1975-76 NHL Season

Canadian crews here.

An item of note. Helen Hutchinson joined the CTV Toronto telecasts as a co-host, becoming the first female to be a part of a network hockey crew.

OCTOBER
Saturday 10/11:
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Blues-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 10/15:
Penguins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 10/18:
Rangers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Flyers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 10/22:
Canucks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 10/25:
Golden Seals-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Bruins-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 10/29:
Sabres-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson

NOVEMBER
Saturday 11/1:
Scouts-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Rangers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Canucks-Blues, 9:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 11/5:
Red Wings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 11/8:
Red Wings-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Bruins-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Saturday 11/15:
Black Hawks-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Islanders-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Saturday 11/22:
Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Black Hawks-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 11/26:
Maple Leafs-Black Hawks, 8:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 11/29:
Canucks-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge

DECEMBER
Wednesday 12/3:
Maple Leafs-North Stars, 9:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 12/6:
Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Capitals-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 12/10:
Maple Leafs-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Saturday 12/13:
Islanders-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Scouts-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 12/17:
Blues-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 12/20:
Canadiens-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Scouts-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Saturday 12/27:
Black Hawks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
North Stars-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds

JANUARY
Saturday 1/3:
Red Wings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Bob Goldham, Helen Hutchinson
Capitals-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 1/7:
Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 1/10:
Kings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge
Red Wings-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 1/14:
Maple Leafs-North Stars, 9:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 1/17:
Kings-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Golden Seals-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Tuesday 1/20:
NHL All-Star Game from Philadelphia
Wales-Campbell, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Dennis Hull, Dave Hodge
Saturday 1/24:
Maple Leafs-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Flyers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 1/28:
Islanders-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 1/31:
Rangers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge

FEBRUARY
Saturday 2/7:
Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Saturday 2/14:
Canucks-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 2/18:
Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 2/21:
Sabres-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Blues-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 2/25:
Red Wings-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 2/28:
Golden Seals-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Flames-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds

MARCH
Wednesday 3/3:
Golden Seals-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Saturday 3/6:
Sabres-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 3/10:
Blues-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 3/13:
Islanders-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Bruins-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Rangers-Canucks, 8:00, CBC. Jim Robson, Bill Good Jr, Ted Reynolds
Wednesday 3/17:
Maple Leafs-Black Hawks, 8:30, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Saturday 3/20:
Capitals-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 3/24:
Maple Leafs-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Saturday 3/27:
Sabres-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Scouts-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Wednesday 3/31:
Maple Leafs-Red Wings, 8:00, CTV. Bill Hewitt, Bob Goldham, Dave Hodge, Helen Hutchinson
Penguins-Canadiens, 8:00, CTV. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds

APRIL
Saturday 4/3:
Bruins-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Red Wings-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds

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Note: No Preliminary Round games were televised by any network in Canada.

QUARTER FINALS
Sunday 4/11:
Game 1, Black Hawks-Canadiens, 7:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Tuesday 4/13:
Game 2, Maple Leafs-Flyers, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Game 2, Black Hawks-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irivn, Dave Reynolds
Thursday 4/15:
Game 3, Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Game 3, Canadiens-Black Hawks, 8:30, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Saturday 4/17:
Game 4, Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Sunday 4/18:
Game 4, Canadiens-Black Hawks, 8:30, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Tuesday 4/20:
Game 5, Maple Leafs-Flyers, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Thursday 4/22:
Game 6, Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Sunday 4/25:
Game 7, Maple Leafs-Flyers, 7:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge

SEMI FINALS
Tuesday 4/27:
Game 1, Islanders-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Thursday 4/29:
Game 2, Islanders-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Reynolds
Saturday 5/1:
Game 3, Canadiens-Islanders, 8:00, CBC. Dick Irvin, Howie Meeker, Dave Reynolds
Sunday 5/2:
Game 3, Flyers-Bruins, 7:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge
Tuesday 5/4:
Game 4, Canadiens-Islanders, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge
Thursday 5/6:
Game 5, Islanders-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge

STANLEY CUP FINAL
Sunday 5/9:
Game 1, Flyers-Canadiens, 7:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge
Tuesday 5/11:
Game 2, Flyers-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge
Thursday 5/13:
Game 3, Canadiens-Flyers, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge
Sunday 5/16:
Game 4, Canadiens-Flyers, 7:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Dave Hodge




For good measure, because of the heavy hype for these games, here's a list of the Super Series telecasts seen across Canada:

Sunday 12/28:
Red Army-Rangers, 7:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Harry Sinden, Dave Hodge
Wednesday 12/31:
Red Army-Canadiens, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, John Ferguson, Dave Reynolds, Howie Meeker
Sunday 1/4:
Soviet Wings-Sabres, 1:00, CBC. Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Punch Imlach, Dave Hodge
Thursday 1/8:
Red Army-Bruins, 8:00, CBC. Danny Gallivan, Brian McFarlane, Phil Esposito, Dave Hodge
Sunday 1/11:
Red Army-Flyers, 1:00, CBC. Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Denis Potvin, Brian McFarlane, Howie Meeker

American crews:

NBC dropped out of coverage of the NHL. And with that comes the fuzziest season of what exactly was seen on network/syndicated/cable television on a national basis in the United States.

We do know that the NHL formed a collection of independent affiliates across the US to carry the "Super Series", which were exhibition games played in season where the top two Soviet clubs teams, Wings and CSKA (Red Army), played four games apiece against top NHL teams. Also, the NHL Network televised the All-Star Game and several early round playoff games. The NHL Network capped it off by televising all Stanley Cup Final games, which would be the first instance of the Final being televised nationally across the USA.

There is one known instance of the pay channel Home Box Office (HBO) televising at least one playoff game. HBO was now being distributed nationally via satellite. Per StevieK and the database of Newspapers.com, HBO carried lots of Islanders, Rangers and Kings home games. What we have found, we have listed below. Any further information would be greatly appreciated.

NOVEMBER
Wednesday 11/12:
Black Hawks-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Sunday 11/16:
Red Wings-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Wednesday 11/19:
Scouts-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Sunday 11/23:
Golden Seals-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Wednesday 11/26:
Bruins-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Thursday 11/27:
Canadiens-Islanders, 8:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Sunday 11/30:
Blues-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler

DECEMBER
Wednesday 12/10:
Sabres-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Sunday 12/14:
Maple Leafs-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Thursday 12/18:
Maple Leafs-Islanders, 8:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Tuesday 12/23:
Penguins-Rangers, 7:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler

JANUARY
Tuesday 1/13:
Red Wings-Islanders, 8:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Tuesday 1/20:
NHL All-Star Game in Philadelphia
Wales-Campbell, 8:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Gene Hart
Wednesday 1/21:
Black Hawks-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Saturday 1/24:
Kings-Islanders, 8:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Wednesday 1/28:
Sabres-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler

FEBRUARY
Wednesday 2/4:
Sabres-Kings, 11:00, HBO. Stu Nahan, Gil Stratton
Tuesday 2/17:
Rangers-Islanders, 9:45 (JIP), HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler

MARCH
Tuesday 3/2:
Golden Seals-Islanders, 8:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Tuesday 3/9:
Blues-Islanders, 8:00, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Thursday 3/11:
Rangers-Kings, 11:00, HBO. Stu Nahan, Gil Stratton
Tuesday 3/16:
Sabres-Kings, 11:00, HBO. Stu Nahan, Gil Stratton
Wednesday 3/17:
North Stars-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler
Wednesday 3/24:
Islanders-Kings, 11:00, HBO. Stu Nahan, Gil Stratton
Wednesday 3/31:
Islanders-Rangers, 7:30, HBO. Spencer Ross, Stan Fischler

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QUARTER FINALS
Sunday 4/11:
Game 1, Islanders-Sabres, 7:00, NHL. Marv Albert (split pxp), Tim Ryan (split pxp), George Michael
Saturday 4/17:
Game 4, Flyers-Maple Leafs, 8:00, NHL. Gene Hart (split pxp), Don Earle (split pxp), Terry Crisp (Flyers feed)
Sunday 4/18:
Game 4, Canadiens-Black Hawks, 8:30, NHL. Marv Albert (split pxp/color), Brad Palmer (split pxp/color)
Thursday 4/22:
Game 6, Bruins-Kings, 11:00, HBO. Stu Nahan (split pxp/color), Ron Oakes {split pxp/color)
Sunday 4/25:
Game 7, Maple Leafs-Flyers, 7:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Terry Crisp

SEMI FINALS
Sunday 5/2:
Game 3, Flyers-Bruins, 7:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Phil Esposito

STANLEY CUP FINAL
Sunday 5/9:
Game 1, Flyers-Canadiens, 7:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Stan Mikita, Stan Fischler
Tuesday 5/11:
Game 2, Flyers-Canadiens, 8:00, NHL. Ted Darling, Garry Unger, Stan Fischler
Thursday 5/13:
Game 3, Canadiens-Flyers, 8:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Curt Bennett, Stan Fischler
Sunday 5/16:
Game 4, Canadiens-Flyers, 7:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Glenn Resch, Stan Fischler




For good measure, because of the heavy publicity, here are the crews for the Super Series games that were televised on the NHL Network:

Sunday 12/28:
Red Army-Rangers, 7:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Bill Chadwick, Jim Gordon
Monday 12/29:
Soviet Wings-Penguins, 7:30, NHL. Sam Nover, Terry Schiffhauer
Sunday 1/4:
Soviet Wings-Sabres, 1:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Ted Darling
Thursday 1/8:
Red Army-Bruins, 8:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Fred Cusick
Sunday 1/11:
Red Army-Flyers, 1:00, NHL. Marv Albert, Gene Hart