List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters

The following is a list of the television networks (American, Canadian and French Canadian) and announcers that have broadcast the National Hockey League All-Star Game over the years.

American television

2010s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
2010	No game because of the 2010 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition.

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
2009	Versus	Mike Emrick	Brian Engblom	Chris Simpson and Bob Harwood
2008	Versus	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Chris Simpson and Bob Harwood	Bill Patrick	Keith Jones and Brian Engblom
2007	Versus	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Chris Simpson and Bob Harwood	Bill Clement	Keith Jones, Brian Engblom and Mark Messier
2006	No game because of the 2006 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition.
2005	Game was cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout.
2004	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement and John Davidson	Erin Andrews and Sam Ryan	John Saunders	Barry Melrose and Darren Pang
2003	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement and John Davidson	Sam Ryan	John Saunders	Barry Melrose and Darren Pang
2002	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement	Brian Engblom and Darren Pang	John Saunders	John Davidson and Barry Melrose
2001	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement	Brian Engblom and Darren Pang	John Saunders	John Davidson and Barry Melrose
2000	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement	Brian Engblom and Darren Pang	John Saunders	John Davidson and Barry Melrose

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
1999	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	Suzy Kolber	Terry Crisp
1998	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	James Brown	Dave Maloney
1997	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	James Brown	Dave Maloney
1996	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	James Brown	Dave Maloney
1995	Canceled due to 1994–95 NHL lockout.
1994	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Bill Clement and Brenda Brenon^[1]
1993	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Ron MacLean	Gayle Gardner
1992	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Bill Clement	Gayle Gardner
1991	NBC^[2]	Marv Albert^[3]	John Davidson^[3]	Bill Clement
1990	NBC^[4]	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Mike Emrick

Notes

NBC's coverage of the 1990 All-Star Game marked the first time since Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals aired on CBS, that a National Hockey League game would be nationally broadcast on an American over-the-air television network as opposed to cable.^[5]^[4] NBC was allowed to conduct interviews with players during stoppages in play, to the chagrin of the Hockey Night in Canada crew, whose attempts to do likewise were repeatedly denied by the league in past years.
- Also in 1989–90, NBC's affiliates in Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Phoenix didn't air the game.
In 1991, SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the All-Star Game on the same day that it was played. That was because NBC broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of Gulf War coverage.
The 1996 and 1997 All-Star Games were televised in prime time.

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
1989	SportsChannel America	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Gary Thorne	Mike Emrick	John Davidson
1988	ESPN^[6]	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement	Tom Mees
1987	ESPN^[7]^[8]	Ken Wilson	Bill Clement	Tom Mees
1986	ESPN^[9]	Sam Rosen	Mickey Redmond	Tom Mees		John Davidson
1985	USA^[10]	Dan Kelly	Gary Green		Al Trautwig
1984	USA	Dan Kelly	Gary Green		Al Trautwig
1983	USA^[11]	Dan Kelly	Gary Green		Al Trautwig
1982	USA	Dan Kelly	Gary Green	Marv Albert	Al Albert
1981	USA	Dan Kelly and Gene Hart	Phil Esposito	Marv Albert	Al Albert
1980	Hughes^[12]	Dan Kelly	Dick Irvin, Jr. and Gary Dornhoefer		Dave Hodge

Notes

The 1980 American coverage from Hughes used CBC's feed.

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
1979	NHL (Games 1, 3)	Dan Kelly and Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin, Jr. and Bobby Orr		Dave Hodge	Howie Meeker
1979	CBS (Game 2)^[13]	Dan Kelly	Lou Nanne	Tim Ryan	Dick Stockton
1978	NHL^[14]	Dan Kelly	Marv Albert	Tom Brookshier
1977	NHL	Dan Kelly	Marv Albert	Jim Simpson
1976	NHL	Gene Hart	Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull	Jim Simpson
1975	NBC^[15]	Tim Ryan	Ted Lindsay	Curt Gowdy	Brian McFarlane
1974	NBC	Tim Ryan	Ted Lindsay	Curt Gowdy	Brian McFarlane
1973	NBC	Tim Ryan	Ted Lindsay	Charlie Jones	Brian McFarlane
1972	Hughes^[16]
1971	CBS	Dan Kelly	Jim Gordon	Pat Summerall
1970	CBS	Dan Kelly	Bill Mazer	Tom Brookshier

Notes

1979 Challenge Cup replaced the All-Star Game. It was a best of three series between the NHL All-Stars against the Soviet Union national squad. Only the third period of Game 2, which was on a Saturday afternoon, was shown on CBS as part of CBS Sports Spectacular.^[17] The network, the show, and their sponsors had a problem with the rink board advertising that the NHL sold at Madison Square Garden, and refused to allow them to be shown on TV. As a result, CBS' viewers were unable to see the far boards above the yellow kickplate, and could only see players' skates when the play moved to that side of the ice. Games 1 and 3 were shown on the NHL Network, where the advertising was no problem.

Canadian television

2010s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
2010	No game because of the 2010 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition.

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
2009	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Scott Oake and Elliotte Friedman	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
2008	CBC	Jim Hughson	Greg Millen	Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2007	CBC	Jim Hughson	Harry Neale	Scott Oake and Elliotte Friedman	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2006	Canceled due to 2006 Winter Olympics.
2005	Canceled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout.
2004	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Oake and Elliotte Friedman	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2003	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2002	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
2001	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
2000	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
1999	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
1998	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
1997	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
1996	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
1995	Canceled due to 1994–95 NHL lockout.
1994	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr.		Ron MacLean
1993	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green	Bob McKenzie	John Wells	Howie Meeker
1992	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green	Bob McKenzie	John Wells	Howie Meeker
1991	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green	Bob McKenzie	John Wells	Howie Meeker
1990	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green	Bob McKenzie	Jim Van Horne	Howie Meeker

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
1989	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr.	Chris Cuthbert	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
1988	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale		Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
1987	CBC	Don Wittman	John Davidson		Brian Williams
1986	TSN	John Wells	Howie Meeker		Jim Van Horne	Bob McKenzie
1985	CBC	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Howie Meeker and John Davidson		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1984	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin, Jr.		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1983	CBC	Jim Robson	Mickey Redmond		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1982	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin, Jr.		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1981	CBC	Jim Robson	Howie Meeker and Mickey Redmond		Dave Hodge	Howie Meeker
1980	CBC	Dan Kelly	Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin, Jr.		Dave Hodge

Notes

The 1986 Canadian coverage was to be provided by CTV. However, CTV had a prior commitment to carry a U.S. mini-series.^[18] As a result, TSN took over coverage of the game in Hartford.

In 1987, Rendez-vous '87 (a two game series between a team of all-stars from the National Hockey League and the Soviet national team) replaced the All-Star Game. While the telecasts in Canada were on CBC as usual, they were not Hockey Night in Canada productions. The games were done as a CBC Sports production as Molson, who owned Hockey Night in Canada's rights at the time, was not allowed access to Le Colisee in Quebec City. Carling O'Keefe Breweries assumed advertising rights for the telecasts and the normal host(s) for Hockey Night in Canada in 1987, rookie Ron MacLean and Dave Hodge (before his late season firing) were replaced by Brian Williams. Even the ice blue blazers normally worn by Hockey Night in Canada commentators were replaced by the orange CBC sportcoats. Don Wittman and John Davidson called the action for CBC. The games were shown in the United States on ESPN, with Ken Wilson and Bill Clement in the booth and Tom Mees as the studio anchor.

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host
1979	CBC	Danny Gallivan (Games 1, 2, 3) and Dan Kelly (Games 1, 3)	Dick Irvin, Jr. and Bobby Orr	Dave Hodge
1978	CBC	Bob Cole	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Dave Hodge
1977	CBC	Jim Robson	Walter Pratt	Dave Hodge
1976	CBC	Jim Robson	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Dave Hodge
1975	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Dave Hodge
1974	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Brian McFarlane	Dave Hodge
1973	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Dave Hodge
1972	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Brian McFarlane and Dick Irvin, Jr.	Dave Hodge
1971	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Dan Kelly and Dick Irvin, Jr.	Ward Cornell
1970	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Dan Kelly and Dick Irvin, Jr.	Ward Cornell

1960s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host
1969	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Ward Cornell
1968	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Brian McFarlane	Ward Cornell
1967	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Ward Cornell
1966	No game as it was shifted to the middle of season.
1965	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Ward Cornell
1964	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Bob Goldham	Ward Cornell
1963	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Bob Goldham	Ward Cornell
1962	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Bob Goldham	Ward Cornell
1961	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Bob Goldham	Ward Cornell
1960	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Ward Cornell

1950s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host
1959	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Ward Cornell
1958	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight
1957	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight
1956	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight
1955	CBC	Foster Hewitt		Wes McKnight
1954	CBC	Foster Hewitt		Wes McKnight
1953	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight

French Canadian television

2010s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analysts
2010	No game because of the 2010 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition, which Vancouver hosted.

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
2009	RDS	Pierre Houde	Benoit Brunet
2008	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2007	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2006	Canceled due to 2006 Winter Olympics.
2005	Canceled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout.
2004	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2003	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2002	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron
2001	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron
2000	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1999	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron
1998	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1997	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1996	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1995	Canceled due to 1994–95 NHL lockout.
1994	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1993	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1992	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1991	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1990	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1989	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1988	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1987	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1986	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1985	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1984	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1983	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1982	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1981	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1980	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1979	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1978	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1977	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1976	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1975	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1974	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1973	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1972	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1971	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1970	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly

1960s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1969	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1968	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1967	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1966	No game as it was shifted to the middle of season.
1965	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1964	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1963	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1962	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1961	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1960	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly

1950s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1959	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1958	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1957	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1956	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1955	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1954	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1953	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly

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2020 (Games 1, 4–6)
2021 (Games 3–5)

NBCSN	2012 (Games 3–4) 2013 (Games 2–3) 2014 (Games 3–4) 2015 (Games 3–4) 2016 (Games 2–3) 2017 (Games 2–3) 2018 (Games 2–3) 2019 (Games 2–3) 2020 (Games 2–3) 2021 (Games 1–2)
NBC Sports Radio	1977 1978 2016 2017 2018 2019

All-Star Game

NBCSN	2012 2015 2016
Related events	NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition

Outdoor games

Heritage Classic	2014
Stadium Series	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020
Winter Classic	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Culture/Lore

Rivalries

Website: NBC Sports - NHL News

NHL on SportsChannel America

Related programs

Affiliated networks	Home Team Sports Midwest Sports Channel Prime Network PRISM SportsChannel Chicago SportsChannel New England SportsChannel New York SportsChannel Pacific SportsChannel Philadelphia

Commentators

Commentators by team	Chicago Blackhawks Hartford Whalers New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks

Key figures

Play-by-play announcers	Mike Emrick Pat Foley Steve Grad Randy Hahn Dave Hodge John Kelly Jiggs McDonald Rick Peckham Jeff Rimer Joe Starkey Gary Thorne Ken Wilson
Color commentators	Bruce Affleck Herb Brooks Gerry Cheevers Bill Clement John Davidson Don Edwards John Kelly Craig Laughlin Dave Maloney Peter McNab Joe Micheletti Denis Potvin Pete Stemkowski Dale Tallon Ed Westfall
Studio hosts and analysts	Mike Breen Stan Fischler Dave Maloney Bob Papa Denis Potvin Leandra Reilly Lee Zeidman
CBC playoff feeds	Steve Armitage Don Cherry Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert John Garrett Dick Irvin Jr. Ron MacLean Harry Neale Jim Peplinski Don Wittman

Stanley Cup Finals

All-Star Game

1989
1991 (rebroadcast third period from NBC's coverage)

Related events	National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition

NHL Entry Draft

Seasons by team

Chicago Blackhawks	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Hartford Whalers	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
New Jersey Devils	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
New York Islanders	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Philadelphia Flyers	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
San Jose Sharks	1991–92

TSN Hockey

Related programs

Coverage by decade	1990s 2000s 2010s

Commentators

Commentators by team	Toronto Maple Leafs

Key figures

Play-by-play	Current Gord Miller Bryan Mudryk Former Dennis Beyak Rod Black Chris Cuthbert Pierre Houde Jim Hughson Brian Munz Dave Randorf Vic Rauter Paul Romanuk Dan Shulman John Wells
Colour commentators	Current Mike Johnson Kevin Sawyer Former Brian Engblom Ray Ferraro Randy Gregg Gary Green Glenn Healy Shane Hnidy Pierre McGuire Jamie McLennan Howie Meeker Roger Neilson Dave Reid Ryan Walter
Studio hosts	Current James Duthie Former Darren Dutchyshen Jim Van Horne John Wells
Studio analysts	Current Craig Button Darren Dreger Mike Johnson Pierre LeBrun Bob McKenzie Jeff O'Neill Former Matthew Barnaby Martin Biron Marc Crawford Gary Green Glenn Healy Mike Keenan Pierre McGuire Craig MacTavish Howie Meeker Barry Melrose Mike Milbury Darren Pang Michael Peca John Tortorella Aaron Ward Bill Watters
Rinkside reporters	Current Farhan Lalji John Lu Sara Orlesky Ryan Rishaug Brent Wallace Former Lisa Bowes Mark Bunting James Cybulski Holly Horton Teresa Hergert Dave Randorf Michael Whalen

All-Star Game

Outdoor games

2014 NHL Stadium Series (New York City)

NHL on USA

Related programs

NHL on NBC
NHL on Versus

Commentators

Key figures

Play-by-play announcers	Al Albert Dick Carlson Dan Kelly Mike Lange Jiggs McDonald Jim West
Color commentators	Don Cherry Mike Eruzione Phil Esposito Rod Gilbert Gary Green Mike Liut Brian McFarlane Lou Nanne Pete Stemkowski
Studio hosts	Al Albert Al Trautwig Jim Van Horne
Studio analyst	Mike Liut

Stanley Cup Finals

1980 (Games 1–5)
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985

All-Star Game

Lore

Good Friday Massacre

NHL on Versus (2006–2011)

Related programs

Commentators

Key figures

Play-by-play announcer	John Ahlers Kenny Albert Joe Beninati Ken Daniels Jack Edwards Darren Eliot Mike Emrick John Forslund Gord Miller Rick Peckham Sam Rosen Dave Strader
Color commentators	Andy Brickley John Davidson Brian Engblom Billy Jaffe Pierre McGuire Joe Micheletti Eddie Olczyk Daryl Reaugh Neil Smith P. J. Stock John Vanbiesbrouck Kevin Weekes Ron Wilson
Ice-level reporters	Steve Coates Bob Harwood Billy Jaffe Sarah Kustok Pierre McGuire Darren Pang Christine Simpson Charissa Thompson Todd Walsh
Studio hosts	Bill Clement Liam McHugh Bill Patrick Bill Pidto Deb Placey Al Trautwig
Studio analysts	John Boruk Kelly Chase Ken Daneyko Brian Engblom Keith Jones Peter Laviolette Mike Keenan Dave Maloney Darren McCarty Mark Messier Mike Milbury Jeremy Roenick Neil Smith John Stevens Aaron Ward

Stanley Cup Finals

2006 (Games 1–2)
2007 (Games 1–2)
2008 (Games 1–2)
2009 (Games 3–4)
2010 (Games 3–4)
2011 (Games 3–4)

All-Star Game

Related events	NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition

NHL Entry Draft

Heritage Classic

2011

Hockey Night in Canada

Related programs

Reality programs	Making the Cut: Last Man Standing Kraft Hockeyville
Non-NHL programs	American Hockey League Howie Meeker's Hockey School Olympics on CBC (commentators)

Television coverage	CBC Citytv FX Canada Omni Sportsnet Sportsnet One Sportsnet 360 TVA
Production companies	CNR Radio (1931–1933) Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1933–1936) CBC Sports (1936–2014) Rogers Communications (2014–present)
Radio coverage	CNR Radio (1931–1933) Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1933–1936) CBC Radio (1936–1976) Rogers Radio (2014–present)
American simulcasters	SportsChannel America USA Network NHL Network (1975–79) NHL Network
Coverage by decade	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Commentators

Postseason	Stanley Cup Finals Canadian television

Commentators by season

Stanley Cup Finals

1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985 (Games 1–2)
1986 (Games 3–5)
1987 (Games 1–2, 6–7)
1988 (Games 3–4a, 4b)
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

All-Star Game

Outdoor games

NHL 100 Classic

Heritage Classic	2003 2011 2014 2016 2019
Winter Classic	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2022
Stadium Series	2014 2015 2018 2022

Music

"The Hockey Theme", "Canadian Gold"

American television

2010s

2000s

1990s

Notes

1980s

Notes

1970s

Notes

Canadian television

2010s

2000s

1990s

1980s

Notes

1970s

1960s

1950s

French Canadian television

2010s

2000s

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

1950s

See also

References

Sources