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NHL on Global
Also known asStanley Cup '87
Stanley Cup '88
GenreSports
Created byGlobal Television Network
Carling O'Keefe
Directed byHenry Pasila
StarringDave Hodge
John Davidson
Dan Kelly
Jim Robson
Jim Tatti
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producerDoug Bonar
ProducerJohn Shannon[1]
Running time150 minutes or until the game ends
Original release
NetworkGlobal
ReleaseApril 24, 1987 (1987-04-24) –
May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20)
Related
NHL on CTV

NHL on Global was the

television program that broadcast National Hockey League games on the Global Television Network. The program aired during the 1987 and 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs
under the titles Stanley Cup '87 and Stanley Cup '88 respectively.

Background

About CTV's NHL coverage

For the

Molson continued to present Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights on CBC, rival brewery Carling O'Keefe began airing Friday Night Hockey on CTV. This marked the first time since 1974–75 that CBC was not the lone over-the-air network broadcaster of the National Hockey League in Canada. CTV's 1965-75 NHL package consisted of Wednesday night games produced by the McLaren advertising agency, which also produced CBC's Saturday night Hockey Night in Canada
telecasts.

The deal with CTV was arranged by the Quebec Nordiques (who were owned by Carling O'Keefe[2]) and all 14 U.S.-based NHL clubs,[3][4][5][6] who sought to break Molson's monopoly[7][8] on NHL broadcasting in Canada. All of the CTV's regular-season telecasts originated from Quebec City or the United States, as Molson shut them out of the other six Canadian buildings (as Carling did to them in Québec City).

The deal ended following the 1985-86 season. CTV's limited access to Canadian-based teams (other than Québec, whose English-speaking fan base was quite small) translated into poor

ratings.[9][10][11][12] on the venture.[13]

Stanley Cup '87 and Stanley Cup '88

Despite CTV pulling the plug on their two-year-long venture with the NHL, Carling O'Keefe retained their rights (two years were remaining on the contract with or without CTV).[14]

Things became problematic when the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs opened with Carling O'Keefe still without a network of some sort. The problems arguably peaked when the

CBC and CTV affiliates sprinkled in for good measure) came just in time for Game 6 of this series on April 30.[17][18]

It must be stressed that Global, technically, didn't become a national network until

Molson (the presenters of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC
as previously mentioned) put an end to the competition.

In 1987, coverage also included all five games of the

Campbell Conference Final[19] between the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings,[20] and Games 3–5[21][22][23] of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals between the Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers
.

In 1988,[24] coverage included select regular season games on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons from January 31 to the end of the regular season, the Smythe Division Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames (which Global carried nationally, except for the Edmonton and Calgary markets, where the CBC retained exclusive rights),[25] Game 5 of the Norris Division Final between the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues,[26][27][28] the Campbell Conference Final between the Oilers and Red Wings, and the first two[29] games of the Finals between the Oilers and Boston Bruins.[30] They also had the rights to Games 6 and 7 of the Finals, which were not necessary.

Unlike the split CTV/CBC coverage of 1984–85 and 1985–86, the Canwest-Global telecasts were network exclusive, except for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals if it was necessary. When CBC and Global televised Game 7 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals,[31][32] they used separate production facilities and separate on-air talent.

Commentators

See also: List of Global Television Network personalities

Regular season schedule

1987–88

Date Teams
January 31 Philadelphia-Washington
February 7 Chicago-Québec
February 14 Calgary-Washington
February 21 Detroit-Philadelphia
February 28 Pittsburgh-Chicago
March 6 Philadelphia-New Jersey
March 18 New York Islanders-Washington
March 25 Montréal-Pittsburgh

Stanley Cup playoffs coverage

Year Round Series Games covered Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1987 Divisional finals Montréal-Québec Game 6[35][36][37] Dan Kelly John Davidson
Conference finals Edmonton-Detroit Games 1–5[38][39] Dan Kelly John Davidson
Stanley Cup Finals Edmonton-Philadelphia Games 3–5, 7[40][41][42] Dan Kelly John Davidson
1988 Divisional finals Detroit-St. Louis Game 5 Dan Kelly John Davidson
Calgary-Edmonton Games 1–4[43][44][45][46][47] Jim Robson John Davidson
Conference finals Edmonton-Detroit Games 1–5 Dan Kelly John Davidson
Stanley Cup Finals Edmonton-Boston Games 1–2[48] Dan Kelly John Davidson

See also

References

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  2. New York Times
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  10. ^ McKee, Ken (April 19, 1986). "CTV won't renew NHL contract". Toronto Star. p. D8.
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  23. ^ McKee, Ken (February 7, 1987). "Global network to share coverage for NHL playoffs". Toronto Star. p. D5.
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  26. ^ McKee, Ken (April 8, 1987). "Leaf fans have case of blues". Toronto Star. p. B5.
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