NHL on Hughes

Country

United States

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This series was a TV broadcast of National Hockey League games during the 1979-80 season. It aired Friday and Thursday night games, the All-Star Game, playoff games, and part of the Stanley Cup Finals on the Hughes Television Network.

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NHL on Hughes is the de facto name of a TV program that broadcast National Hockey League games on the defunct independent Hughes Television Network during the 1979–80 season. The program aired under the title The NHL '80. Hughes broadcast eight Friday night games, two Thursday night games (on March 20 and April 3, 1980), the All-Star Game, some playoff games, and the first five games of the Stanley Cup Finals (the final game, Game 6, was broadcast by CBS). Hughes' broadcasts were distributed to about 55% of the United States with a notable exception being the Florida Suncoast. Hughes and the USA cable network technically, used CBC's Hockey Night in Canada feeds for the American coverage of the first five games of the Stanley Cup Finals. The first broadcast involved the Atlanta Flames against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 25. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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