List of Hockey Night in Canada commentating crews (1980s)

Throughout this period, Hockey Night in Canada studio shows were still originate on-site. Dave Hodge hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, and Dick Irvin Jr. hosted the Montreal Canadiens games and The Fisher Report at the Forum in Montreal with analyst Red Fisher. Steve Armitage hosts the Vancouver Canucks games, and Chris Cuthbert hosted the games in Western Canada - either the Calgary Flames, or the Oilers. Brian McFarlane hosted the Winnipeg Jets or Montreal Canadiens games, or telecasts in the United States later in the decade. This allowed for on-air talent, including commentators for the show, and their guests (often ex-players or active players) to provide further insights of the games. Since the 1987 playoffs, Ron MacLean and Don Cherry hosted Coach's Corner, a show that was broadcast across Canada. For the Stanley Cup Finals, the program originates on-site.

Stanley Cup playoffs
Year Round Series Games covered Play-by-play Colour commentator(s)
1980 First round Philadelphia-Edmonton Games 1, 3 Bob Cole (in Philadelphia)
Don Wittman (in Edmonton)		 Gary Dornhoefer
Buffalo-Vancouver Games 1–4[1] Don Wittman (in Buffalo)
Jim Robson (in Vancouver)		 Gerry Pinder (in Buffalo)
Howie Meeker (in Vancouver)
Montréal-Hartford Games 1, 3 Danny Gallivan Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr.
Boston-Pittsburgh Game 5[2] Jim Robson Gary Dornhoefer
Minnesota-Toronto Games 1, 3[3][4] Bill Hewitt (in Minnesota)
Bob Cole (in Toronto)		 Brian McFarlane (in Minnesota)
Gerry Pinder (in Toronto)
Quarterfinals Montréal-Minnesota Games 1–7[5][6][7] Danny Gallivan Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin Jr.
Semifinals Philadelphia-Minnesota Games 4–5[8][9][10] Dan Kelly (first half of Game 4)
Jim Robson (second half of Game 4)
Don Wittman (Game 5)		 Gerry Pinder and Howie Meeker (Game 4)
Dick Irvin Jr. (Game 5)
Buffalo-New York Islanders Games 1–3, 6[11][12][13][14] Bob Cole (Games 1–2; first half of Game 6)
Jim Robson (first half of Game 3)
Dan Kelly (2nd half of Games 3 and 6)		 Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1–2, 6)
Gerry Pinder (Game 3)
1981 First round New York Islanders-Toronto Games 1–3[15][16] Bill Hewitt (in New York)
Bob Cole (in Toronto)		 Howie Meeker and Brian McFarlane (in New York)
Gary Dornhoefer, Gerry Pinder and Chico Resch (in Toronto)
Montréal-Edmonton Games 1–3[17] Danny Gallivan Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr.
Buffalo-Vancouver Games 1–3 Don Wittman (in Buffalo)
Jim Robson (in Vancouver)		 Gerry Pinder (in Buffalo)
Howie Meeker (in Vancouver)
Philadelphia-Québec Games 4–5[18][19][20] Bob Cole Gary Dornhoefer
Calgary-Chicago Games 1–3 Bob Cole (in Calgary)
Don Wittman (in Chicago)		 Gary Dornhoefer (in Calgary)
Gerry Pinder (in Chicago)
Quarterfinals New York Islanders-Edmonton Games 1–6[21][22][23] Danny Gallivan (in New York)
Don Wittman (in Edmonton)		 Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. (in New York)
Gary Dornhoefer (Games 3–4)
Gerry Pinder (Games 6)
Philadelphia-Calgary Games 1–7[24] Bob Cole Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1–2, 5–7)
Gerry Pinder (Games 3–4)
Semifinals Calgary-Minnesota Games 1–6[25][26][27][28] Jim Robson (in Calgary)
Don Wittman (in Minnesota)		 Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. (in Calgary)
Gary Dornhoefer and Chico Resch (in Minnesota)
1982 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Québec Games 1–5[29] Danny Gallivan Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1, 3–4)
Bobby Hull (in Montréal)
Dick Irvin Jr. (Games 2–5)
Winnipeg-St. Louis Games 1–4 Don Wittman Mickey Redmond
Edmonton-Los Angeles Games 1–5[30] Bob Cole Don Cherry
Gary Dornhoefer (Game 5)
Vancouver-Calgary Games 1–3 Jim Robson (in Vancouver)
Dave Hodge (in Calgary)		 Howie Meeker
Divisional finals Boston-Québec Games 1–7[31][32][33][34] Bob Cole Mickey Redmond
Don Cherry (Games 1–2)
Bobby Hull (in Québec)
Dick Irvin Jr. (Games 5–7)
Vancouver-Los Angeles Games 1–5[35] Jim Robson (in Vancouver)
Don Wittman (in Los Angeles)		 Gary Dornhoefer
Howie Meeker (in Los Angeles)
Conference finals New York Islanders-Québec Games 1–4[36][37][38] Danny Gallivan Dick Irvin Jr.
Don Cherry (in New York)
Bobby Hull (in Québec)
Chicago-Vancouver Games 1–5[39] Don Wittman (in Chicago)
Jim Robson (in Vancouver)		 Gary Dornhoefer
Howie Meeker (in Vancouver)
Bobby Hull (Game 5)
1983 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Buffalo Games 1–3[40] Danny Gallivan Don Cherry and Dick Irvin Jr.
Minnesota-Toronto Games 1–4 Bob Cole Mickey Redmond
Edmonton-Winnipeg Games 1–3 John Wells (in Calgary)
Don Wittman (in Vancouver)		 Gary Dornhoefer
Calgary-Vancouver Games 1–4 Don Wittman (in Calgary)
Jim Robson (in Vancouver)		 Howie Meeker
Divisional finals New York Islanders-New York Rangers Game 6 Bob Cole Mickey Redmond and Don Cherry
Edmonton-Calgary Games 1–5[41] Jim Robson Gary Dornhoefer
Conference finals Boston-New York Islanders Games 2–3, 5–6[42] Danny Gallivan Dick Irvin Jr.
Edmonton-Chicago Games 1–4[43][44] Jim Robson (in Edmonton)
Bob Cole (in Chicago)		 Gary Dornhoefer (in Edmonton)
Mickey Redmond (in Chicago)
1984 Divisional semifinals Boston-Montréal Games 1–3 Danny Gallivan Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr.
New York Islanders-New York Rangers Games 4–5[45][46] Bob Cole Dick Irvin Jr. and Don Cherry
Edmonton-Winnipeg Games 1–3 Bob Cole Gary Dornhoefer and Don Cherry
Calgary-Vancouver Games 1–4 Don Wittman (in Calgary)
Jim Robson (in Vancouver)		 Howie Meeker
Division finals Québec-Montréal Games 1–6[47][48][49][50] Bob Cole Mickey Redmond
Dick Irvin Jr. (first two periods of Game 6; rest of series entirely)
Don Cherry (third period of Game 6)
Edmonton-Calgary Games 1–7[51] Don Wittman Gary Dornhoefer
Conference finals Montréal-New York Islanders Games 1–6[52][53][54] Danny Gallivan Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin Jr.
Edmonton-Minnesota Games 1–4 Jim Robson Mickey Redmond and Chico Resch
1985 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Boston Games 1–5[55][56][57] Bob Cole Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr.
Edmonton-Los Angeles Games 1–3 Jim Robson Gary Dornhoefer
Winnipeg-Calgary Games 1–4[58][59] Don Wittman John Davidson
Divisional finals Montréal-Québec Games 1–2, 5, 7[60] Bob Cole Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr.
Chicago-Minnesota Game 6 Jim Robson John Davidson
Edmonton-Winnipeg Games 1–4[61][62] Don Wittman Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson
Conference finals Edmonton-Chicago Games 1–6[63] Don Wittman Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson
1986 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Boston Games 1–3[64] Dick Irvin Jr. Harry Neale
Chicago-Toronto Games 1–3[65][66] Bob Cole Gary Dornhoefer
Minnesota-St. Louis Games 4–5[67] Bob Cole Gary Dornhoefer
Edmonton-Vancouver Games 1–3 Don Wittman John Davidson
Divisional finals Montréal-Hartford Games 1–7[68] Dick Irvin Jr. Harry Neale
St. Louis-Toronto Games 1–7[69][70][71] Bob Cole John Davidson
Edmonton-Calgary Games 1–7[72][73][74][75] Don Wittman Gary Dornhoefer
Conference finals Montréal-New York Rangers Games 1–5[76] Bob Cole Dick Irvin Jr.
Calgary-St. Louis Games 1–7[77] Don Wittman John Davidson
1987 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Boston Games 1–4 Dick Irvin Jr. Gary Dornhoefer
St. Louis-Toronto Games 1–6[78][79] Bob Cole Harry Neale
Edmonton-Los Angeles Games 1–5[80] Jim Robson (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Steve Armitage (Game 3)		 John Garrett
Calgary-Winnipeg Games 1–6[81] Don Wittman Scotty Bowman
Washington-New York Islanders Game 7[82] Bob Cole Harry Neale
Divisional finals Montréal-Québec Games 1–2, 5,[83] 7 Dick Irvin Jr. Gary Dornhoefer
Detroit-Toronto Games 1–7[84] Bob Cole Scotty Bowman
Edmonton-Winnipeg Games 1–4[85] Don Wittman Harry Neale
Conference finals Philadelphia-Montréal Games 1–6 Bob Cole Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.
1988 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Hartford Games 1–6 Dick Irvin Jr. Scotty Bowman
Detroit-Toronto Games 1–6[86][87][88][89][90] Bob Cole Harry Neale
Calgary-Los Angeles Games 1–5[91] Bruce Buchanan John Garrett
Edmonton-Winnipeg Games 1–5 Chris Cuthbert Chico Resch
Divisional finals Montréal-Boston Games 1–5[92] Bob Cole Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.
Washington-New Jersey Games 1 (joined-in-progress), 6–7 Chris Cuthbert (Game 1)
Bob Cole (Games 6–7)
Scotty Bowman (Games 6–7)
Edmonton-Calgary Games 1–4[93][94] Don Wittman Scotty Bowman
Conference finals Boston-New Jersey Games 1–7 Bob Cole Harry Neale
1989 Divisional semifinals Montréal-Hartford Games 1–4 Dick Irvin Jr. Scotty Bowman
Calgary-Vancouver Games 1–7[95][96][97] Bob Cole Harry Neale (Games 1–2)
John Garrett (Games 3–7)
Los Angeles-Edmonton Games 1–7 Don Wittman (Games 1–2, 5–7)
Chris Cuthbert (Games 3–4)		 John Garrett (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (Games 3–7)
Divisional finals Montréal-Boston Games 1–5 Bob Cole Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia Games 6–7 Bob Cole Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.
St. Louis-Chicago Game 5 Don Wittman Scotty Bowman
Calgary-Los Angeles Games 1–4 Don Wittman Scotty Bowman
Conference finals Montréal-Philadelphia Games 1–6[98][99] Bob Cole Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin Jr.
Calgary-Chicago Games 1–5[100][101] Don Wittman Harry Neale

Notes
  • CTV had the national rights for the 1986 Calgary-St. Louis playoff series, except in the Calgary market, for which CBC and Molson retained exclusive rights to. CTV was unable to televise Games 2 and 3 of this series due to prior commitments. Meanwhile, CBC was allowed to televise Games 2 and 3 to all of Alberta and British Columbia, but not nationally.
  • On April 18, 1988 (during Game 1 of the Montréal-Boston playoff series) at approximately 8:08 p.m. local time, the was a power outage in the province of Québec. While darkness enveloped Montréal and the Forum itself, the Forum's reserve generators kicked into gear. The generators were only able to illuminate the rink surface with enough power to keep the game moving. Ultimately, CBC was left with no choice but to abandon coverage following the first period.
    • That same day, Chris Cuthbert was assigned by CBC to report and provide updates on Game 1 of Washington-New Jersey playoff series. However, when the Quebec blackout affected CBC's coverage of the Game 1 of the Boston-Montreal playoff series, the network threw to him and the solitary camera beside him in his coverage position to work the rest of this game. The whole process was totally done off the cuff. In other words, there were no graphics, no replay capabilities, and no analyst.

References
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  3. 1980 First Round - Minnesota vs. Toronto, Game 3, PART 1 on YouTube
  4. 1980 First Round - Minnesota vs. Toronto, Game 3, PART 2 on YouTube
  5. 1980 Minnesota vs Montreal Game # 2 17 04 on YouTube
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  11. Game 1 1980 Stanley Cup Semifinal Islanders at Sabres (CBC) on YouTube
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  13. Game 3 1980 Stanley Cup Semifinal Sabres at Islanders (CBC) on YouTube
  14. New York Islanders 5 Buffalo Sabres 2 Stanley Cup Semi Finals Game 6 May 10 1980 on YouTube
  15. Game 2 1981 Preliminary Round Maple Leafs at Islanders (CBC) on YouTube
  16. Game 3 1981 Prelim Round Islanders at Maple Leafs CBC on YouTube
  17. 1981 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Edmonton vs Montreal - Game 1 on YouTube
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  23. Game 6 1981 Stanley Cup Quarterfinal Islanders at Oilers on YouTube
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  30. NHL Classic Games: 1982 Oilers vs. Kings | Div Semi, Gm 4 on YouTube
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  33. JOHN GARRETT (Quebec Nordiques 1982 Playoffs) on YouTube
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  35. HNIC 1982 NHL Playoff Update (Canucks-Kings) on YouTube
  36. Game 1 1982 Wales Conference Final Nordiques at Islanders (CBC) on YouTube
  37. Game 3 1982 Wales Conference Final Islanders at Nordiques (CBC) on YouTube
  38. Game 4 1982 Wales Conference Final Islanders at Nordiques (CBC) (better quality) on YouTube
  39. Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks - April 29, 1982 - The "White Towel" Game on YouTube
  40. 1983 playoffs Sabres-Habs on YouTube
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  44. NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Finals 1983 - Game 4 - Edmonton Oilers @ Chicago Blackhawks on YouTube
  45. Game 5 1984 Patrick Division Semifinal New York Rangers at New York Islanders on YouTube
  46. 1984 First Round - New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers, Game 5 on YouTube
  47. Nordiques vs Canadiens 1984 GM.3 on YouTube
  48. 1984 Adams Division Final Montreal Canadiens vs Quebec Nordiques Game 4 on YouTube
  49. Canadiens vs Nordiques 1984 GM.5) on YouTube
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  51. 1984 Second Round - Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames, Game 7 on YouTube
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  53. Game 4 1984 Wales Conference Final Canadiens at Islanders (CBC) on YouTube
  54. Game 6 1984 Wales Conference Final Canadiens at Islanders (CBC) on YouTube
  55. 1985 First Round - Montreal vs. Boston, Game 4, PART 1 on YouTube
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  58. BRIAN MULLEN SCORES OT WINNER FOR JETS on YouTube
  59. Winnipeg Jets First NHL Playoff Series Win 1985 on YouTube
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  62. 1985 Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers Game#4 Second Round on YouTube
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  64. 1986 Playoffs - Habs sweep Bruins on YouTube
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  67. 1986 NHL SCP QTR Finals G 5 St Louis @ Minnesota 4 15 1986 on YouTube
  68. Claude Lemieux 1986 Game 7 OT vs Whalers on YouTube
  69. 1986 Norris Division Final St Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs Game 2 on YouTube
  70. 1986 Leafs vs Blues gm 6 with Dan Maloney on YouTube
  71. 1986 Toronto vs St Louis April 30 gm 7 RB on YouTube
  72. CBC 1986 Playoffs Opening (Oilers vs Flames) on YouTube
  73. Classic: Flames @ Oilers 04/18/86 | Game 1 Division Final 1986 on YouTube
  74. Classic: Oilers @ Flames 04/28/86 | Game 6 Division Final 1986 on YouTube
  75. NHL Smythe Division Final 1986 - Game 7 - Calgary Flames @ Edmonton Oilers on YouTube
  76. 1986 Habs-Rangers Game 3 highlights/ Claude Lemieux scores OT winner on YouTube
  77. Monday Night Miracle | Retro Recap | Flames vs Blues on YouTube
  78. 1987 Stanley Cup Playoffs Division Semi Final St Louis at Toronto on YouTube
  79. 1987 Leafs vs Blues gm 6 RB April 16 on YouTube
  80. Oilers @ Kings - 1987 Playoffs G # 3 (Full Game) on YouTube
  81. 1987 Smythe Division Semi Final Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames Game 6 on YouTube
  82. 1987 Easter Epic Full Game CBC feed on YouTube
  83. Apr.28/1987 Quebec Nordiques – Montreal Canadiens G5 on YouTube
  84. NORRIS DIVISION FINALS 1987 - Game 7 - Toronto Maple Leafs @ Detroit Red Wings on YouTube
  85. 1987 Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers Game#1 Second Round on YouTube
  86. NHL Norris Division Semi-Finals 1988 - Game 2 - Toronto Maple Leafs @ Detroit Red Wings on YouTube
  87. NHL Norris Division Semi-Finals 1988 - Game 3 - Detroit Red Wings @ Toronto Maple Leafs on YouTube
  88. NHL Norris Division Semi-Finals 1988 - Game 4 - Detroit Red Wings @ Toronto Maple Leafs on YouTube
  89. NHL Norris Division Semi-Finals 1988 - Toronto Maple Leafs @ Detroit Red Wings on YouTube
  90. NHL Norris Division Semi-Finals 1988 - Game 6 - Detroit Red Wings @ Toronto Maple Leafs on YouTube
  91. 1988 NHL Playoff Update (Flames-Kings) on YouTube
  92. April 26, 1988: Game 5, Adams Division final.
  93. NHL Smythe Division Finals 1988 - Game 2 - Edmonton Oilers @ Calgary Flames on YouTube
  94. Oilers sweep Flames 1988 on YouTube
  95. 1989 playoffs Flames-Canucks on YouTube
  96. Flames/Canucks Games 3,4,6 in Vancouver (1989 playoffs) on YouTube
  97. 1989 Smythe Division Semi Final Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks Game 7 on YouTube
  98. 1988-89 - Canadiens @ Flyers, Game 4 - Fight at Habs Bench on YouTube
  99. 1988-89 - Canadiens @ Flyers, Game 6 - Ron Hextall mugs Chris Chelios on YouTube
  100. Chicago Blackhawks vs Calgary Flames Brawl 1989 on YouTube
  101. Flames win Conference Final (1989) on YouTube

See also
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