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			{{Infobox television
	''']''' was the official ] provider of the ] from ]-].
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			\| alt_name = ''NHL on SportsChannel''<br/>''Hockey Night America''
			\| genre = Sports
			\| creator = ]
			\| writer =
			\| director = Larry Brown<br/>Billy McCoy <small>(senior director)</small>
			\| creative_director =
			\| developer =
			\| presenter = ]<br>]<br>]
			\| starring = ]
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			\| country = United States
			\| language = English
			\| num_seasons = 4
			\| num_episodes =
			\| list_episodes =
			\| executive_producer = Jeff Ruhe<ref name="1992FinalsClose">{{YouTube\|title=Cup Finals Close 1992 SC America\|id=fK3AdHkw9dw}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Hasen\|first=Jeff\|date=October 4, 1989\|title=Broadcast Column: Sportscast Preview Release at will\|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/10/04/Broadcast-Column-Sportscast-PreviewRelease-at-will/9707623476800/\|work=UPI\|location= \|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref>
			\| producer = John Shannon <small>(senior producer)</small><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-01-16-9101050382-story.html\| title= AS TV FARE, HOCKEY STILL OUT IN COLD\|first=Steve\|last=Nidetz\|newspaper=]\| date= January 16, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><br>Mike Connelly<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/01/23/the-svg-podcast-michael-connelly-svp-ep-fox-sports-regional-networks/\| title= The SVG Podcast: Michael Connelly, SVP/EP, Fox Sports Regional Networks\|first=Brandon\|last=Costa\|work=Sports Video Group\| date= January 23, 2019\| access-date= March 15, 2021}}</ref>
			\| location =
			\| cinematography = Terry Ford<br/>Dean Anderson<br/>Bob Boykin<br/>Marty Muzik
			\| camera =
			\| runtime = 180 minutes or until game ends (including commercials)
			\| network = ]
			\| company = ]<br/>]
			\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1988\|10\|16}}
			\| last_aired = {{End date\|1992\|06\|01}}
			\| related = {{Plainlist\|
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			The '''''NHL on SportsChannel America''''' was the presentation of ] broadcasts<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=NHL+on+SportsChannel+America&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks \|title=NHL on SportsChannel America, About 769 results (0.43 seconds) \|website=Google Books \|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> on the now defunct ]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL Open SportsChannel America 1988\|id=a56I5li3IpI}}</ref> ] ].

	==Terms of the deal==		==Terms of the deal==
			Taking over for ],<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1988-11-16-2663778-story.html\| title= MAYBE ESPN DID FANS A FAVOR IN LOSING THE NHL\|first=Gary\|last=Blockus\|newspaper=]\| date= November 16, 1988\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-08-19-8802170671-story.html\| title= PICK ANY HOUR -- OR HEMISPHERE -- TO TUNE IN COSTAS\|first=Jim\|last=Sarni\|work=]\| date= August 19, 1988\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> SportsChannel's contract paid US$51 million<ref>{{cite book \|last=Kunz\|first=William M.\|author-link= \|date= 23 April 2020\|title=The Political Economy of Sports Television\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kuzeDwAAQBAJ&dq=1990+stanley+cup+finals+sportschannel+america&pg=PT64\|location= \|publisher= Routledge\|page= \|isbn=9781000060447}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/06/22/sportschannel-america-interested-in-buying-hts/fbab2dfb-af45-49f4-bd98-0b20a61c3b00/\| title= SPORTSCHANNEL AMERICA INTERESTED IN BUYING HTS\|first=Norman\|last=Chad\|newspaper=]\| date= June 22, 1988\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-03-sp-4343-story.html\| title= NHL 1991-92 : There's a Lot Not to Watch : Hockey: There is no national TV, no collective bargaining agreement and no Eric Lindros. But there are Sharks.\|first=Steve\|last=Springer\|newspaper=]\| date= October 3, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> ($17 million per year<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/10/08/the-bucks-start-here-this-off-season-the-blues-unexpectedly-made-two-players-very-rich-and-the-fallout-has-been-felt-throughout-the-league-title-3dthe\|date=October 8, 1990\|first=Jay\|last=Greenberg\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|title=THE BUCKS START HERE}}</ref>) over three years,<ref>{{cite news \|last= \|first= \|date=April 2, 1991\|title=The News - Apr 2, 1991\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19910402&id=UjBUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ao0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322,509279\|work=news.google.com\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref> more than double<ref>{{cite news\| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/11/26/nhl-and-sportschannel-more-is-less/f82b8589-b0e8-47fb-919f-832aca20dc7b/\| title= NHL AND SPORTSCHANNEL MORE IS LESS\|first=Norman\|last=Chad\|newspaper=]\| date= November 26, 1988\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Bass\|first=Alan\|date= 25 January 2011\|title=The Great Expansion: The Ultimate Risk That Changed the Nhl Forever\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgLqzbebH4gC&q=nhl+sportschannel+america&pg=PA198\|publisher=iUniverse\|page=198\|isbn= 9781450286077}}</ref> what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/03/18/shooting-star-brett-hull-has-become-a-goal-scorer-of-near-gretzkian-dimensions\|date=March 18, 1991\|first=Richard\|last=Demak\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|title=SHOOTING STAR}}</ref> SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-04-9103300943-story.html\| title= NHL FEELS PINCH IN TV DEAL\|first=Steve\|last=Nidetz\|newspaper=]\| date= October 4, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> for just $5 million.<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/04/sports/hockey-nhl-again-signs-contract-with-sportschannel-america.html\| title= HOCKEY; N.H.L. Again Signs Contract With SportsChannel America\|first=Joe\|last=LaPointe\|newspaper=]\| date= October 4, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/02/17/scorecard\|date=February 17, 1992\|first=Richard\|last=Demak\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|title=SCORECARD}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Gatehouse\|first=Jonathon\|date= October 2012\|title=The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ryb0O7riZnQC&q=nhl+sportschannel+america&pg=PA158\|publisher= Triumph Books\|page=158\|isbn= 9781623686567}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Moshavi\|first=Sharon D.\|date=January 13, 1992\|title=BC-1992-01-13.pdf\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1992/BC-1992-01-13.pdf\|page=78}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-09-26-1991269142-story.html\| title= Lack of TV contract doesn't shake up NHL\|author=]\|newspaper=] \| date= September 22, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1991-10-04-0000211242-story,amp.html\| title= NHL, SPORTSCHANNEL SIGN ONE-YEAR DEAL\| first= Jim\| last= Shea\| newspaper= ]\| date= October 4, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016\| archive-date= July 13, 2021\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210713120813/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1991-10-04-0000211242-story,amp.html\| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19911004-1991-10-04-9110040190-story.html\| title= LOCAL TV STATION GIVES NFL FANS OPTION PLAY\|first=Jennifer\|last=Williams\|newspaper=Daily Press\| date= October 4, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
	Taking over for ], SportsChannel was offered ]51 million ($17 million per year) over three years, more than double what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years. SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.

			The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by ] and ]. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of ], and Wirtz owned 25% of ]. ] ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://puckjunk.com/2018/10/29/john-ziegler-did-more-harm-than-good-for-hockey/\|title=John Ziegler Did More Harm Than Good for Hockey\|last=Barry\|first=Sal\|date=October 29, 2018\|website=Puck Junk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Deacon\|first=James\|date=June 8, 1992\|title=Palace revolt\|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1992/6/8/palace-revolt\|work=Maclean's\|location=\|access-date=\|archive-date=March 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316151019/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1992/6/8/palace-revolt\|url-status=dead}}</ref> convinced the ] that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by ] and ] that had interests in the ] and ].
	==SportsChannel's availabilty==
	Unfortantely, ] was only available in a few major markets, and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ] did at the time. In other words, SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households. When the SportsChannel deal ended in ], the league returned to ESPN for another contract that would pay ]80 million over five years.

			===SportsChannel's availability===
	SportsChannel America took advantage of using their ]s' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate. Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand alone service. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m., off by 1 or 2 a.m., then a sportsticker for the next 16 hours.
			Unfortunately, ] was only available in a few<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Guest-Writer/The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly-of-John-Zieglers-NHL-reign/163/95608\|title=The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of John Ziegler's NHL reign\|last=Moncour\|first=Gilles\|date=October 29, 2018\|website=HockeyBuzz.com}}</ref> major markets (notably absent though were ], ], and ]<ref>{{cite news \|last=Strachan\|first=Al\|date=March 15, 2005\|title=NHL needs a TV partner\|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103093933/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 3, 2019\|newspaper=Toronto Sun}}</ref>)<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/08/22/woe-canada-a-nation-wept-as-its-hero-nhl-star-wayne-gretzky-was-traded-from-edmonton-to-los-angeles\|date=August 22, 1988\|first=E.M.\|last=Swift\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|title=WOE, CANADA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|title=NHL broadcast boss pleased with cable move\|date=May 2, 1989\|first=Rudy\|last=Martzke\|newspaper=USA Today\|page=3C}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Staudohar\|first=Paul D.\|date= 31 May 2018\|title=Playing for Dollars: Labor Relations and the Sports Business\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLdcDwAAQBAJ&q=1990+nhl+all+star+game+on+nbc&pg=PA138\|publisher= Cornell University Press\|page=138\|isbn= 9781501717857}}</ref> and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ]<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-10-03-1991276186-story.html\| title= Underexposed NHL needs to write Dear John letter to Ziegler\|first=Bob\|last=Ryan\|work=]\|authorlink=Bob Ryan\| date= October 3, 1991\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> did at the time.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Playing for dollars: labor relations and the sports business \|last=Staudohar \|first= Paul D. \|year=1996 \|publisher=Cornell University Press \|page= \|isbn=9780801483424 \|url=https://archive.org/details/playingfordollar00stau \|url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1988/06/27/117913/a-better-open-too-much-brent-abc-improved-at-brookline-but-brent-musburgers-ego-showed-in-the-nba-finals\|title=A Better Open; Too Much Brent\|date=June 27, 1988\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|first=William\|last=Taaffe}}</ref> SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://buffalonews.com/news/sportschannels-coverage-wont-be-seen-line-is-overdrawn-here/article_04bb7535-d2c7-5f74-bbed-5bf660e04cc6.html\| title= SPORTSCHANNEL'S COVERAGE WON'T BE SEEN LINE IS OVERDRAWN HERE\|first=Alan\|last=Pergament\|newspaper=]\| date= October 4, 1990\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19900119-1990-01-19-9001180311-story.html\| title= HOCKEY RETURNS TO NETWORK TV WITH ALL-STAR GAME\|first=Terry\|last=Armour\|work=Daily Press\| date= January 19, 1990\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> In comparison, by the ],<ref name=":2">{{cite web\| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-06-01-9202190025-story.html\| title= NHL'S TV POLICY RILES ANNOUNCERS \|first=Steve\|last=Nidetz\|work=]\| date= June 1, 1992 \| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> ESPN was available in 60.5 million<ref>{{cite book \|last=Gatehouse\|first=Jonathon\|date= October 2012\|title=The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ryb0O7riZnQC&q=John+Ziegler+SportsChannel+America+nhl&pg=PA158\|publisher= Triumph Books\|page=158\|isbn= 9781623686567}}</ref> homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal ({{NHL Year\|1988}}), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/10/07/greed-indeed-in-its-expansion-strategy-as-in-too-many-other-matters-the-nhl-has-shown-a-passion-for-fools-gold-title-3dgreed\|date=October 7, 1991\|first=Jay\|last=Greenberg\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|title=GREED, INDEED}}</ref> When the SportsChannel deal ended in ], the league returned to ESPN<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/10/19/dont-change-that-channel-contrary-to-conventional-wisdom-the-nhl-can-make-it-on-tv-with-a-few-alterations-title-3ddon\|date=October 19, 1992\|first=E.M.\|last=Swift\|magazine=Sports Illustrated\|title=DON'T CHANGE THAT CHANNEL}}</ref> for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/09/03/nhl-okays-espn-deal/\| title= NHL okays ESPN deal\|first=Cammy\|last=Clark\|work=]\| date= September 3, 1992\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>

			SportsChannel America took advantage of using their ]s' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Reed\|last2=Reed\|first1=R.M.\|first2=M.K.\|author-link= \|date= 6 December 2012\|title=The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gU3uBwAAQBAJ&dq=1992+Stanley+Cup+Finals+SportsChannel+America&pg=PA89\|location= \|publisher= Springer\|page=89\|isbn=9781468465211}}</ref> Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service, with many only taking it on a ] basis during the ]. In addition to the SportsChannel regional networks, ]-based ] and ]-based ] (independently owned and operated despite the similar sounding name) carried the games. In 1991, two ] networks, ] (]) and ] agreed to carry the playoff package, expanding it reach to an additional 2.6 million homes.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hasen \|first1=Jeff \|title=Broadcast Column: Sportscast \|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/29/Broadcast-Column-Sportscast/3589670222800/ \|access-date=25 June 2021 \|work=UPI \|date=March 29, 1991 \|language=en}}</ref>
	==Regular season coverage==
	SportsChannel America would televise about 80-100 games a season. It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the ], ], ], ] or ]. The ] were added in ]. In other words, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts

			====Philadelphia====
	The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the ] for SportsChannel New York.
			Since ] did not air until January ], ] (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the ]. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the ] for the first half of the original deal.

			{{See also\|1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season\|1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season}}
	===Production===
	A fair amount of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games. But very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last three seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.

			===Lawsuit===
	For playoff coverage, if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America would focus on those teams, using their facilities. Sometimes, they would use the ] feed for other series (the ]-] comes to mind). For the Stanley Cup Final, SportsChannel America would use their own facilities.
			As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the ]. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend<ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-09-04-0000112893-story.html\| title= SPORTSCHANNEL SUES OVER NHL DEAL\|first=Jim\|last=Sarni\|newspaper=]\| date= September 4, 1992\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1992-10-11/the-puck-stops-here-for-espn\| title= The Puck Stops Here For Espn\|first=Julie\|last=Tilsner\|work=]\| date= October 11, 1992\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the ]. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual ] for the 1992–93 season. ] justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an ] against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the ] found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.

			In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and ] games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity. Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.
	] was the senior producer of ''The NHL on SportsChannel America''.

			==Coverage overview==
	==Announcers==

	*]
			===Regular season coverage===
	*]
			SportsChannel America televised about 80–100 games a season<ref>{{cite news\|title=USA NETWORK MAKING SOME MAJOR-LEAGUE CUTS\|date=February 10, 1984\|newspaper=Miami Herald\|page=7F}}</ref><ref>
	*]
			{{cite book \|last= \|first= \|author-link= \|title=FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions ..., Volume 8, Issue 5\|year= 1993\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DUqvJBWqgfsC&dq=1982+Stanley+Cup+Finals+USA+Network&pg=PA4900\|location= \|publisher= \|page=4900\|isbn=}}</ref> (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the {{NHL Year\|1987}} season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights a week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.
	*]

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			It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the ], ], ], ], or ]. The ] were added in {{NHL Year\|1991}}. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.

			===Special programming===
			In ], SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the ].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=A look at the NHL's 27th draft\|date=June 16, 1989\|first=Kevin\|last=Allen\|newspaper=USA Today\|page=8C}}</ref> In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the ]' training camp in Sweden and ] tour<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Soviets In, With Army and Dynamo\|newspaper=Washington Post\|date=December 26, 1988\|first=Robert\|last=Fachet}}</ref> of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion ], who held training camp in ] and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against ] clubs. Games were played in Moscow, ], ] and ]. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the ] club and ]. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.

			====All-Star Game coverage====
			SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the ].<ref name=":4">{{cite web\|first=Steve\|last=Nidetz\|date=February 7, 1989\|title=MCGUIRE'S GAME IN TOP FORM AGAIN\|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-07-8903030943-story.html\|access-date=February 9, 2016\|work=]}}</ref> The ], they covered the first ever ] and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through ]. In ], SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the ] on the same day that it was played. That was because ] broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of ] coverage.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite web \|last=Sandomir \|first=Richard \|authorlink=Richard Sandomir \|date=May 14, 1991 \|title=TV SPORTS; Stars and Penguins: Cable Compatible \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/14/sports/tv-sports-stars-and-penguins-cable-compatible.html \|access-date=February 9, 2016 \|work=] \|page=B13}}</ref><ref name=1991AllStarGame>{{cite news\|title=All-Star Game pinpoints NHL's limited exposure\|date=January 18, 1991\|first=Jack\|last=Craig\|newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref>

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			\|]<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bailey \|first1=Budd \|last2=Kelley \|first2=Jim \|date=January 20, 1989 \|title=NHL TV PICTURE STILL BLANK IN MOST CITIES \|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/article_190bd5b7-c86c-5868-ab21-112cb6c1d050.html \|access-date=February 9, 2016 \|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=February 7, 1989 Campbell - 9 @ Wales - 5 NHL All Star Game Sean Burke\|id=t_-u7-3h2E8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game (1st Period)\|id=A76uSFDV3i0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game (2nd Period)\|id=lOSdyEcvEsc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game (3rd Period)\|id=Suxndz77ilw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1989 NHL All-Star Game from Edmonton Full NHL on SportsChannel America broadcast\|id=FA3Zvz5rIgo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 40th All-Star Game @ Edmonton (02 /07/ 89)\|id=8XCF5C74hNk}}</ref>
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			====Stanley Cup playoffs====
			=====Divisional finals=====
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			\|] (Games 1–5 aired on ])
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			\|]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nidetz \|first=Steve \|date=1989-04-18 \|title=NHL PROVIDING SPORTSCHANNEL WITH A CUPFUL OF RICHES \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/04/18/nhl-providing-sportschannel-with-a-cupful-of-riches/ \|access-date=2024-02-29 \|website=Chicago Tribune \|language=en-US\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 1\|id=MaiTeK2AoOA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 2\|id=UmCJm-RV6OU}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{YouTube\|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 3\|id=JmMOQMyypNs}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{YouTube\|title=1989 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 4\|id=tiai4sESj9I}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues Apr. 22, 1989 Game 3 Highlights\|id=CBSc91lXt38}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues Apr. 24, 1989 Game 4 Highlights\|id=2fDIyXgKfWc}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]-] (joined-in-progress)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
			\|]
			\|]
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			\|rowspan="4"\|]
			\|] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 19.04.1990 G1 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins\|id=cjh4XL_DZE0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL Apr.21/1990 Game2 Montreal Canadiens – Boston Bruins\|id=SZxvBTWAvqQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 23.04.1990 G3 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens\|id=1Melx7wQSB0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 27.04.1990 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins\|id=xkB2WiKaDp8}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>] (Game 3)
			\|-
			\|] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 04 20 NHL QF G2 STL CHI\|id=d8siRHWtBag}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 04 22 NHL QF G3 CHI STL\|id=NgEyuFfV2TY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 1\|id=kGlfGvcRzI0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 2\|id=Si6aleNwHn8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 3, PART 3\|id=ViJJB77DND4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 04 24 NHL QF G4 CHI STL\|id=C0lAlyEKVR8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Chicago Blackhawks - 3 vs. St. Louis Blues - 2 - 04-24-1990 - Game 4\|id=PqZx6wmQWCw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 1\|id=YTdN5Wf3ofI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 2\|id=j4AS56uzcmA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 3\|id=bN9xP7WToc0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Norris Division Final Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues Game 6\|id=hAKTbWwY3s4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 1\|id=nr3ETSiBiWA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 2\|id=tlE8XBw6paM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Chicago vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 3\|id=QxGYTFqHgAk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 04 30 NHL QF G7 STL CHI\|id=iCieBtMgris}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]-] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, Game 3, PART 1\|id=Aq16-hxVRXo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, Game 3, PART 2\|id=94OFHJGniwo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1990 Second Round - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, Game 3, PART 3\|id=2czsw2B4dyE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last= \|first= \|date=April 4, 1991\|title=Gainesville Sun - Apr 4, 1991\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19910404&id=Xj9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=963,819605\|work=news.google.com\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
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			\|rowspan="4"\|]
			\|]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 2, PART 1\|id=E86MrHhz5Nk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 2, PART 2\|id=ys7E6euRlF4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 2, PART 3\|id=utkx7fdcjIo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 25.04.1991 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins\|id=IYfMQGyUeFo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, PART 1\|id=pE2Ch8cz3Po}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, PART 2\|id=e7GFMoTsBpE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, PART 3\|id=5PEelj9KK9o}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|] (tape delay)
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]-]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 2, PART 1\|id=uRbjQs5Ivso}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 2, PART 2\|id=6WGN3fmoFfo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota North Stars 4-24-91Game#4 Norrris Finals\|id=i3LmD504sGY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 1\|id=jyM9DfJocfI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 2\|id=HCpuAH_ZAwc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota North Stars 4 28 91\|id=ROnOBVukKQA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Minnesota North Stars-3 vs. Blues-2 at Met Center. Game 6 Norris Division Final\|id=MtUqku62mjc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 1\|id=aot9NUeTvcg}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 6, PART 2\|id=q-mQsEiTUG0}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]-] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nidetz \|first=Steve \|date=1991-04-19 \|title=WGN'S OPENING TELECAST MIXES POLITICS WITH BASEBALL \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/04/19/wgns-opening-telecast-mixes-politics-with-baseball/ \|access-date=2024-04-10 \|website=Chicago Tribune \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Edmonton vs. Los Angeles Game 2, PART 1\|id=6vKxxY6tkB8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Edmonton vs. Los Angeles Game 2, PART 2\|id=l_P1isu5B90}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Second Round - Edmonton vs. Los Angeles Game 2, PART 3\|id=CBspbwFVoLM}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
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			\|rowspan="4"\|]
			\|] (]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on tape delay)<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 09.05.1992 G4 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins\|id=EyvWWOFd7hU}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|] and ]
			\|-
			\|]-] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Sandomir \|first=Richard \|date=1992-05-08 \|title=TV SPORTS; The Slash. Bonehead or Fine Line? \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/08/sports/tv-sports-the-slash-bonehead-or-fine-line.html \|access-date=2024-04-10 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1992 PTS @ NYR G1\|id=Q0ZawLZdwqA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May03/1992 Game1 Pittsburgh Penguins - New York Rangers\|id=lcREAp_IIh4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Classic: Penguins @ Rangers 05/05/92 {{!}} Game 2 Division Finals 1992\|id=Enwfbc3FQbM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1992 Pts@NYR G5\|id=EYq7okYMAIA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May11/1992 Game5 Pittsburgh Penguins - New York Rangers\|id=ofs8omiqcxw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=May 13, 1992 - New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Game 6 - Patrick Division Final\|id=W08f1-nt4ww}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Detroit Red Wings - Chicago Blackhawks\|id=NbhyHNWsDq4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NORRIS DIVISION FINALS 1992 - Game 4 - Chicago Blackhawks @ Detroit Red Wings\|id=0oYUoPkiW3Q}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|]-] (Games 1–4 used ]'s feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube\|title=1992 Edm@Vanc G1\|id=sN9lwM8R3dw}}</ref>
			\|] (Games 1–4)<br>] (Games 5–6)
			\|] (Games 1–4)<br>] (Games 5–6)
			\|}

			=====Conference finals=====
			{{see also\|NHL Conference Finals}}

			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Year
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			!]
			!](s)
			!Ice level reporter(s)
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			\|]-]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 1 (1st Period)\|id=JHc_wQumxTo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 1 (2nd Period)\|id=UeUYeP2lIHM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 1 (3rd Period)\|id=wbb9H4DYurU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (1st Period)\|id=lJqcgqizU9A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (2nd Period)\|id=cOfgwedXbiw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (3rd Period)\|id=NFzrA-fWzAo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Canadiens vs. Flyers 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 3 (1st Period)\|id=aU0h4PrAifM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Canadiens vs. Flyers 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 3 (2nd/3rd Period)\|id=NJWOG_SbUgk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (1st Period)\|id=EdN5G-zEU5o}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period)\|id=_j9Jp3pwEnU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period)\|id=vuQNTBWj5xw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (OT)\|id=r6RVtiaruhA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens. 11 may 1989\|id=4-ZQbOqtJDo}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|Calgary-]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May 02/1989 Game1 Chicago Blackhawks - Calgary Flames\|id=pno-lxm-OhE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May 04/1989 Game2 Chicago Blackhawks - Calgary Flames\|id=rr_89HZt_As}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May 06/1989 Game3 Calgary Flames - Chicago Blackhawks\|id=WJaoeiikA00}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Calgary Flames Vs Chicago Blackhawks 05.06.89\|id=UMzyvi0er1g}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May08/1989 Game4 Calgary Flames - Chicago Blackhawks\|id=N4Q8G4joK7s}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Blackhawks vs. Flames 1989 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (1st Period)\|id=ES7uaqZXcN0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Blackhawks vs. Flames 1989 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period)\|id=6GnnywU-Xrc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Blackhawks vs. Flames 1989 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period)\|id=fOYBvOsVhEU}}</ref>
			\|] (SportsChannel America)<br>] (SportsChannel Chicago)
			\|] (SportsChannel America)<br>] (SportsChannel Chicago)
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			\|]-]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May07/1990 Game3 Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals\|id=8RzN07aHXO8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL Bruins @ Capitals (05/ 09/ 90)\|id=aGFF2_uYXEo}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|'']'' and '']''
			\|-
			\|Edmonton-]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=Edmonton Oilers -1 vs Chicago Blackhawks - 5 - 05-06-1990\|id=CvnphoHi9Lg}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Blackhawks vs Oilers 1990 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (1st Period)\|id=DA2EYDxQc30}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Blackhawks vs Oilers 1990 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period)\|id=dU88wnyn1yc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Blackhawks vs Oilers 1990 Campbell Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period)\|id=ddGpnPllBoE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May12/1990 Game 6 Edmonton Oilers - Chicago Blackhawks\|id=59ximvIcd70}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|-
			\|rowspan="2"\|]
			\|]-]<ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/1/91 - Mullen (Bourque)\|id=SntV0x3Knco}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/1/91 - Stevens (Recchi, Lemieux)\|id=SMTooSOYkbU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/1/91 - Errey (Murphy)\|id=FF_o2B8xbh0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/5/91 - Stevens (Stanton, Francis)\|id=y2mxjzFsuS4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/5/91 - Francis (Stevens, Murphy)\|id=A0uesTCnp-4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/5/91 - Jennings (Lemieux, Recchi)\|id=h2SfRs1sKfY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/5/91 - Lemieux\|id=nVVB07Hs9XQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/11/91 - Murphy (Lemieux, Young)\|id=jLNNoX10Ryc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/11/91 - Bourque (Recchi)\|id=ynRYS5FVxHA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/11/91 - Roberts (Recchi, Lemieux)\|id=fhMLRT8ymD0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/11/91 - Recchi (Roberts, Murphy)\|id=H3Fp8QVROTM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/11/91 - Lemieux (Murphy)\|id=n1zrtdB5LJI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=5/11/91 - Penguins Win Wales Conference Championship\|id=o2TJIsYt7V8}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
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			\|Edmonton-Minnesota
			\|]
			\|]
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			\|]-]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|'']'' and '']''
			\|-
			\|]-Edmonton<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Finals 1992 - Game 3 - Chicago Blackhawks @ Edmonton Oilers\|id=P77bPsw0TK4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1992 Stanley Cup Semi Final Chicago vs Edmonton Game 4\|id=SU8qiWfmaXA}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|}

			=====Stanley Cup Finals=====
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Year
			!Teams
			!]
			!](s)
			!Studio host
			!Studio analyst
			!Ice-level reporter
			\|-
			\|{{scfy\|1989}}<ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL May21/1989 Final Game4 Calgary Flames - Montreal Canadiens\|id=AGizUGvr2js}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Canadiens vs. Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (1st Period)\|id=zasqZSqbCSI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Canadiens vs. Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (2nd Period)\|id=l3YL-SmmM1I}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Canadiens vs. Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (3rd Period)\|id=dRQb9PbirSA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=SportsChannel America 1989 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Intro Theme\|id=8Z_xZdtKh3E}}</ref>
			\|Calgary-Montreal
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]<ref name=":3">{{YouTube\|title=Calgary Flames Win 1989 Stanley Cup, SportsChannel America Broadcast\|id=ZgvGe72ICiM}}</ref>
			\|colspan="2"\|]<ref>{{cite news \|last=Serby\|first=Steve\|date=October 24, 2020\|title=Mike 'Doc' Emrick reflects on legendary broadcast career in chat with Post\|url=https://nypost.com/2020/10/24/mike-doc-emrick-reflects-on-legendary-nhl-broadcast-career/\|work=New York Post\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-11-01-1991305047-story.html \| title= He's baaack: Herb Brooks leaves sales for pro hockey \|first=Don\|last=Markus\| work=] \| date= November 1, 1991 \| accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|{{scfy\|1990}}<ref>{{cite news \|last=Bogaczyk\|first=Jack\|date=April 28, 1990\|title='SPEEDWORLD' CREW SHOULD POLISH ITS ACT\|url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900428/04280063.htm\|work=The Roanoke Times\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Oilers vs. Bruins 1990 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (1st Period)\|id=yP9GNB96Hac}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Oilers vs. Bruins 1990 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (2nd Period)\|id=KZ-3zTAiz44}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Oilers vs. Bruins 1990 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 (3rd Period)\|id=w9u1B5gqkPc}}</ref>
			\|Boston-Edmonton
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|colspan="2"\|]
			\|-
			\|{{scfy\|1991}}<ref>{{cite news \|last=Deacon\|first=James\|date=May 27, 1991\|title=Defying the odds\|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1991/5/27/defying-the-odds\|work=Maclean's\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url= https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/05/15/esposito-s-view-from-center-ice/\| title= Esposito's view from center ice\|first=Cammy\|last=Clark\|work=]\| date= October 13, 2005\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
			\|Pittsburgh-Minnesota<ref>{{YouTube\|title=Classic: North Stars @ Penguins 05/17/91 {{!}} Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 1991\|id=7PPoPKqi-GU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=1991 Stanley Cup Final Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars Game 5\|id=IyegNP4urPs}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=NHL Penguins @ North Stars (05/ 25/ 91)\|id=Ezgg4Jbf9ps}}</ref>
			\|]<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
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			\|]<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
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			\|-
			\|{{scfy\|1992}}<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" />
			\|Pittsburgh-Chicago<ref>{{YouTube\|title=Classic: Blackhawks @ Penguins 05/26/92 {{!}} Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals 1992\|id=YJ4HV75ZO8Y}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Classic: Blackhawks @ Penguins 05/28/92 {{!}} Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 1992\|id=64oFNjRNLWk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Pittsburgh Penguins - 1 vs Chicago Blackhawks - 0 - Game 3 1992 Stanley Cup\|id=aD--OjfgkIk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|title=Classic: Penguins @ Blackhawks 06/01/92 {{!}} Game 4 Stanley Cup Finals 1992\|id=jepEttS434Y}}</ref>
			\|]<ref name=":5">{{cite web\| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-26-9202170129-story.html\| title= BLACKHAWKS' BROADCASTERS ARE PUMPED FOR CUP FINALS, TOO\|first=Steve\|last=Nidetz\|work=]\| date= May 26, 1992\| access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Baskin\|first=Jake\|date=April 15, 2020\|title=NHL's all-time best voices: Broken down by American and Canadian, play-by-play and color commentators\|url=https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/nhls-all-time-best-voices-broken-down-by-american-and-canadian-play-by-play-and-color/\|work=Sports Broadcast Journal\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Hickey Jr.\|first=Patrick\|date=June 9, 2017\|title=Jiggs McDonald: 50 Years of Broadcasting, Islanders & More\|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/thw-exclusive-jiggs-mcdonald-talks-50-years-of-broadcasting-islanders-and-more/\|work=The Hockey Writers\|location= \|access-date=}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|]
			\|colspan="2"\|]<ref name="SweptAway"/>
			\|}

			====== Notes ======
			SportsChannel America's national coverage of the ] was ] in the Boston area due to the local rights to Bruins games in that TV market. ] televised three games at ] in the Boston area while ] had two games in ]. In {{scfy\|1991}}, SportsChannel's Stanley Cup Finals coverage was again blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets. In Minnesota, ] aired three games in Pittsburgh while the ] had three games in ]. In Pittsburgh, ] televised three games at ] while ] aired three games in Minnesota. Had there been a Game 7, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively. Finally, in {{scfy\|1992}}, in Pittsburgh, KBL televised the first two games while KDKA aired the next two in ]. However, in Chicago, ] aired the first two games, and ] aired the next two.

			==Production==
			SportsChannel America's ] facilities were located in Floral Park, NY at Cablevision's Rainbow Network Communications facilities, and their studios were located at Dempster Hall at the ] in Hempstead, NY. Most games aired on the network were simulcasts of the other SportsChannel Regional games. However, there were times when the network produced games of importance that were unavailable on one of the regional networks.

			If any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focused on those teams. For example, ] produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the ]' 1990 playoff run. Because of Blackhawks owner ]' disdain for free and basic cable home game telecasts, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992, but this time, ] home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "]".<ref>{{cite news\| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/06/01/for-nhl-to-grow-zieglers-got-to-go/4cca3fce-dabf-4e86-83be-0bc08773d992/\| title= FOR NHL TO GROW, ZIEGLER'S GOT TO GO\|first=Michael\|last=Wilbon\|newspaper=]\| date= June 1, 1992\| access-date= February 9, 2016\|authorlink=Michael Wilbon}}</ref> The Blackhawks broadcasts were also simulcast on Chicago's WBBM radio during those years. The typical outcue to commercial break was...."(score) on SportsChannel......(pause) and WBBM" SportsChannel America would run their own bumper music from the Floral Park Master Control facility so that they could fade out the remote's audio after the announcers said "SportsChannel".

			For the ], SportsChannel America used Bob Papa as the anchor for the coverage. The studio kicked off coverage of each night with a pregame show for all of the regions. Once the games began, the studio produced live cut-ins of every goal for each of the regional games aired. The studio also switched viewers of one game to another game when a period ended or when the game was over. After the early games, the studio then took all viewers out to a West Coast game. After all the hockey for the night, the studio finished the night with a postgame wrap-up show. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams.

			Sometimes, they would use the ] feed for other series involving Canadian teams (the ] series, for example). For the ], SportsChannel America used its own facilities regardless of the involvement of regional teams. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams.

			===Announcers===
			]<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Lighter load at ABC doesn't bother McKay\|date=April 12, 1990\|first=Steve\|last=Woodward\|newspaper=USA Today\|page=3C}}</ref> and ] were the studio hosts while ] was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the ], ]<ref name="1992FinalsClose"/> called the ], and ] was the ]. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, ]<ref name=":0" /> served as the host while ]<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/05/13/a-strong-voice-for-hockey-john-davidson-has-become-his-sports-top-broadcaster-in-part-by-outworking-everybody-else-title-3da\|title=A STRONG VOICE FOR HOCKEY\|date=May 13, 1991\|first=Jeff\|last=Bradley\|magazine=]}}</ref> served as the rinkside<ref name=":0" /> and studio analyst<ref name="SweptAway">{{Cite magazine\|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/06/08/swept-away-the-penguins-staked-a-claim-to-greatness-by-winning-their-second-straight-stanley-cup-4-0-over-the-blackhawks\|title=SWEPT AWAY\|date=June 8, 1992\|first=Jon\|last=Scher\|magazine=]}}</ref> (] filled that role in 1989).

			Sometimes, they would use the ] feed for other series (the ] series, for example). For the ], SportsChannel America used its own facilities regardless of the involvement of regional teams. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. SportsChannel America's ] was at a ] studio in ] with its NHL studios located at ] on ].

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US television program

NHL on SportsChannel America

Also known as	NHL on SportsChannel Hockey Night America
Genre	Sports
Created by	SportsChannel America
Directed by	Larry Brown Billy McCoy (senior director)
Presented by	Bob Papa Leandra Reilly Lee Zeidman
Starring	See announcers section below
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
Production
Executive producer	Jeff Ruhe
Producers	John Shannon (senior producer) Mike Connelly
Cinematography	Terry Ford Dean Anderson Bob Boykin Marty Muzik
Running time	180 minutes or until game ends (including commercials)
Production companies	National Hockey League NBC Sports
Original release
Network	SportsChannel America
Release	October 16, 1988 (1988-10-16) – June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)
Related
NHL on ESPN/NHL on ABC Hockey Night in Canada NHL on NBC

The NHL on SportsChannel America was the presentation of National Hockey League broadcasts on the now defunct SportsChannel America cable television network.

Terms of the deal

Taking over for ESPN, SportsChannel's contract paid US$51 million ($17 million per year) over three years, more than double what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.

The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by Charles Dolan and Bill Wirtz. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of Madison Square Garden, and Wirtz owned 25% of SportsChannel Chicago. NHL president John Ziegler convinced the board of governors that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by Paramount and Viacom that had interests in the MSG Network and NESN.

SportsChannel's availability

Unfortunately, SportsChannel America was only available in a few major markets (notably absent though were Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis) and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ESPN did at the time. SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households. In comparison, by the 1991–92 season, ESPN was available in 60.5 million homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal (1988–89), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million. When the SportsChannel deal ended in 1992, the league returned to ESPN for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.

SportsChannel America took advantage of using their regional sports networks' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate. Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service, with many only taking it on a pay-per-view basis during the Stanley Cup Finals. In addition to the SportsChannel regional networks, Maryland-based Home Team Sports and Minneapolis-based Midwest Sports Channel (independently owned and operated despite the similar sounding name) carried the games. In 1991, two Prime Sports networks, KBL (Pittsburgh) and Prime Sports Northwest agreed to carry the playoff package, expanding it reach to an additional 2.6 million homes.

Philadelphia

Since SportsChannel Philadelphia did not air until January 1990, PRISM (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the Flyers for the first half of the original deal.

Lawsuit

As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the 1991–92 season. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the 1992–93 season. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual right of first refusal for the 1992–93 season. Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an injunction against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the appellate court found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.

In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and Canadian Football League games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity. Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.

Coverage overview

Regular season coverage

SportsChannel America televised about 80–100 games a season (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the 1987–88 season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights a week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.

It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, or Philadelphia Flyers. The San Jose Sharks were added in 1991–92. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.

Special programming

In 1989, SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the NHL Draft. In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the Washington Capitals' training camp in Sweden and pre-season tour of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames, who held training camp in Prague, Czechoslovakia and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against Soviet National League clubs. Games were played in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Riga. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the Red Army club and Dynamo Moscow. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.

All-Star Game coverage

SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the 1989 All-Star Game. The following year, they covered the first ever NHL Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through 1992. 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.

Year	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host	Studio analysts
1989	Jiggs McDonald	Scotty Bowman	Gary Thorne		Denis Potvin and Herb Brooks

Stanley Cup playoffs

Divisional finals

Year	Teams	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1989	Montreal-Boston	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
	Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement
	St. Louis-Chicago	Pat Foley	Dale Tallon
	Calgary-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)	Jiggs McDonald	Herb Brooks
1990	Boston-Montreal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement (Games 1–2, 4–5) Peter McNab (Game 3)
	New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)	Rick Peckham	Dave Maloney
	Chicago-St. Louis	Pat Foley	Dale Tallon
	Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)	Jiggs McDonald	Herb Brooks
1991	Boston-Montreal	Jiggs McDonald	John Davidson
	Pittsburgh-Washington (tape delay)	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
	St. Louis-Minnesota	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement
	Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress)	Pat Foley	Dale Tallon
1992	Montreal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on tape delay)	Bob Cole	John Garrett and Dick Irvin Jr.
	New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall
	Detroit-Chicago	Pat Foley	Dale Tallon
	Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)	Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4) Pat Foley (Games 5–6)	Harry Neale (Games 1–4) Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)

Conference finals

Year	Teams	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter(s)
1989	Montreal-Philadelphia	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement
Calgary-Chicago	Jiggs McDonald (SportsChannel America) Pat Foley (SportsChannel Chicago)	Herb Brooks (SportsChannel America) Dale Tallon (SportsChannel Chicago)
1990	Boston-Washington	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Edmonton-Chicago	Pat Foley	Dale Tallon
1991	Boston-Pittsburgh	Jiggs McDonald	John Davidson
Edmonton-Minnesota	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement
1992	Pittsburgh-Boston	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Chicago-Edmonton	Pat Foley	Dale Tallon

Stanley Cup Finals

Year	Teams	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host	Studio analyst
1989	Calgary-Montreal	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Mike Emrick	Herb Brooks
1990	Boston-Edmonton	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Mike Emrick	John Davidson
1991	Pittsburgh-Minnesota	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Mike Emrick	John Davidson
1992	Pittsburgh-Chicago	Jiggs McDonald	Bill Clement	Mike Emrick	John Davidson

Notes

SportsChannel America's national coverage of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals was blacked out in the Boston area due to the local rights to Bruins games in that TV market. NESN televised three games at Boston Garden in the Boston area while WSBK had two games in Edmonton. In 1991, SportsChannel's Stanley Cup Finals coverage was again blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets. In Minnesota, KMSP-TV aired three games in Pittsburgh while the Midwest Sports Channel had three games in Bloomington. In Pittsburgh, KBL televised three games at the Igloo while KDKA aired three games in Minnesota. Had there been a Game 7, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively. Finally, in 1992, in Pittsburgh, KBL televised the first two games while KDKA aired the next two in Chicago. However, in Chicago, SportsChannel Chicago aired the first two games, and Hawkvision aired the next two.

Production

SportsChannel America's master control facilities were located in Floral Park, NY at Cablevision's Rainbow Network Communications facilities, and their studios were located at Dempster Hall at the Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Most games aired on the network were simulcasts of the other SportsChannel Regional games. However, there were times when the network produced games of importance that were unavailable on one of the regional networks.

If any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focused on those teams. For example, SportsChannel Chicago produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the Blackhawks' 1990 playoff run. Because of Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz' disdain for free and basic cable home game telecasts, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992, but this time, their home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "Hawkvision". The Blackhawks broadcasts were also simulcast on Chicago's WBBM radio during those years. The typical outcue to commercial break was...."(score) on SportsChannel......(pause) and WBBM" SportsChannel America would run their own bumper music from the Floral Park Master Control facility so that they could fade out the remote's audio after the announcers said "SportsChannel".

For the Stanley Cup playoffs, SportsChannel America used Bob Papa as the anchor for the coverage. The studio kicked off coverage of each night with a pregame show for all of the regions. Once the games began, the studio produced live cut-ins of every goal for each of the regional games aired. The studio also switched viewers of one game to another game when a period ended or when the game was over. After the early games, the studio then took all viewers out to a West Coast game. After all the hockey for the night, the studio finished the night with a postgame wrap-up show. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams.

Sometimes, they would use the CBC feed for other series involving Canadian teams (the Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens series, for example). For the Stanley Cup Finals, SportsChannel America used its own facilities regardless of the involvement of regional teams. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams.

Announcers

Bob Papa and Leandra Reilly were the studio hosts while Denis Potvin was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the Stanley Cup Finals, Jiggs McDonald called the play-by-play, and Bill Clement was the color commentator. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, Mike Emrick served as the host while John Davidson served as the rinkside and studio analyst (Herb Brooks filled that role in 1989).

Sometimes, they would use the CBC feed for other series (the Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens series, for example). For the Stanley Cup Finals, SportsChannel America used its own facilities regardless of the involvement of regional teams. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. SportsChannel America's master control was at a Cablevision studio in Oak Park, Illinois with its NHL studios located at Adelphi University on Long Island.

Play-by-play

Color commentary

Studio/ice level personalities

Commentating crews

Chicago Blackhawks: Pat Foley and Dale Tallon (in 1992, SportsChannel America rode them all the way through the Stanley Cup Finals)
- SportsChannel Chicago
Hartford Whalers: Rick Peckham and Gerry Cheevers
- SportsChannel New England
New York Islanders: Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall
- SportsChannel New York
New Jersey Devils: Gary Thorne and Peter McNab
- SportsChannel New York
Philadelphia Flyers: Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
- SportsChannel Philadelphia
San Jose Sharks: Joe Starkey or Randy Hahn and Dennis Hull, Pete Stemkowski (most games), or Brian Hayward (when Hayward is injured)
- SportsChannel Pacific

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1991 Second Round - Minnesota vs. St. Louis, Game 5, PART 2 on YouTube
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Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (2nd Period) on YouTube
Flyers vs Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 2 (3rd Period) on YouTube
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Canadiens vs. Flyers 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 3 (2nd/3rd Period) on YouTube
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Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (2nd Period) on YouTube
Flyers vs. Canadiens 1989 Wales Conference Final Game 5 (3rd Period) on YouTube
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