List of Hockey Night in Canada commentating crews (1970s)

During this period, Hockey Night in Canada studio shows were still originate on-site. Ward Cornell hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs games until 1972 when Dave Hodge replaced him as the host there. Jack Dennett, Howie Meeker, and Bob Goldham, who also serve as color commentators, were the studio analysts. From 1971 to 1978, Brian McFarlane, Mike Anscombe, Dave Reynolds, and Dick Irvin, Jr. hosted the telecast and The Fisher Report at the same arena with newspaper columnist Red Fisher. In the 1975, 1976, and 1979, Bill Good, Ted Reynolds, and later Steve Armitage hosted the Vancouver Canucks games. McFarlane presented the Peter Puck and Showdown with Howie Meeker. These intermission features provided emphasis for each regional telecast.
==Stanley Cup playoffs==
Year	Round 	Series 	Games covered 	Play-by-play 	Colour commentator(s)
1970	Quarterfinals 	Chicago-Detroit 	in Chicago 	Foster Hewitt and Bill Hewitt 	Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane
1970	Quarterfinals 	Boston-New York Rangers 	Games 3–6 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1970	Semifinals 	Chicago-Boston 	Games 1–4 	Foster Hewitt and Bill Hewitt (in Chicago)Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly (in Boston) 	Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in Chicago)Dan Kelly, Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Boston)
1970	Semifinals 	St. Louis-Pittsburgh 	Games 5–6 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1971	Quarterfinals 	Boston-Montréal 	Games 1–7 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1971	Quarterfinals 	New York Rangers-Toronto 	Games 1–6 	Foster Hewitt and Bill Hewitt 	Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in New York)Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in Toronto)
1971	Semifinals 	Montréal-Minnesota 	Games 1–6 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1971	Semifinals 	Chicago-New York Rangers 	Game 7 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1972	Quarterfinals 	Boston-Toronto 	Games 1–5 	Foster Hewitt and Bill Hewitt 	Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in Boston)Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in Toronto)
1972	Quarterfinals 	New York Rangers-Montréal 	Games 1–6 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1972	Quarterfinals 	Minnesota-St. Louis 	Game 7 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1972	Semifinals 	Boston-St. Louis 	in St. Louis 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1972	Semifinals 	Chicago-New York Rangers 	Games 2–4 	Foster Hewitt and Bill Hewitt 	Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane
1973	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-Buffalo 	Games 1–6 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1973	Semifinals 	Montréal-Philadelphia 	Games 1–5 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1974	Quarterfinals 	Boston-Toronto 	Games 1–4 	Foster Hewitt, Bob Cole, and Bill Hewitt 	Foster Hewitt, Bill Hewitt, Jack Dennett, Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in Boston)Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane (in Toronto)
1974	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-New York Rangers 	Games 1–3, 5–6 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1974	Semifinals 	Boston-Chicago 	Games 4, 6 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (Game 4)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (Game 6) 	Brian McFarlaneBob Goldham (Game 6)
1974	Semifinals 	Philadelphia-New York Rangers 	Games 1–2, 4, 6–7	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1975	Preliminary round	Los Angeles-Toronto 	Games 2–3 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (Game 2)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (Game 3) 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane (Game 2)Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane (Game 3)
1975	Quarterfinals 	Philadelphia-Toronto 	Games 1–4 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (in Philadelphia)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (in Toronto) 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane (Game 1)Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane (Games 2–4)
1975	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-Vancouver 	Games 1–5 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly (in Montréal)Jim Robson and Bernie Pascall (in Vancouver) 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Montréal)Howie Meeker, Babe Pratt and Bill Good, Jr. (in Vancouver)
1975	Quarterfinals 	Pittsburgh-New York Islanders 	Game 7 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane
1975	Semifinals 	Philadelphia-New York Islanders	Games 3–4, 6–7 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane (in Long Island)Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane (Game 7)
1975	Semifinals 	Buffalo-Montréal 	Games 1–6 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1976	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-Chicago 	Games 1–4 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr.
1976	Quarterfinals 	Philadelphia-Toronto 	Games 2–7 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (Games 2, 5)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (Games 3–4, 6–7) 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane
1976	Semifinals 	Montréal-New York Islanders 	Games 1–5 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–2)Bob Cole, Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 3)Bob Cole, Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 4–5)	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–2, 4–5)Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 3)
1976	Semifinals 	Philadelphia-Boston 	Game 3 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane
1977	Preliminary round	Pittsburgh-Toronto 	Games 2–3 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane
1977	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-St. Louis 	Games 1–4 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, and Dick Irvin, Jr.Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 1)Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Dick Irvin, Jr., and Red Storey (Game 2)
1977	Quarterfinals 	Philadelphia-Toronto 	Games 1–6 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (in Philadelphia)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (in Toronto) 	Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, and Brian McFarlane
1977	Semifinals 	Montréal-New York Islanders 	Games 1–6 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–3)Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 3)Bob Cole, Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 4–6)	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–2, 4–6)Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–2)Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Keith Dancy, Frank Selke, Jr., and Howie Meeker and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 5)
1977	Semifinals 	Philadelphia-Boston 	Game 4 	Bob Cole 	Brian McFarlane
1978	Preliminary round	Buffalo-New York Rangers 	Game 3 	Bob Cole, Bill Hewitt, and Dan Kelly 	Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlane
1978	Preliminary round	Toronto-Los Angeles 	Games 1–2 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Howie Meeker, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlane
1978	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-Detroit 	Games 1–5 	Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Jim Roberts, Red Fisher, and Dick Irvin, Jr.Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Jim Roberts, Red Fisher, Dick Irvin, Jr., and Red Storey (Games 1–2)Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Red Fisher, Dick Irvin, Jr., and Jim Roberts (in Detroit)Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Red Storey, Jim Roberts, Dick Irvin, Jr. and Red Fisher (Game 5)
1978	Quarterfinals 	New York Islanders-Toronto 	Games 1–7 	Bob Cole, Bill Hewitt, and Dan Kelly (Games 1–2)Bob Cole, Dan Kelly, and Bill Hewitt (Games 3–6)Bob Cole, Bill Hewitt, and Dan Kelly (Game 7) 	Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlane
1978	Semifinals 	Montréal-Toronto 	Games 1–4 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly (in Montréal)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (in Toronto) 	Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Bill Clement, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Montréal)Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Bill Clement, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 1)Dan Kelly, Chico Resch, Bill Clement, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 2)Brian McFarlane (in Toronto)Peter Mahovlich (Game 3)Phil Esposito (Game 4)
1978	Semifinals 	Boston-Philadelphia 	Games 3, 5 	Bob Cole and Dan Kelly (Game 3)Bob Cole and Dan Kelly (Game 5) 	Bill Clement, Bob Goldham, Chico Resch, and Brian McFarlaneBill Clement, Bob Goldham, Chico Resch, and Brian McFarlane (Game 3)Bill Clement, Bob Goldham, Chico Resch, and Brian McFarlane (Game 5)
1979	Preliminary round	Philadelphia-Vancouver 	Games 1–3 	Bob Cole (in Philadelphia)Jim Robson (in Vancouver) 	Howie Meeker (Games 1–2)Ted Reynolds (Game 2)Gary Dornhoefer (Game 3)
1979	Preliminary round	Atlanta-Toronto 	Games 1–2 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlaneGary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlane (Game 1)Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlane (Game 2)
1979	Quarterfinals 	Montréal-Toronto 	Games 1–4 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly (in Montréal)Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt (in Toronto) 	Dan Kelly, Gerry Pinder, Don Marshall, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Montréal)Dan Kelly, Gerry Pinder, Don Marshall, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 1)Dan Kelly, Gerry Pinder, Don Marshall, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Game 2)Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Goldham, Lou Nanne, and Brian McFarlane (in Toronto)
1979	Quarterfinals 	Philadelphia-New York Rangers 	Game 5 	Bob Cole and Bill Hewitt 	Gary Dornhoefer and Brian McFarlane
1979	Semifinals 	Montréal-Boston 	Games 1–7 	Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, and Dan Kelly 	Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Marshall, Lou Nanne, and Dick Irvin, Jr.Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Marshall, Lou Nanne, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–2)Gary Dornhoefer, Dan Kelly, Don Marshall, Lou Nanne, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Boston)Dan Kelly, Gary Dornhoefer, Don Marshall, Lou Nanne, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 5, 7)
===Notes===
*In , Hockey Night in Canada moved all playoff coverage from CBC to CTV to avoid conflict with the lengthy NABET strike against the CBC. Eventually, MacLaren Advertising, in conjunction with Molson Breweries and Imperial Oil/Esso, who owned the rights to Hockey Night in Canada (not CBC) decided to give the playoff telecast rights to CTV. Initially, it was on a game-by-game basis in the quarterfinals (Game 1 of the Boston-Toronto series was seen on CFTO Toronto in full while other CTV affiliates, but not all joined the game in progress. Game 1 of the New York Rangers-Montreal series was seen only on CFCF Montreal while Game 4 not televised due to a lockout of technicians at the Montreal Forum), and then the full semifinals and Stanley Cup Finals. Because CTV did not have 100% penetration in Canada at this time, they asked CBC (who ultimately refused) to allow whatever one of their affiliates was the sole network in that market to show the playoffs. As a result, the 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs were not seen in some of the smaller Canadian markets unless said markets were close enough to the United States border to pick up the signal of a CBS affiliate.
*When Game 7 of the 1975 playoff series between Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders took place, Bill Hewitt's Toronto Maple Leafs were already eliminated, the team of Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin, Jr. were prepping for the Buffalo-Montréal series, and Brian McFarlane was assisting NBC for their Game 1 coverage of the aforementioned Montreal-Buffalo series the next day (April 26).
*CBC announced before the preliminary round of the 1976 playoffs that they would not televise any games from the opening round. As a result of this, the rights were sold back to the individual Canadian teams. Since Montréal received a bye into the quarterfinals, this impacted Toronto and Vancouver's television coverage. While CHCH and CITY both televised all three games of the Toronto-Pittsburgh series (with Bill Hewitt and Brian McFarlane on the call), CHAN picked up the Vancouver-New York Islanders series.
**Game 1 of the Philadelphia-Toronto series was televised locally to Southern Ontario by CHCH.
*Game 1 of the 1977 Pittsburgh-Toronto playoff series was seen regionally in Southern Ontario on CHCH-Hamilton.
*Starting in the 1978 playoffs, the NHL Network began simulcasting many games with Hockey Night in Canada. In these games, Dan Kelly, who was the NHL Network's lead play-by-play announcer, was assigned to do play-by-play along with HNIC color commentators. This for example, happened in Game 7 of the quarterfinal series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders (April 29), where Kelly teamed up with Brian McFarlane. The entire 1978 Stanley Cup Finals between the Montréal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins and the entire 1979 Stanley Cup Finals between the Montréal Canadiens and New York Rangers was simulcast as well.
*In 1979, Jim Robson's contract with the Vancouver Canucks required him to call all road games on the radio. Meanwhile, he called Canucks home playoff games on CBC. This particular arrangement lasted until 1985 when Robson left CBC.
==See also==
*List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators
==References==
==External links==
*Stanley Cup Playoffs on CBC - Google Search
**Hockey Night in Canada
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