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NHL on Hughes is the de facto name of a TV program that broadcast National Hockey League games on the defunct independent Hughes Television Network during the 1979-80 season^[1]. Hughes broadcast Thursday night games^[2], the All-Star Game^[3], some playoff games, and Games 1-5 of the Stanley Cup Finals^[4] (the final game, Game 6, was broadcast by CBS). The first broadcast involved the Atlanta Flames against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 25.

Playoff coverage

Round	Teams	Games	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
First round	Pittsburgh-Boston	Game 2
First round	New York Rangers-Atlanta	Game 4	Jiggs McDonald	Pete Stemkowski
Quarterfinals	Montreal-Minnesota	Game 6	Dan Kelly	Mickey Redmond
Quarterfinals	Minnesota-Montreal	Game 7	Dan Kelly	Mickey Redmond
Semifinals	Buffalo-New York Islanders	Games 3, 6 (CBC's feed)	Dan Kelly (Games 3 and 6, second half) Bob Cole (Game 6, first half)	Pete Stemkowski Gary Dornhoefer (Game 6)
Semifinals	Philadelphia-Minnesota	Games 3-4 (CBC's feed)	Dan Kelly (Games 3 and 4, second half) Jim Robson (Game 4, first half)	Pete Stemkowski (Game 3) Gerry Pinder and Howie Meeker (Game 4)

References

^ "Sports BRIEFING". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1979.
^ "Hughes Network to Show Number of Hockey Games". New York Times. October 11, 1979.
^ "NHL, Hughes Network Agree on Prime-Time TV Coverage". Los Angeles Times: p. F6. October 10, 1979.
^ Associated Press (May 13, 1980). "Games Will Be Televised". Reading Eagle: p. 22.

National Hockey League on national television

Contract history

Ice hockey broadcasting • Sports television broadcast contracts (Canada) • Sports television broadcast contracts (United States) • History of the NHL on United States television

American network broadcasters

ABC • CBS • Fox • Hughes • NBC • RKO

Canadian network broadcasters

CBC • CTV • Global • Radio-Canada

American pay TV carriers

ESPN • HDNet • NBC Sports Network • SportsChannel America • USA • Versus

Canadian pay TV carriers

CTV Sportsnet • Sportsnet • RDS • RDS Info • TSN • TVA Sports

NHL owned and operated entities

NHL Network (1975–79) • NHL Network (American) • NHL Network (Canadian) • NHL Center Ice (American) • NHL Centre Ice (Canadian)

News television series

After Hours • NHL 2Night • NHL on the Fly • Hockey Central • NHL Live • That's Hockey

Specialty programming

Making the Cut: Last Man Standing • Oil Change • Top 10 • 24/7

Broadcasters by event

All-Star Game • Entry Draft • Stanley Cup playoffs (Original Six era) • Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals • Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals • Stanley Cup Finals • Winter Classic

Local broadcasters

Current broadcasters • Over-the-air broadcasters

Individual networks	Breakaway PPV • Hawkvision • Leafs TV • Sabres Hockey Network

Individual series	Flyers Post Game Live • Hockey Night Live! • Pittsburgh Penguins Confidential

Ratings

Stanley Cup Finals • ABC • Fox • NBC • Versus

v t e The NHL Network (1975–79)

Related programs	Hockey Night in Canada • NHL on Hughes

Related articles	NHL Network (Canada) • NHL Network (United States) • Hughes Television Network • History of the NHL on United States television • Stanley Cup Finals television ratings

Commentators	All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals • Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals • Stanley Cup Finals • Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters

Key figures	Don Awrey • Marv Albert • Curt Bennett • Bill Chadwick • Terry Crisp • Fred Cusick • Ted Darling • Don Earle • Phil Esposito • Stan Fischler • Eddie Giacomin • Jim Gordon • Gene Hart • Bobby Hull • Steve Jensen • Dan Kelly • Jiggs McDonald • George Michael • Stan Mikita • Bobby Orr • Glenn Resch • Tim Ryan • Dick Stockton • Garry Unger

Stanley Cup Finals	1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

All-Star Game	1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

Super Series	1976 (Flyers-Red Army game)

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