1980 Stanley Cup playoff TV crews

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This is the thread for the 1980 Stanley Cup TV crews, where the
division standings didn't mean a thing. It was a straight league-wide
standing that determined the playoff opponents.

Please alert with errors or omissions. It is appreciated.

CANADIAN CREWS

FIRST ROUND

Flyers-Oilers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer

Sabres-Canucks
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker

Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Pit Martin, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin

Bruins-Penguins
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast
Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer

Islanders-Kings
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast

North Stars-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, see note.
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane

Black Hawks-Blues
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast

Rangers-Flames
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast

Note: On 4/9, CBC carried the ACTRA awards ceremony. This caused the
HAR-MTL and EDM-PHI games not to be televised. The TOR-MIN game was
shifted to CHCH in Hamilton (B. Hewitt-McFarlane) while the VAN-BUF
was televised by CBC regionally in BC as usual as the ACTRA awards
show was tape-delayed into prime time on the west coast.

QUARTER FINALS

Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast

Sabres-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast

Canadiens-North Stars
Game 1, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/19, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin

Bruins-Islanders
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/21, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast

SEMI FINALS

Flyers-North Stars
Game 1, 4/29, No telecast
Game 2, 5/1, No telecast
Game 3, 5/4, No telecast
Game 4, 5/6, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry
Pinder, Howie Meeker
Game 5, 5/8, CBC. Jim Robson, Gerry Pinder, Howie Meeker

Sabres-Islanders
Game 1, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 3, 5/3, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 4, 5/6, No telecast
Game 5, 5/8, No telecast
Game 6, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer

STANLEY CUP FINAL

Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/13, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half and OT),
Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/15, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/17, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/19, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 5/22, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 5/24, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin

Notes:
1st half and 2nd half?! For the first five games of the final, either
Cole or Robson would do pxp for the first period and the first half of
the second period. At the closest stoppage of play near the 10 minute
mark of the second period, Cole or Robson would hand off the call to
Dan Kelly for the duration of the game.

The 1980 Final woud be the first of 29 consecutive Stnaley Cup Finals
that Bob Cole would have a hand in calling for CBC television.

AMERICAN CREWS

FIRST ROUND
Penguins-Bruins, Game 2, 4/10, Hughes. Crew unknown
Sabres-Canucks, Game 3, 4/11, USA. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker (CBC
feed)
Rangers-Flames, Game 4, 4/12, Hughes. Jiggs McDonald, Pete Stemkowski

QUARTER FINALS
Canadiens-North Stars, Game 6, 4/24, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Mickey
Redmond
North Stars-Canadiens, Game 7, 4/27, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Mickey
Redmond

SEMI FINALS
Sabres-Islanders, Game 3, 5/3, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Pete Stemkowski
Flyers-North Stars, Game 3, 5/4. Hughes. Dan Kelly, Pete Stemkowski
Flyers-North Stars, Game 4, 5/6, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan
Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Howie Meeker (CBC feed)
Sabres-Islanders, Game 6, 5/10, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly
(2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)

STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/13, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half and
OT), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 2, 5/15, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 3, 5/17, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half),
Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 4, 5/19, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half),
Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 5, 5/22, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary
Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 6, 5/24, CBS. Dan Kelly (1st and 3rd periods and OT), Tim Ryan
(2nd period), Lou Nanne

Note: Game 6 of the Final was the first full network telecast of an
NHL game since game 5 of the 1975 Stanley Cup Final (game 2 of the
1979 Challenge Cup was only seen on CBS for the third period, IIRC).
There would not be another NHL game on network television for another
10 years (1990 NHL All-Star Game).

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http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1246711278
This is the thread for the 1980 Stanley Cup TV crews, where the division standings didn't mean a thing. It was a straight league-wide standing that determined the playoff opponents.

Please alert with errors or omissions. It is appreciated.

CANADIAN CREWS
FIRST ROUND
Flyers-Oilers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast

Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Don Wittman, Gary Dornhoefer

Sabres-Canucks
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 2, 4/9, CBC. Don Wittman, Gerry Pinder
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker
Game 4, 4/12, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker

Canadiens-Whalers
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Pit Martin, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin

Bruins-Penguins
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/10, No telecast
Game 3, 4/12, No telecast
Game 4, 4/13, No telecast

Game 5, 4/14, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer

Islanders-Kings
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast

North Stars-Maple Leafs
Game 1, 4/8, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane
Game 2, 4/9, see note.

Game 3, 4/11, CBC. Bob Cole, Gerry Pinder

Black Hawks-Blues
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast

Rangers-Flames
Game 1, 4/8, No telecast
Game 2, 4/9, No telecast
Game 3, 4/11, No telecast
Game 4, 4/12, No telecast

Note:

On April 9, 1980, CBC carried the ACTRA awards ceremony. This caused Game 2 of the Hartford–Montreal playoff series to be televised only in French, the Edmonton-Philadelphia, and Toronto-Minnesota games to be shown only on local stations CITV in Edmonton and CHCH in Hamilton, respectively. The Vancouver-Buffalo game was televised by CBC regionally in British Columbia as usual, as the ACTRA awards show was tape-delayed into prime time on the west coast.

QUARTERFINALS
Flyers-Rangers
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast

Sabres-Black Hawks
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/20, No telecast

Canadiens-North Stars

Game 1, 4/16, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 4/17, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 4/19, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 4/20, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 5, 4/22, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 6, 4/24, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 7, 4/27, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin

Bruins-Islanders
Game 1, 4/16, No telecast
Game 2, 4/17, No telecast
Game 3, 4/19, No telecast
Game 4, 4/21, No telecast
Game 5, 4/22, No telecast

SEMIFINALS
Flyers-North Stars
Game 1, 4/29, No telecast
Game 2, 5/1, No telecast
Game 3, 5/4, No telecast

Game 4, 5/6, CBC. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Howie Meeker
Game 5, 5/8, CBC. Don Wittman, Dick Irvin

Sabres-Islanders
Game 1, 4/29, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer
Game 2, 5/1, CBC. Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoefer

Game 3, 5/3, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder

Game 4, 5/6, No telecast
Game 5, 5/8, No telecast
Game 6, 5/10, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer

STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/13, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half and OT), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 2, 5/15, CBC. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 3, 5/17, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin
Game 4, 5/19, CBC. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin

Game 5, 5/22, CBC. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin

Game 6, 5/24, CBC. Jim Robson, Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin

Notes:

1st half and 2nd half?! For the first five games of the final, either Cole or Robson would do play-by-play for the first period and the first half of the second period. At the closest stoppage of play near the 10 minute mark of the second period, Cole or Robson would hand off the call to Dan Kelly for the duration of the game.

The 1980 Final would be the first of 29 consecutive Stanley Cup Finals that Bob Cole would have a hand in calling for CBC television.

AMERICAN CREWS
FIRST ROUND
Penguins-Bruins, Game 2, 4/10, Hughes. Crew unknown

Sabres-Canucks, Game 3, 4/11, USA Network. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker (CBC feed)

Rangers-Flames, Game 4, 4/12, Hughes. Jiggs McDonald, Pete Stemkowski

QUARTER FINALS
Canadiens-North Stars, Game 6, 4/24, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Mickey Redmond
North Stars-Canadiens, Game 7, 4/27, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Mickey Redmond

SEMI FINALS

North Stars-Flyers, Game 1, 4/29, Hughes. Dan Kelly, Bill Clement
Sabres-Islanders, Game 3, 5/3, Hughes. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gerry Pinder (CBC feed)

Flyers-North Stars, Game 3, 5/4. Hughes. Dan Kelly, Pete Stemkowski

Flyers-North Stars, Game 4, 5/6, Hughes. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half), Gerry Pinder, Howie Meeker (CBC feed)

Sabres-Islanders, Game 6, 5/10, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer (CBC feed)

STANLEY CUP FINAL
Flyers-Islanders
Game 1, 5/13, Hughes. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half and OT), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)

Game 2, 5/15, Hughes/USA Network. Bob Cole (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 3, 5/17, Hughes/USA Network. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 4, 5/19, Hughes/USA Network. Jim Robson (1st half), Dan Kelly (2nd half), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)
Game 5, 5/22, Hughes/USA Network. Dan Kelly (1st half), Jim Robson (2nd half and OT), Gary Dornhoefer, Dick Irvin (CBC feed)

Game 6, 5/24, CBS. Dan Kelly (1st and 3rd periods and OT), Tim Ryan (2nd period), Lou Nanne

Note:
Game 6 of the Final was the first full network telecast of an NHL game since game 5 of the 1975 Stanley Cup Final (game 2 of the 1979 Challenge Cup was only seen on CBS for the third period, IIRC).

There would not be another NHL game on network television for another 10 years (1990 NHL All-Star Game on NBC).