | Game 2 | ||
| New York Rangers-Atlanta | Game 4 | Jiggs McDonald | Pete Stemkowski | |
| Quarterfinals | Buffalo-Chicago | Game 3 | Dan Kelly | Jim Craig |
| Montreal-Minnesota | Games 6–7 | Dan Kelly | Mickey Redmond | |
| Semifinals | Philadelphia-Minnesota | Games 1, 3–4 Game 4 used (CBC's feed)[6][7] |
Dan Kelly (Games 1, 3, and first half of Game 4) Jim Robson (second half of Game 4) |
Bill Clement (Game 1) Pete Stemkowski (Game 3) Gerry Pinder and Howie Meeker (Game 4) |
| Buffalo-New York Islanders | Games 3, 6 (CBC's feed)[8][9][10] | Dan Kelly (second half of both games) Jim Robson (first half of Game 3) Bob Cole (first half of Game 6) |
Gerry Pinder and Howie Meeker (Game 3) Gary Dornhoefer (Game 6) |
Stanley Cup Finals[]
Videos:[11][12][13][14][15][16]
| Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| Bob Cole (Games 1–2; first half) Jim Robson (Games 3–4; first half and Game 5; second half) Dan Kelly (second half of Games 1–4, overtime in Game 1, and first half of game 5) |
Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin, Jr. |
References[]
- ↑ "Sports BRIEFING", October 10, 1979.
- ↑ 1980 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6: NY Islanders - Philadelphia Flyers at YouTube
- ↑ "Hughes Network to Show Number of Hockey Games", New York Times, 1979-10-11. (en-US)
- ↑ "NHL, Hughes Network Agree on Prime-Time TV Coverage", October 10, 1979, p. F6.
- ↑ Games Will be Televised (en) (May 13, 1980).
- ↑ 29.04.1980 G1 Minnesota North Stars - Philadelphia Flyers at YouTube
- ↑ Flyers vs North Stars 1980 playoffs, Game 4 highlights at YouTube
- ↑ Game 3 1980 Stanley Cup Semifinal Sabres at Islanders (CBC) at YouTube
- ↑ New York Islanders 5 Buffalo Sabres 2 Stanley Cup Semi-Finals Game 6 May 10 1980 at YouTube
- ↑ Game 6 1980 Stanley Cup Semifinal Sabres at Islanders *ORIGINAL CBC HNIC BROADCAST at YouTube
- ↑ Game 1 1980 Stanley Cup Final Islanders at Flyers better quality at YouTube
- ↑ HD Game 1 1980 Stanley Cup Final Flyers at Islanders Full CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast at YouTube
- ↑ Stanley Cup ' 80 Gm 2 Intro HNIC at YouTube
- ↑ Game 3 1980 Stanley Cup Final Flyers at Islanders Denis Potvin end to end goal at YouTube
- ↑ Game 4 1980 Stanley Cup Final Flyers at Islanders at YouTube
- ↑ Stanley Cup ' 80 Gm 5 Intro HNIC at YouTube
| NHL Network (1975–1979) | |||||||||||
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| Related programs | Hockey Night in Canada - NHL on Hughes | ||||||||||
| Related articles | NHL Network (Canada) - NHL Network (United States) - Hughes Television Network - History of the NHL on United States television (1970s) - Stanley Cup Finals television ratings
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| Commentators | All-Star Game - Stanley Cup Finals (American television) - Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters | ||||||||||
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| Stanley Cup Finals | 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 | ||||||||||
| All-Star Game | 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 | ||||||||||
| Super Series | 1976 (Flyers–Red Army game) | ||||||||||