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{{short description|US television program}}
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'''NHL on SportsChannel America''' was the presentation of [[National Hockey League]] broadcasts on the now defunct [[SportsChannel America]] cable television network.
  
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{{Infobox television
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| image = SportsChannel.JPG
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| caption =
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| alt_name = ''NHL on SportsChannel''<br/>''Hockey Night America''
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| genre = Sports
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| creator = [[SportsChannel|SportsChannel America]]
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| writer =
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| director = Larry Brown<br/>Billy McCoy <small>(senior director)</small>
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| creative_director =
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| developer =
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| presenter = [[Bob Papa]]<br>[[Leandra Reilly]]<br>[[Lee Zeidman]]
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| starring = [[#Announcers|See ''announcers'' section below]]
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| voices =
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| narrated =
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| theme_music_composer =
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| opentheme =
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| endtheme =
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| composer =
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| country = United States
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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 name="1992FinalsClose">{{YouTube|title=Cup Finals Close 1992 SC America|id=fK3AdHkw9dw}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hasen|first=Jeff|date=October 4, 1989|title=Broadcast Column: Sportscast Preview Release at will|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/10/04/Broadcast-Column-Sportscast-PreviewRelease-at-will/9707623476800/|work=UPI|location= |access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref>
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| producer = John Shannon <small>(senior producer)</small><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|first=Steve|last=Nidetz|newspaper=[[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|first=Brandon|last=Costa|work=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|SportsChannel America]]
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| company = [[National Hockey League]]<br/>[[NBC Sports]]
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|10|16}}
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| last_aired = {{End date|1992|06|01}}
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| related = {{Plainlist|
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* ''[[NHL on ESPN]]''/''[[NHL on ABC]]''
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* ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]''
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* ''[[NHL on NBC]]''
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}}
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}}
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The '''''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==
  
==Terms of the deal==
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Taking over for [[NHL on ESPN|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|first=Gary|last=Blockus|newspaper=[[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|first=Jim|last=Sarni|work=[[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= 23 April 2020|title=The Political Economy of Sports Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kuzeDwAAQBAJ&dq=1990+stanley+cup+finals+sportschannel+america&pg=PT64|location= |publisher= Routledge|page= |isbn=9781000060447}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| 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|first=Norman|last=Chad|newspaper=[[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.|first=Steve|last=Springer|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date= October 3, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> ($17 million per year<ref>{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=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 news| 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|first=Norman|last=Chad|newspaper=[[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 magazine|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|magazine=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|first=Steve|last=Nidetz|newspaper=[[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|first=Joe|last=LaPointe|newspaper=[[New York Times]]| date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/02/17/scorecard|date=February 17, 1992|first=Richard|last=Demak|magazine=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|author=[[Newsday]]|newspaper=[[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| first= Jim| last= Shea| newspaper= [[Hartford Courant]]| date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016| archive-date= July 13, 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210713120813/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1991-10-04-0000211242-story,amp.html| url-status= dead}}</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|first=Jennifer|last=Williams|newspaper=Daily Press| date= October 4, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
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Taking over for [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]], SportsChannel's contract paid [[United States dollar|$]]51 million ($17 million per year) over three years, more than double what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.
  
   
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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 [[Fox Sports Net Chicago|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=|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316151019/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1992/6/8/palace-revolt|url-status=dead}}</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]].
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==SportsChannel's availability==
  
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Unfortunately, [[SportsChannel America]] was only available in a few major markets,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=A+nation+wept+as+its+hero%2C+NHL+star+Wayne+Gretzky%2C+was+-+08.22.88+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512307&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1067639%2F4%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Woe, Canada|date=August 22, 1988|first=E.M.|last=Swift|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</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> and reached only a 1/3 of the households that [[ESPN]] did at the time.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=ABC+improved+at+Brookline%2C+but+Brent+Musburger%27s+ego+-+06.27.88+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512522&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1067469%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|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 journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+01.16.89+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512642&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1126461%2F2%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|date=January 16, 1989|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=Scorecard}}</ref>. In comparison, by the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]], ESPN was available in 60.5 million homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal ({{nhly|1988}}), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million. When the SportsChannel deal ended in [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], the league returned to ESPN for another contract that would pay [[United States dollar|$]]80 million over 5 years.
  
   
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===SportsChannel's availability===
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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., off by 1 or 2 a.m., then a sports-ticker for the next 16 hours.
  
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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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103093933/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2019|newspaper=Toronto Sun}}</ref>)<ref>{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=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 web| url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-10-03-1991276186-story.html| title= Underexposed NHL needs to write Dear John letter to Ziegler|first=Bob|last=Ryan|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|authorlink=Bob Ryan| date= October 3, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</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] |isbn=9780801483424 |url=https://archive.org/details/playingfordollar00stau |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=William|last=Taaffe}}</ref> SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://buffalonews.com/news/sportschannels-coverage-wont-be-seen-line-is-overdrawn-here/article_04bb7535-d2c7-5f74-bbed-5bf660e04cc6.html| title= SPORTSCHANNEL'S COVERAGE WON'T BE SEEN LINE IS OVERDRAWN HERE|first=Alan|last=Pergament|newspaper=[[The Buffalo News]]| date= October 4, 1990| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</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|first=Terry|last=Armour|work=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 |first=Steve|last=Nidetz|work=[[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 magazine|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|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=GREED, INDEED}}</ref> When the SportsChannel deal ended in [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], the league returned to ESPN<ref>{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=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|first=Cammy|last=Clark|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]| date= September 3, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
   
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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 |last1=Reed|last2=Reed|first1=R.M.|first2=M.K.|author-link= |date= 6 December 2012|title=The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gU3uBwAAQBAJ&dq=1992+Stanley+Cup+Finals+SportsChannel+America&pg=PA89|location= |publisher= Springer|page=89|isbn=9781468465211}}</ref> Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service, with many only taking it on a [[pay-per-view]] basis during the [[Stanley Cup Finals]]. In addition to the SportsChannel regional networks, [[Maryland]]-based [[NBC Sports Washington|Home Team Sports]] and [[Minneapolis]]-based [[Bally Sports North|Midwest Sports Channel]] (independently owned and operated despite the similar sounding name) carried the games. In 1991, two [[Prime Sports]] networks, [[AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh|KBL]] ([[Pittsburgh]]) and [[Root Sports Northwest|Prime Sports Northwest]] agreed to carry the playoff package, expanding it reach to an additional 2.6 million homes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasen |first1=Jeff |title=Broadcast Column: Sportscast |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/29/Broadcast-Column-Sportscast/3589670222800/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=UPI |date=March 29, 1991 |language=en}}</ref>
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===Philadelphia===
  
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Since [[SportsChannel Philadelphia]] did not air until January 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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====Philadelphia====
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{{see also|1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season}}
  
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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}}
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==Lawsuit==
  
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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 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. 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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===Lawsuit===
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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|first=Jim|last=Sarni|newspaper=[[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|first=Julie|last=Tilsner|work=[[Bloomberg News|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. Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.
   
 
==Coverage overview==
  
==Coverage overview==
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===Regular season coverage===
  
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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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SportsChannel America would televise about 80–100 games a season (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in from 1985–88). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game per week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights/week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.
  
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{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |title=FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions ..., Volume 8, Issue 5|year= 1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DUqvJBWqgfsC&dq=1982+Stanley+Cup+Finals+USA+Network&pg=PA4900|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 {{nhly|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.
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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.
   
 
===Special programming===
  
===Special programming===
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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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In [[1989]], SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the [[1989 NHL Entry Draft|NHL Draft]].
  
   
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====All-Star Game coverage====
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In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the [[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington Capitals]] training camp in [[Sweden]] and [[Season (sports)|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 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]]. 5 of 8 contests were televised by SportsChannel America.
  
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SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the [[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989 All-Star Game]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Nidetz|date=February 7, 1989|title=MCGUIRE'S GAME IN TOP FORM AGAIN|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-07-8903030943-story.html|access-date=February 9, 2016|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> 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]] broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of [[Gulf War]] coverage.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite web |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Sandomir |date=May 14, 1991 |title=TV SPORTS; Stars and Penguins: Cable Compatible |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/14/sports/tv-sports-stars-and-penguins-cable-compatible.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=[[New York Times]] |page=B13}}</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>
   
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====All-Star Game coverage====
  
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SportsChannel America was the exclusive 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 Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America continued their coverage of these particular events through [[43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1992]]. In [[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]] broke away from the live telecast during the 3rd period in favor of Gulf War coverage.
  
 
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{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
  
!Year
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!Play-by-play
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![[Sports commentary|Play-by-play]]
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!Color commentator
 +
![[Color commentator]]
 
!Ice level reporter
  
!Ice level reporter
 
!Studio host
  
!Studio host
 
!Studio analysts
  
!Studio analysts
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989]]<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Bailey |first=Budd |last2=Kelley |first2=Jim |date=January 20, 1989 |title=NHL TV PICTURE STILL BLANK IN MOST CITIES |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/article_190bd5b7-c86c-5868-ab21-112cb6c1d050.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=[[Buffalo News]]}}</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=1989 NHL All-Star Game (1st Period)|id=A76uSFDV3i0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game (2nd Period)|id=lOSdyEcvEsc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game (3rd Period)|id=Suxndz77ilw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game from Edmonton Full NHL on SportsChannel America broadcast|id=FA3Zvz5rIgo}}</ref>
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|1989
  
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|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
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|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
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|'''[[Scotty Bowman]]'''
 +
|[[Scotty Bowman]]
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| colspan="2" |'''[[Gary Thorne]]'''
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|colspan=2|[[Gary Thorne]]
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|'''[[Denis Potvin]]''' and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
 +
|[[Denis Potvin]] and [[Herb Brooks]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
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==== Stanley Cup playoffs ====
 +
====Stanley Cup playoffs====
  +
=====Divisional finals=====
−  
−
===== Divisional finals =====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
  
!Year
 
!Teams
  
!Teams
−
!Play-by-play
 +
![[Sports commentary|Play-by-play]]
−
!Color commentator(s)
 +
![[Color commentator]](s)
 
|-
  
|-
−
| rowspan="4" |1989
 +
|rowspan="4"|[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]]<br>
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
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Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
St. Louis-Chicago<br>
  
−
Calgary-Los Angeles
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>
  
−
Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Herb Brooks
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[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>
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|Montreal-Boston<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
St. Louis-Chicago<br>
  
−
Calgary-Los Angeles
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>
  
−
Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Herb Brooks
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=1989-04-18 |title=NHL PROVIDING SPORTSCHANNEL WITH A CUPFUL OF RICHES |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/04/18/nhl-providing-sportschannel-with-a-cupful-of-riches/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US|page=3}}</ref><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><ref>{{YouTube|title=Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues Apr. 24, 1989 Game 4 Highlights|id=2fDIyXgKfWc}}</ref>
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|Montreal-Boston<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<br>
  
−
Calgary-Los Angeles
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>
  
−
Bill Clement<br>
  
−
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" />
−
|Montreal-Boston<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], [[Dave Maloney]], and [[Denis Potvin]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
St. Louis-Chicago<br>
  
−
Calgary-Los Angeles
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br>
  
−
Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
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)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
Chicago-St. Louis<br>
  
−
Edmonton-Los Angeles (Games 1-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald (Games 1, 5)<br>Rick Peckham (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1, 5)<br>Jiggs McDonald (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick and Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)<br>Dave Maloney (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)<br>Ed Westfall (Games 2-4) <br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Bill Clement and Ed Westfall
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|Boston-Montreal (Games 1-2 aired on tape delay)<br>
 +
|[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
Chicago-St. Louis<br>
  
−
Edmonton-Los Angeles (Games 1-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald (Games 1, 5)<br>Rick Peckham (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1, 5)<br>Jiggs McDonald (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick and Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)<br>Ed Westfall (Games 2-4) <br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Bill Clement and Ed Westfall
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 04 20 NHL QF G2 STL CHI|id=d8siRHWtBag}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 04 22 NHL QF G3 CHI STL|id=NgEyuFfV2TY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 1|id=kGlfGvcRzI0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 2|id=Si6aleNwHn8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 3|id=ViJJB77DND4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 04 24 NHL QF G4 CHI STL|id=C0lAlyEKVR8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Chicago Blackhawks - 3 vs. St. Louis Blues - 2 - 04-24-1990 - Game 4|id=PqZx6wmQWCw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 1|id=YTdN5Wf3ofI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 2|id=j4AS56uzcmA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 3|id=bN9xP7WToc0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Norris Division Final Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues Game 6|id=hAKTbWwY3s4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 1|id=nr3ETSiBiWA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 2|id=tlE8XBw6paM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 3|id=QxGYTFqHgAk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 04 30 NHL QF G7 STL CHI|id=iCieBtMgris}}</ref>
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|Boston-Montreal (Games 1-2 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<br>
  
−
Edmonton-Los Angeles (Games 1-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald (Games 1, 5)<br>Rick Peckham (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1, 5)<br>Jiggs McDonald (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick and Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)<br>Ed Westfall (Games 2-4) <br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Bill Clement and 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>
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|Boston-Montreal (Games 1-2 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
−
Chicago-St. Louis<br>
  
−
Edmonton-Los Angeles (Games 1-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald (Games 1, 5)<br>Rick Peckham (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1, 5)<br>Jiggs McDonald (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick and Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)<br>Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 2-4)<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)<br>Ed Westfall (Games 2-4) <br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Bill Clement 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=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 2, PART 3|id=utkx7fdcjIo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 25.04.1991 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=IYfMQGyUeFo}}</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>
−
|Boston-Montreal<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
Pittsburgh-Washington (Games 1-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
St. Louis-Minnesota<br>
  
−
Los Angeles-Edmonton (Games 1-6 were joined-in-progress; Games 3-4, 6 used CBC's feed)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1-3)<br>Mike Emrick (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley and Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick (Games 1-2)<br>Don Wittman (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Rick Peckham (Game 5)
  
−
|John Davidson<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1-3)<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon and Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 1-2)<br>Harry Neale (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Gerry Cheevers (Game 5)
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (tape delay)
−
|Boston-Montreal<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
Pittsburgh-Washington (Games 1-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
St. Louis-Minnesota<br>
  
−
Los Angeles-Edmonton (Games 1-6 were joined-in-progress; Games 3-4, 6 used CBC's feed)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1-3)<br>Mike Emrick (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley and Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick (Games 1-2)<br>Don Wittman (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Rick Peckham (Game 5)
  
−
|John Davidson<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1-3)<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon and Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 1-2)<br>Harry Neale (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Gerry Cheevers (Game 5)
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[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=St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota North Stars 4 28 91|id=ROnOBVukKQA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Minnesota North Stars-3 vs. Blues-2 at Met Center. Game 6 Norris Division Final|id=MtUqku62mjc}}</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>
−
|Boston-Montreal<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
Pittsburgh-Washington (Games 1-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
St. Louis-Minnesota<br>
  
−
Los Angeles-Edmonton (Games 1-6 were joined-in-progress; Games 3-4, 6 used CBC's feed)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1-3)<br>Mike Emrick (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley and Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick (Games 1-2)<br>Don Wittman (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Rick Peckham (Game 5)
  
−
|John Davidson<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1-3)<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon and Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 1-2)<br>Harry Neale (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Gerry Cheevers (Game 5)
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=1991-04-19 |title=WGN`S OPENING TELECAST MIXES POLITICS WITH BASEBALL |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/04/19/wgns-opening-telecast-mixes-politics-with-baseball/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><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>
−
|Boston-Montreal<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
Pittsburgh-Washington (Games 1-5 aired on tape delay)<br>
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Peter McNab]] or [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
St. Louis-Minnesota<br>
  
−
Los Angeles-Edmonton (Games 1-6 were joined-in-progress; Games 3-4, 6 used CBC's feed)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Rick Peckham (Games 1-3)<br>Mike Emrick (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Pat Foley and Mike Emrick<br>
  
−
Mike Emrick (Games 1-2)<br>Don Wittman (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Rick Peckham (Game 5)
  
−
|John Davidson<br>
  
−
Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney (Games 1-3)<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 4-5)<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon and Bill Clement<br>
  
−
Bill Clement (Games 1-2)<br>Harry Neale (Games 3-4, 6)<br>Gerry Cheevers (Game 5)
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
| rowspan="4" |1992
 +
|rowspan="4"|[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]] (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on tape 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>
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)]]
−
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)]]
−
Detroit-Chicago<br>
  
−
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Games 3-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Bob Cole<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Chris Cuthbert (Games 1-4)<br>Pat Foley (Games 5-6)
  
−
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.<br>
  
−
Ed Westfall<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Harry Neale (Games 1-4)<br>Dale Tallon (Games 5-6)
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=1992-05-08 |title=TV SPORTS; The Slash. Bonehead or Fine Line? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/08/sports/tv-sports-the-slash-bonehead-or-fine-line.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 PTS @ NYR G1|id=Q0ZawLZdwqA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May03/1992 Game1 Pittsburgh Penguins - New York Rangers|id=lcREAp_IIh4}}</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=NHL May11/1992 Game5 Pittsburgh Penguins - New York Rangers|id=ofs8omiqcxw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=May 13, 1992 - New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Game 6 - Patrick Division Final|id=W08f1-nt4ww}}</ref>
−
|Montreal-Boston (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)]]
−
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)]]
−
Detroit-Chicago<br>
  
−
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Games 3-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Bob Cole<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Chris Cuthbert (Games 1-4)<br>Pat Foley (Games 5-6)
  
−
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.<br>
  
−
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>
−
|Montreal-Boston (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)]]
−
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)]]
−
[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]<br>
  
−
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Games 3-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Bob Cole<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Chris Cuthbert (Games 1-4)<br>Pat Foley (Games 5-6)
  
−
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.<br>
  
−
Ed Westfall<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Harry Neale (Games 1-4)<br>Dale Tallon (Games 5-6)
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[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>
−
|Montreal-Boston (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
−
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], [[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Don Wittman]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Harry Neale]], and [[Jim Peplinski]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Bill Gardner]], [[Darren Pang]], and [[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
−
Detroit-Chicago<br>
  
−
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1-4 used CBC's feed; Games 3-4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Bob Cole<br>
  
−
Jiggs McDonald<br>
  
−
Pat Foley<br>
  
−
Chris Cuthbert (Games 1-4)<br>Pat Foley (Games 5-6)
  
−
|John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.<br>
  
−
Ed Westfall<br>
  
−
Dale Tallon<br>
  
−
Harry Neale (Games 1-4)<br>Dale Tallon (Games 5-6)
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
  +
=====Conference finals=====
−
{| class="wikitable"
  
  +
{{see also|NHL Conference Finals}}
−
!Year
  
−
!Teams
  
−
!Play-by-play
  
−
!Color commentator(s)
  
−
|-
  
−
| rowspan="4" |1989
  
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]]
  
−
|'''[[Rick Peckham]]'''<br />Mike Emrick<br />Pat Foley<br />Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|'''[[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)
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br />'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />Pat Foley<br />Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers<br />'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />Dale Tallon<br />Herb Brooks
  
−
|-
  
−
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br />Mike Emrick<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br />Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers<br />Bill Clement<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br />Herb Brooks
  
−
|-
  
−
|Calgary-Los Angeles
  
−
|Rick Peckham<br />Mike Emrick<br />Pat Foley<br />'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
  
−
|Gerry Cheevers<br />Bill Clement<br />Dale Tallon<br />'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
  
−
|-
  
−
| rowspan="4" |1990
  
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montreal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
  
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />Rick Peckham<br />Pat Foley<br />Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney
  
−
Dale Tallon<br />Ed Westfall
  
−
|-
  
−
|[[Rangers-Capitals rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
  
−
|Mike Emrick<br />'''[[Rick Peckham]]'''<br />Pat Foley<br />Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Bill Clement<br />'''[[Gerry Cheevers]]''' and '''[[Dave Maloney]]'''<br />Dale Tallon<br />Ed Westfall
  
−
|-
  
−
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]
  
−
|Mike Emrick<br />Rick Peckham<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br />Jiggs McDonald
  
−
|Bill Clement<br />Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''<br />Ed Westfall
  
−
|-
  
−
|Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Mike Emrick<br />Rick Peckham<br />Pat Foley<br />'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''
  
−
|Bill Clement<br />Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br />Dale Tallon<br />'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''
  
−
|-
  
−
| rowspan="4" |1991
  
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montreal]]
  
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''<br />Rick Peckham<br />Mike Emrick<br />Pat Foley
  
−
|'''[[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]] (taped delay)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br />'''[[Rick Peckham]]'''<br />Mike Emrick<br />Pat Foley
  
−
|John Davidson<br />'''[[Gerry Cheevers]]''' and '''[[Dave Maloney]]'''<br />Bill Clement<br />Dale Tallon
  
−
|-
  
−
|St. Louis-Minnesota
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br />Rick Peckham<br />'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
−
Pat Foley
  
−
|John Davidson<br />Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br />'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''<br />Dale Tallon
  
−
|-
  
−
|Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Jiggs McDonald<br />Rick Peckham<br />Mike Emrick<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
  
−
|John Davidson<br />Gerry Cheevers and Dave Maloney<br />Bill Clement<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
  
−
|-
  
−
| rowspan="4" |1992
  
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]] (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
  
−
|'''[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]'''
  
−
|'''[[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]]''' and '''[[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]'''
  
−
|-
  
−
|New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
  
−
|Bob Cole<br />'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''<br />Pat Foley<br />Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)<br />Pat Foley (Games 5–6)
  
−
|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]]
  
−
|'''[[Pat Foley]]'''
  
−
|'''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
  
−
|-
  
−
|Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|'''[[Chris Cuthbert]]''' (Games 1–4)<br />'''[[Pat Foley]]''' (Games 5–6)
  
−
|'''[[Harry Neale]]''' (Games 1–4)<br />'''[[Dale Tallon]]''' (Games 5–6)
  
−
|}
  
   
−
===== Conference finals =====
  
−
See also: NHL Conference Finals
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
  
!Year
 
!Teams
  
!Teams
−
!Play-by-play
 +
![[Sports commentary|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 (1st Period)|id=lJqcgqizU9A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (2nd Period)|id=cOfgwedXbiw}}</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]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
 +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|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
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|'''[[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]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
  +
|''[[Mike Emrick]]'' and ''[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]''<br>[[Bill Gardner]] and [[Darren Pang]]
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|Edmonton-[[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Edmonton Oilers -1 vs Chicago Blackhawks - 5 - 05-06-1990|id=CvnphoHi9Lg}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Blackhawks vs Oilers 1990 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (1st Period)|id=DA2EYDxQc30}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Blackhawks vs Oilers 1990 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period)|id=dU88wnyn1yc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Blackhawks vs Oilers 1990 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period)|id=ddGpnPllBoE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May12/1990 Game 6 Edmonton Oilers - Chicago Blackhawks|id=59ximvIcd70}}</ref>
−
|Edmonton-Chicago
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Pat Foley]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
  
  +
|''[[Mike Emrick]]'' and ''[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]''<br>[[Bill Gardner]] and [[Darren Pang]]
 
|-
  
|-
−
| 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]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''', '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
|Edmonton-Minnesota
  
|Edmonton-Minnesota
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]''', and '''[[John Davidson]]''', and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
 +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], 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]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
  +
|''[[Mike Emrick]]'' and ''[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]''<br>[[Bill Gardner]] and [[Darren Pang]]
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]-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
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Pat Foley]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]], [[Dale Tallon]], [[Bill Gardner]], and [[Darren Pang]]
−
|'''[[Dale Tallon]]'''
  
  +
|''[[Mike Emrick]]'' and ''[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]''<br>[[Bill Gardner]] and [[Darren Pang]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
−
===== Stanley Cup Finals =====
 +
=====Stanley Cup Finals=====
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Year
  
!Year
 
!Teams
  
!Teams
−
!Play-by-play
 +
![[Sports commentary|Play-by-play]]
−
!Color commentator
 +
![[Color commentator]](s)
 
!Studio host
  
!Studio host
 
!Studio analyst
  
!Studio analyst
 
!Ice-level reporter
  
!Ice-level reporter
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{scfy|1989}}<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL May21/1989 Final Game4 Calgary Flames - Montreal Canadiens|id=AGizUGvr2js}}</ref><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
  
−
|Calgary-Montreal
 +
|Calgary-Montréal
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref name=":3">{{YouTube|title=Calgary Flames Win 1989 Stanley Cup, SportsChannel America Broadcast|id=ZgvGe72ICiM}}</ref>
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
  
  +
|colspan="2"|[[Herb Brooks]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<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 |first=Don|last=Markus| work=[[Baltimore Sun]] | date= November 1, 1991 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
−
| colspan="2" |'''[[Herb Brooks]]'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{scfy|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><ref>{{YouTube|title=Oilers vs. Bruins 1990 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (1st Period)|id=yP9GNB96Hac}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Oilers vs. Bruins 1990 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (2nd Period)|id=KZ-3zTAiz44}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Oilers vs. Bruins 1990 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (3rd Period)|id=w9u1B5gqkPc}}</ref>
−
|1990
  
 
|Boston-Edmonton
  
|Boston-Edmonton
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
  
−
| colspan="2" |'''[[John Davidson]]'''
 +
|colspan="2"|[[Herb Brooks]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{scfy|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|first=Cammy|last=Clark| work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]| date= October 13, 2005| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
−
|1991
  
  +
|Pittsburgh-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]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
−
|'''[[Jiggs McDonald]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
  
−
| colspan="2" |'''[[John Davidson]]'''
 +
|colspan="2"|[[Herb Brooks]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{scfy|1992}}<ref name=":2" />
−
|1992
  
  +
|Pittsburgh-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=Pittsburgh Penguins - 1 vs Chicago Blackhawks - 0 - Game 3 1992 Stanley Cup|id=aD--OjfgkIk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: Penguins @ Blackhawks 06/01/92 {{!}} Game 4 Stanley Cup Finals 1992|id=jepEttS434Y}}</ref>
−
|Pittsburgh-Chicago
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]<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|first=Steve|last=Nidetz|work=[[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]]'''
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Ed Westfall]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|'''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
  
−
| colspan="2" |'''[[John Davidson]]'''
 +
|colspan="2"|[[Herb Brooks]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref name="SweptAway"/>
 
|}
  
|}
−
== 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.
  
   
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====== Notes ======
−
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 would 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 only this time, [[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "[[Hawkvision]]"<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilbon|first=Michael|date=June 1, 1992|title=FOR NHL TO GROW, ZIEGLER'S GOT TO GO|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/06/01/for-nhl-to-grow-zieglers-got-to-go/4cca3fce-dabf-4e86-83be-0bc08773d992/|work=Washington Post|location= |access-date= }}</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). For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], SportsChannel America would use 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. SportsChannel America's [[Master control|master control]] was at a [[Cablevision]] studio in [[Oak Park, Illinois]] with its NHL studios located at [[Adelphi University]] on [[Long Island]].
  
  +
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 three games at [[Boston Garden]] in the Boston area while [[WSBK-TV|WSBK]] had two games in [[Northlands Coliseum|Edmonton]]. In {{scfy|1991}}, 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 three games in Pittsburgh while the [[Fox Sports North|Midwest Sports Channel]] had three games in [[Met Center|Bloomington]]. In Pittsburgh, [[Root Sports Pittsburgh|KBL]] televised three games at [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|the Igloo]] while [[KDKA-TV|KDKA]] aired three games in Minnesota. Had there been a Game 7, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively. Finally, in {{scfy|1992}}, in Pittsburgh, KBL televised the first two games while KDKA aired the next two in [[Chicago Stadium|Chicago]]. However, in Chicago, [[SportsChannel Chicago]] aired the first two games, and [[Hawkvision]] aired the next two.
   
  +
==Production==
−
John Shannon was the senior producer of ''The NHL on SportsChannel America''.
  
  +
SportsChannel America's Master Control facilities were located in Floral Park, NY at Cablevision's Rainbow Network Communications facilities, and their studios were located at Dempster Hall at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Most of the games that aired on the network were simulcasts of the other SportsChannel Regional games. However, there were times when the network did produce games of importance not available on one of the regional networks.
   
  +
If any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focused on those teams. For example, [[Fox Sports Net Chicago|SportsChannel Chicago]] produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the [[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' 1990 playoff run. Because of Blackhawks owner [[Bill Wirtz]]' disdain for free and basic cable home game telecasts, 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|their]] home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "[[Hawkvision]]".<ref>{{cite news| 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|first=Michael|last=Wilbon|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]| date= June 1, 1992| access-date= February 9, 2016|authorlink=Michael Wilbon}}</ref> The Blackhawks broadcasts were also simulcast on Chicago's WBBM radio during those years. The typical outcue to commercial break was...."(score) on SportsChannel......(pause) and WBBM" SportsChannel America would run their own bumper music from the Floral Park Master Control facility so that they could fade out the remote's audio after the announcers said "SportsChannel".
−
== Announcers ==
  
−
[[Bob Papa]] and Leandra Reilly were the studio hosts during the regular season coverage. For the Stanley Cup Finals, '''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' served as the play-by-play man while '''[[Bill Clement]]''' was the color commentator. Also in the Stanley Cup Finals, '''[[Mike Emrick]]''' served as the studio host while '''[[John Davidson]]''' served as the rinkside reporter and studio analyst ('''[[Herb Brooks]]''' filled that role in 1989).
  
   
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For the [[Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup playoffs]], SportsChannel America used Bob Papa as the anchor for the coverage. The studio kicked off coverage of each night with a pregame show for all of the regions. Once the games began, the studio produced live cut-ins of every goal for each of the regional games aired. The studio also switched viewers of one game to another game when a period ended or when the game was over. After the early games, the studio then took all viewers out to a West Coast game. After all the hockey for the night, the studio finished the night with a postgame wrap-up show. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams.
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* '''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
  
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* [[Pat Foley]]
  
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* Steve Grad
  
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* [[Dave Hodge]]
  
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* [[John Kelly]]
  
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* [[Rick Peckham]]
  
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* [[Jeff Rimer]]
  
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* [[Joe Starkey]]
  
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* [[Gary Thorne]]
  
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[[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 while [[Denis Potvin]] was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], [[Jiggs McDonald]]<ref name="1992FinalsClose"/> called the [[Sports commentator|play-by-play]], and [[Bill Clement]] was the [[color commentator]]. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, [[Mike Emrick]]<ref name=":0" /> served as the host while [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> served as the rinkside<ref name=":0" /> and studio analyst<ref name="SweptAway">{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> ([[Herb Brooks]] filled that role in 1989).
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* [[Bruce Affleck]]
  
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* [[Herb Brooks]]
  
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* [[Gerry Cheevers]]
  
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* '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
  
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* [[John Davidson]]
  
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* [[Don Edwards]]
  
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* [[John Kelly]]
  
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* [[Craig Laughlin]]
  
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* [[Dave Maloney]]
  
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* [[Peter McNab]]
  
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* [[Joe Micheletti]]
  
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* [[Pete Stemkowski]]
  
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* [[Dale Tallon]]
  
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* [[Ed Westfall]]
  
   
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*[[Chris Cuthbert]]
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* [[John Davidson]]
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* Al Koken
  
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*[[Jiggs McDonald]]
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*[[Rick Peckham]]
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*[[Jeff Rimer]]
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*[[Joe Starkey]]
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*[[Gary Thorne]]
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*[[Bruce Affleck]]
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* [[John Davidson]]
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*[[Mike Bossy]]
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* [[Stan Fischler]]
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*[[Scotty Bowman]]
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*[[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= May 2018|title=I Was There!: Joe Buck, Bob Costas, Jim Nantz, and Others Relive the Most|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RTKCDwAAQBAJ&dq=herb+brooks+sportschannel+america&pg=PT257|location= |publisher= Simon and Schuster|page= |isbn=9781683582120}}</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| first=Don|last=Markus|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]| date= November 1, 1991| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
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*[[Gerry Cheevers]]
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*[[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]]
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*[[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]]
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*[[Dennis Hull]]
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*[[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
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*[[Craig Laughlin]]
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*[[Dave Maloney]]
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*[[Peter McNab]]
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*[[Joe Micheletti]]
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*[[Jim Peplinski]]
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*[[Denis Potvin]]
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*[[Pete Stemkowski]]
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*[[Dale Tallon]]
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*[[Ed Westfall]]
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*[[Herb Brooks]]
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*[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
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*[[Stan Fischler]]
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*Al Koken
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*[[Dave Maloney]]
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*[[Bob Papa]]
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*[[Denis Potvin]]
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*Leandra Reilly
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*[[Chicago Blackhawks]]: '''[[Pat Foley]]''' and '''[[Dale Tallon]]''' (in {{nhly|1991}}, SportsChannel America rode them all the way through the Stanley Cup Finals)
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*[[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]])
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*[[Hartford Whalers]]: '''[[Rick Peckham]]''' and '''[[Gerry Cheevers]]'''
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*[[Hartford Whalers]]: [[Rick Peckham]] and [[Gerry Cheevers]]
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*[[New York Islanders]]: '''[[Jiggs McDonald]]''' and '''[[Ed Westfall]]'''
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*[[New York Islanders]]: [[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]]
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**[[MSG Sportsnet|SportsChannel New York]]
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*[[New Jersey Devils]]: '''[[Gary Thorne]]''' and '''[[Peter McNab]]'''
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*[[New Jersey Devils]]: [[Gary Thorne]] and [[Peter McNab]]
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**[[MSG Sportsnet|SportsChannel New York]]
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*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]: '''[[Mike Emrick]]''' and '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
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*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]: [[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]
 
**[[SportsChannel Philadelphia]]
  
**[[SportsChannel Philadelphia]]
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*[[San Jose Sharks]]: '''[[Joe Starkey]]''' and '''[[Pete Stemkowski]]'''
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*[[San Jose Sharks]]: [[Joe Starkey]] or [[Randy Hahn]] and [[Dennis Hull]], [[Pete Stemkowski]] (most games), or [[Brian Hayward]] (when Hayward is injured)
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**[[NBC Sports California|SportsChannel Pacific]]
   
 
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====San Jose Sharks seasons====
  
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* [http://www.plaidworks.com/chuqui/blog/001885.html Is the NHL better off?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026174732/http://www.plaidworks.com/chuqui/blog/001885.html |date=2006-10-26 }}
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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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Latest revision as of 23:36, 10 April 2024

NHL on SportsChannel America
SportsChannel.JPG
Genre Sports
Created by SportsChannel America
Directed by Larry Brown
Billy McCoy (senior director)
Presented by Bob Papa
Leandra Reilly
Lee Zeidman
Starring See announcers section below
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
Production
Executive
producer(s) 		Jeff Ruhe[3][4]
Producer(s) John Shannon (senior producer)[1]
Mike Connelly[2]
Cinematography Terry Ford
Dean Anderson
Bob Boykin
Marty Muzik
Running time 180 minutes or until game ends (including commercials)
Production
Company(s) 		National Hockey League
NBC Sports
Broadcast
Original channel SportsChannel America
Original run October 16, 1988 (1988-10-16) – June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)
Chronology
Related shows


The NHL on SportsChannel America was the presentation of National Hockey League broadcasts[5] on the now defunct SportsChannel America[6] cable television network.

Terms of the deal

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

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[25][26] 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[27] major markets (notably absent though were Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis[28])[29][30][31] and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ESPN[32] did at the time.[33][34] SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.[35][36] In comparison, by the 1991–92 season,[37] ESPN was available in 60.5 million[38] 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.[39] When the SportsChannel deal ended in 1992, the league returned to ESPN[40] for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.[41]

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.[42] Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service, with many only taking it on a pay-per-view basis during the Stanley Cup Finals. In addition to the SportsChannel regional networks, Maryland-based Home Team Sports and Minneapolis-based Midwest Sports Channel (independently owned and operated despite the similar sounding name) carried the games. In 1991, two Prime Sports networks, KBL (Pittsburgh) and Prime Sports Northwest agreed to carry the playoff package, expanding it reach to an additional 2.6 million homes.[43]

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.

See also: 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season and 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season

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[44][45] 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. 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[46][47] (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.[48] In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the Washington Capitals' training camp in Sweden and pre-season tour[49] 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.[50] 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.[51][52]

Year Play-by-play Color commentator Ice level reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1989[50][53][54][55][56][57][58] 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, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)[59][60] Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
St. Louis-Chicago[61][62][63][64][65][66] Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Calgary-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[64][65] Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Maloney, and Denis Potvin
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
1990 Boston-Montréal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)[67][68][69][70] Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay) Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Chicago-St. Louis[71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85] Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[86][87][88][89] Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson 		Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
1991 Boston-Montréal[90][91][92][93][94][95][96] Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Pittsburgh-Washington (tape delay) Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
St. Louis-Minnesota[97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105] Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress)[106][107][108][109] Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Peter McNab or Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
1992 Montréal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on tape delay)[110][111] Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)]] 		Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)]]
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)[112][113][114][115][116][117][118] Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)]] 		Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)]]
Detroit-Chicago[119][120] Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)]] 		Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)]]
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)[121][122] Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6) 		Bob Cole, Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall, Herb Brooks, Peter McNab, and John Davidson
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon
Don Wittman, Chris Cuthbert, Harry Neale, and Jim Peplinski (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley, Bill Gardner, Darren Pang, and Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
Conference finals
See also: NHL Conference Finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level reporter(s)
1989 Montréal-Philadelphia[123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131][132][133][134][135] Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab 		Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Calgary-Chicago[136][137][138][139][140][141][142][143] Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab 		Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
1990 Boston-Washington[144][145] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Bill Gardner and Darren Pang
Edmonton-Chicago[146][147][148][149][150] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Bill Gardner and Darren Pang
1991 Boston-Pittsburgh[151][152][153][154][155][156][157][158][159][160][161][162][163] Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement 		Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Edmonton-Minnesota Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement 		Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
1992 Pittsburgh-Boston[164] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Bill Gardner and Darren Pang
Chicago-Edmonton[165][166] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Pat Foley, Dale Tallon, Bill Gardner, and Darren Pang 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Bill Gardner and Darren Pang
Stanley Cup Finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host Studio analyst Ice-level reporter
1989[167][168][169][170][171] Calgary-Montréal Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Mike Emrick[172] Herb Brooks and John Davidson[173][174]
1990[175][176][177][178] Boston-Edmonton Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Mike Emrick, Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Herb Brooks and John Davidson
1991[179][180] Pittsburgh-Minnesota[181][182][183] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement[51] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Mike Emrick, Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement[51] Herb Brooks and John Davidson
1992[37] Pittsburgh-Chicago[184][185][186][187] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement[188][189][190] Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Mike Emrick, Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bernie Geoffrion, Ed Westfall, John Davidson, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement Herb Brooks and John Davidson[191]
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 three games at Boston Garden in the Boston area while WSBK had two games in Edmonton. In 1991, 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 three games in Pittsburgh while the Midwest Sports Channel had three games in Bloomington. In Pittsburgh, KBL televised three games at the Igloo while KDKA aired three games in Minnesota. Had there been a Game 7, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively. Finally, in 1992, in Pittsburgh, KBL televised the first two games while KDKA aired the next two in Chicago. However, in Chicago, SportsChannel Chicago aired the first two games, and Hawkvision aired the next two.

Production

SportsChannel America's Master Control facilities were located in Floral Park, NY at Cablevision's Rainbow Network Communications facilities, and their studios were located at Dempster Hall at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Most of the games that aired on the network were simulcasts of the other SportsChannel Regional games. However, there were times when the network did produce games of importance not available on one of the regional networks.

If any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focused on those teams. For example, SportsChannel Chicago produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the Blackhawks' 1990 playoff run. Because of Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz' disdain for free and basic cable home game telecasts, 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, their home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "Hawkvision".[192] The Blackhawks broadcasts were also simulcast on Chicago's WBBM radio during those years. The typical outcue to commercial break was...."(score) on SportsChannel......(pause) and WBBM" SportsChannel America would run their own bumper music from the Floral Park Master Control facility so that they could fade out the remote's audio after the announcers said "SportsChannel".

For the Stanley Cup playoffs, SportsChannel America used Bob Papa as the anchor for the coverage. The studio kicked off coverage of each night with a pregame show for all of the regions. Once the games began, the studio produced live cut-ins of every goal for each of the regional games aired. The studio also switched viewers of one game to another game when a period ended or when the game was over. After the early games, the studio then took all viewers out to a West Coast game. After all the hockey for the night, the studio finished the night with a postgame wrap-up show. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams.

Announcers

Bob Papa[193] and Leandra Reilly were the studio hosts while Denis Potvin was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the Stanley Cup Finals, Jiggs McDonald[3] called the play-by-play, and Bill Clement was the color commentator. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, Mike Emrick[64] served as the host while John Davidson[194] served as the rinkside[64] and studio analyst[191] (Herb Brooks filled that role in 1989).

Play-by-play

Color commentary

Studio/ice level personalities

Commentating crews

See also

Chicago Blackhawks seasons

Hartford Whalers seasons

New York Islanders seasons

New Jersey Devils seasons

San Jose Sharks seasons

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