THE NHL NETWORK (1975-1979 VERSION)

'The NHL Network' was an American television syndication package that broadcasted National Hockey League games from the 1975-76 through 1978-79 seasons. The NHL Network was distributed by the Hughes Television Network. Games typically aired on Monday nights or Saturday afternoons.
During the 1975-76 season, the NHL Network showed selected games from the NHL Super Series as well as some playoff games. During the 1976-77 season, the NHL Network showed 12 regular season games on Monday nights plus the All-Star Game.

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Affiliates

Announcers

See also

Sources

Affiliates

In most U.S. NHL cities, the Hughes NHL affiliate was the same one that aired the local team's games. About a couple of dozen other affiliates were UHF channels in the Hinterlands. The network had 47 stations for the 1976-77 season.

'City'	'Station'
Boston	WSBK
Buffalo	WKBW
Charlotte	WRET
Chicago	WSNS
Cleveland	WUAB
Denver	KWGN
Galveston	Local cable
Los Angeles	KHJ
Miami	WPBT
New York City	WOR
Pittsburgh	WPGH
Rochester	WROC
Washington, D.C.	WDCA

Announcers

★ Marv Albert

★ Curt Bennett

★ Bill Chadwick

★ Ted Darling

★ Jim Gordon

★ Dan Kelly

★ Stan Mikita

★ Chico Resch

★ Dick Stockton

★ Garry Unger
Marv Albert was the lead play-by-play man during the first season. During this particular period, he was paired with a local guest announcer. Meanwhile, Dick Stockton served as host for a season.

See also

★ List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters

★ NHL Network

★ NHL Network (U.S.)

Sources

★ Sportscasting History

★ Help: The NHL Network (circa 1975-1979)