NHL on Global

NHL on Global
Also known as	Stanley Cup '87 Stanley Cup '88
Genre	Sports
Created by	Global Television Network Carling O'Keefe
Directed by	Henry Pasila
Starring	Dave Hodge John Davidson Dan Kelly Jim Robson Jim Tatti
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Doug Bonar
Producer(s)	John Shannon
Running time	150 minutes or until game ends
Release
Original network	Global
Original release	April 24, 1987 – May 20, 1988
Chronology
Related shows	NHL on CTV
External links
Website

NHL on Global is the de facto name of a former television program that broadcast National Hockey League games on the Global Television Network. The program aired during the 1987 and 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs under the titles Stanley Cup '87 and Stanley Cup '88 respectively.

For the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons, CTV aired regular season games on Friday nights (and some Sunday afternoons) as well as partial coverage of the playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals. While Molson continued to present Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights on CBC, rival brewery Carling O'Keefe began airing Friday Night Hockey on CTV. This marked the first time since 1974–75 that CBC was not the lone over-the-air network broadcaster of the National Hockey League in Canada. CTV's 1965-75 NHL package consisted of Wednesday night games produced by the McLaren advertising agency, which also produced CBC's Saturday night Hockey Night in Canada telecasts.

The deal with CTV was arranged by the Quebec Nordiques (who were owned by Carling O'Keefe) and the 14 U.S.-based NHL clubs, who sought to break Molson's monopoly on NHL broadcasting in Canada. All of CTV's regular season telecasts originated from Quebec City or the United States, as Molson shut them out of the other six Canadian buildings (as Carling did to them in Quebec City).

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