The following is a list of national American and Canadian television, and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast Stanley Cup Finals games over the years.
Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host(s) |
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1969 | CBS (Games 1, 4) | Dan Kelly [371] [372] | Bill Mazer | |
1968 | CBS (Games 1, 4) | Jim Gordon | Stu Nahan | |
1967 | CBS (Games 2, 5) | Jim Gordon | Stu Nahan [373] | |
1966 [374] [375] [376] [377] | NBC (Games 1, 4) [378] [379] [380] [381] | Win Elliot [382] | Bill Mazer [383] | Jim Simpson and Bill Cullen |
RKO General [384] (Game 6) | Bob Wolff | Emile Francis |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
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1979 | WOR (New York area) [433] [434] | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick | |
1978 | WSBK (Boston area) [435] [436] | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
1977 | WSBK (Boston area) | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
1976 | WTAF (Philadelphia area) [437] | Don Earle and Gene Hart | ||
1975 | WTAF (Philadelphia area; in Buffalo) [438] | Don Earle and Gene Hart | ||
WKBW (Buffalo area; Games 1, 3–4, 6) | Ted Darling | Pat Hannigan | Rick Azar | |
1974 | WSBK (Boston area; Games 1–2, 4–5) [439] | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
WTAF (Philadelphia area; in Boston) [440] [441] [442] | Don Earle and Gene Hart | |||
1973 | WGN (Chicago area; Game 2) | Jim West | ||
1972 | WSBK (Boston area; Games 2–3, 5) | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
WOR (New York area; Games 2, 5) MSG Network (New York area; Game 3) | Tim Ryan | Jim Gordon | ||
1971 | WGN (Chicago area; Game 4) | Jim West | ||
1970 | WSBK (Boston area; Games 2–3) | Don Earle | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
KPLR (St. Louis area (Games 2–3) | Dan Kelly | Gus Kyle |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
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1969 | KPLR (Games 2–3) | Dan Kelly | Gus Kyle |
1968 | KPLR (Games 2–3) | Jack Buck | Gus Kyle |
1962 | WGN (in Toronto) | Joe Wilson | Lloyd Pettit |
1961 | WGN (Game 6, simulcast with CBC Television) [443] | Bill Hewitt | Foster Hewitt |
Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Studio host |
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1959 | CBC | Danny Gallivan [591] [592] (in Montreal) Bill Hewitt [589] [593] (in Toronto) | Frank Selke Jr. (in Montreal) Foster Hewitt [589] (in Toronto) | Tom Foley (in Montreal) Scott Young (Game 3) Wes McKnight (Game 4) |
1958 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Frank Selke Jr. | Wes McKnight and Tom Foley |
1957 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1956 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1955 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1954 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1953 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
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1986 | CBMT (Montreal) and CBRT (Calgary) (Games 1–2) [594] [595] | Don Wittman | John Davidson | Dave Hodge | Howie Meeker and Don Cherry |
1985 | CBXT (in Edmonton) [596] | Don Wittman | Howie Meeker and John Davidson | Chris Cuthbert | Howie Meeker |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) |
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2024 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2023 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2022 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Alexandre R. Picard (Games 1–2) Patrick Lalime (Games 3–6) |
2021 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2020 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
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2019 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2018 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2017 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2016 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2015 | TVA Sports | Félix Séguin | Patrick Lalime |
2014 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Marc Denis |
2013 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Marc Denis |
2012 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Marc Denis |
2011 | RDS | Pierre Houde (Games 1–4, 6–7) Alain Crête (Game 5) | Benoît Brunet |
2010 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Benoît Brunet |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) |
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1969 | SRC | René Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | René Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | René Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | René Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
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 |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
---|---|---|---|
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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