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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. 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).
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