1971-72 NHL Season
Canadian crews here.
But first, this was a season where the NABET strike on the CBC caused numerous disruptions and last minute changes to much of the second half of this season for the Saturday night games. The strike extended into the playoffs, so MacLaren Advertising, controllers of the Hockey Night in Canada, decided to move the entire Stanley Cup playoff schedule from CBC to CTV. At first, the games were moved to CTV on a piecemeal basis, but when it seemed that there would be no labor agreement in sight, MacLaren decided to move the rest of the playoffs to CTV in their entirety. At first, this was met with some resistance by CBC executives, but when CBC could not guarantee last second cancellations or disruption of coverage with the strikers, the CBC relented.
Wednesday night telecasts were unaffected as NABET had no dispute with CTV.
One other item of note: Ward Cornell, prime host of HNIC, left the show to take a position with the Canadian government in London. He was replaced by a youthful Dave Hodge.
OCTOBER
Saturday 10/9:
Rangers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 10/16:
Rangers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Sabres-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Penguins-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 10/20:
Sabres-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 10/23:
Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 10/27:
Canucks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Bruins-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 10/30:
North Stars-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Red Wings-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Sabres-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 11/3:
Blues-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 11/6:
Black Hawks-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Wednesday 11/10:
Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 11/13:
Canucks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 11/17:
Kings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 11/20:
Golden Seals-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Flyers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 11/27:
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Penguins-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Sabres-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
DECEMBER
Wednesday 12/1:
Blues-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Kings-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 12/4:
Canucks-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 12/8:
North Stars-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Red Wings-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 12/11:
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
North Stars-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Bruins-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 12/15:
Penguins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 12/18:
Sabres-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 12/22:
Maple Leafs-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 12/25:
Red Wings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 12/29:
Blues-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Golden Seals-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
JANUARY
Saturday 1/1:
Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 1/5:
Canucks-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 1/8:
Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 1/12:
Kings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 1/15:
Rangers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Sabres-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Golden Seals-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 1/19:
Maple Leafs-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 1/22 (strike affected):
Maple Leafs-North Stars, 9:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Note: BOS-MTL and NY-VAN telecasts were canceled. TOR-MIN, not originally set for telecast, was carried.
Tuesday 1/25:
NHL-All-Star Game from (Bloomington) Minnesota
East-West, 8:30, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Danny Gallivan, Bill Good Jr, Dave Hodge
Saturday 1/29 (strike affected):
Blues-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Note: TOR-VAN telecast was canceled.
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 2/2:
North Stars-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Saturday 2/5:
Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 2/9:
Penguins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 2/12 (strike affected):
Flyers-North Stars, 8:00, CBC. Fred Sgambati, Frank Selke, Jack Dennett
Note: CAL-TOR and LA-MTL telecasts were canceled.
Wednesday 2/16:
Golden Seals-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 2/19 (strike affected):
Flyers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane (telecast cut off 5 minutes into game)
Bruins-North Stars, 9:00, CBC. Fred Cusick, Johnny Peirson (WSBK feed)
Note: BUF-TOR telecast was canceled.
Wednesday 2/23:
Penguins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 2/26 (strike affected):
Golden Seals-Black Hawks, 8:30, CBC. Dave Hodge, Frank Selke, Jack Dennett
Note: VAN-TOR and DET-MTL telecasts were canceled.
MARCH
Wednesday 3/1:
Sabres-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 3/4 (strike affected):
Bruins-Red Wings, 8:00 (JIP), CBC. Fred Cusick, Johnny Peirson (WSBK feed)
Note: VAN-MTL telecast was canceled, LA-TOR very briefly seen before the plug was pulled, MIN-PIT was to be seen but union pressure caused abandonment of that telecast. So plan D went into effect.
Wednesday 3/8:
Red Wings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 3/11:
Black Hawks-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Golden Seals-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham
Flyers-Blues, 9:00, CBC. Dave Hodge, Frank Selke
Wednesday 3/15:
Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Saturday 3/18:
North Stars-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 3/22:
Maple Leafs-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 3/25 (strike affected):
Maple Leafs-Kings, 11:00, CBC. Jiggs McDonald, Don Avey
Note: NY-MTL telecast was canceled.
Wednesday 3/29:
Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
APRIL
Saturday 4/1:
Rangers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
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QUARTER FINALS
Wednesday 4/5:
Game 1, Canadiens-Rangers, 7:30, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Game 1, Maple Leafs-Bruins, 7:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Based on reganBuffalo's research, coverage was definitely hit-or-miss across Canada. Only three affiliates carried these games in full. Some featured partial coverage, while other areas received no coverage.
Thursday 4/6:
Game 2, Maple Leafs-Bruins, 7:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Game 2, Canadiens-Rangers, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Saturday 4/8:
Game 3, Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Game 3, Rangers-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Sunday 4/9:
Game 4, Bruins-Maple Leafs, 7:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Note: NY-MTL game not televised due to a lockout of technicians by the Montreal Forum.
Tuesday 4/11:
Game 5, Maple Leafs-Bruins, 7:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Game 5, Canadiens-Rangers, 7:30, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Thursday 4/13:
Game 6, Rangers-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Sunday 4/16:
Game 7, Blues-North Stars, 2:00, CTV. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon (CBS feed)
SEMI FINALS
Tuesday 4/18:
Game 2, Rangers-Black Hawks, 8:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Thursday 4/20:
Game 3, Black Hawks-Rangers, 7:30, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Sunday 4/23:
Game 4, Black Hawks-Rangers, 7:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane
Tuesday 4/25:
Game 4, Bruins-Blues, 9:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Sunday 4/30:
Game 1, Rangers-Bruins, 2:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Brian McFarlane
Tuesday 5/2:
Game 2, Rangers-Bruins, 7:30, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Brian McFarlane
Thursday 5/4:
Game 3, Bruins-Rangers, 8:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge, Brian McFarlane
Sunday 5/7:
Game 4, Bruins-Rangers, 2:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge, Brian McFarlane
Tuesday 5/9:
Game 5, Rangers-Bruins, 7:30, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Brian McFarlane
Thursday 5/11:
Game 6, Bruins-Rangers, 8:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge, Brian McFarlane
American crews:
JANUARY
Sunday 1/9:
Canadiens-Black Hawks, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 1/23:
Sabres-Bruins, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Dick Stockton
Tuesday 1/25:
NHL All-Star Game from (Bloomington) Minnesota
East-West, 8:30, Syndicated. Bill Hewitt, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane (CBC feed)
Sunday 1/30:
North Stars-Rangers, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
FEBRUARY
Sunday 2/6:
Maple Leafs-Rangers, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 2/13:
Canadiens-Bruins, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 2/20:
Bruins-Black Hawks, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 2/27:
Flyers-Red Wings, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
MARCH
Sunday 3/5:
Black Hawks-North Stars, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 3/12:
Black Hawks-Red Wings, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 3/19:
North Stars-Bruins, 3:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 3/26:
Canadiens-Bruins, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
APRIL
Sunday 4/2:
Canadiens-Rangers, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
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QUARTER FINALS
Sunday 4/9:
Game 4, North Stars-Blues, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
Sunday 4/16:
Game 7, Blues-North Stars, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
SEMI FINALS
Sunday 4/23:
Game 3, Bruins-Blues, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon
STANLEY CUP FINAL
Sunday 4/30:
Game 1, Rangers-Bruins, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Harry Howell
Sunday 5/7:
Game 4, Bruins-Rangers, 2:00, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Harry Howell
Thursday 5/11:
Game 6, Bruins-Rangers, 8:30, CBS. Dan Kelly, Jim Gordon, Harry Howell