NHL on USA Network
| NHL on USA | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Created by | NBC Sports |
| Starring | See list of commentators section |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | 1979 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | NHL on NBC (Select first two rounds of Stanley Cup) |
| Related shows |
NHL on NBC NHL on Versus |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
NHL on USA is the de facto title of a television show that broadcasts National Hockey League games on the USA Network. The network last broadcast regular-season games in 1985, but as part of current parent company NBCUniversal's contract to cover the NHL, the network resumed broadcasting a handful of games in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, by serving as an overflow channel for NHL playoff games that cannot air on sister networks NBC or NBCSN through 2021.
Manhattan Cable (subsequently referred to as the MSG Network) debuted in the spring of 1969 and did all home events from the Madison Square Garden: New York Knicks basketball, New York Rangers hockey, college basketball, horse shows, Golden Gloves boxing, tennis, the Westminster Dog Show, ice capades, professional wrestling, etc. The first reference to the channel as “MSG Network” was sometime around 1971–72, although the name did not become official until 1977.
The first televised events were NHL and NBA playoffs in the spring of 1969; in those playoffs Marty Glickman did play-by-play for the Knicks broadcasts while Win Elliott did play-by-play for the Rangers.
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