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In this thread we will talk about CBCs long running hockey night in canada tv show.lets hear from you. do you remmber watching the canadians from the montreal forum with danny gallivan and dick irvin,how about foster hewitt from maple leaf gardens. lets hear from you.i will be posting some classic HNIC photos here showing dave hodge,howie meeker,danny gallivan,dick irvin,brian mcfarlane and others.does anyone remmber ward cornell on hockey night in canada. lets hear from you.

 

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HNIC classic logo

Here is a photo of the classic hockey night in canada logo.

 

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Danny Gallivan

Here is a nice photo of the hall of fame voice of the montreal canadians danny gallivan. there was nothing like watching the canadians play on saturday night with danny gallivan and dick irvin on tv.

 

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Ward Cornell

Here is a photo of intermission host ward cornell.he was the host before dave hodge joined HNIC in 1971. this photo is from 3-10-1968

 

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Brian Mcfarlane

Here is a great photo of HNICs long time host brian mcfarlane.in the photo is also pictured toronto maple leaf Bill Cowboy Flett.you can also see that flett is holding in his hand Peter Puck. home many of you remmber watching peter puck during the intermissions on the NBC game of the week back in the 1970s and HNIC in the late 1970s. We will be talking a little later about peter puck in a diffrent thread.

 

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Dave Hodge

Here is a nice photo of dave hodge back in the late 1970s when he was still on HNIC. also pictured is Bill Hewitt.

 

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Howie Meeker

Here is toronto maple leaf great howie meeker. in the 1970s howie was on hockey night in canada along with bob goldham.he also had a hockey instruction show that was on tv back in the 1970s on saturday afternoon.here in detroit we get the CBC from channel 9 in windsor.

 

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Dick Irvin

Here is a nice photo of a young dick irvin.

 

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Don Cherry

Here is a great photo of the former coach of the boston bruins and colorado rockies don cherry.don has been on HNIC since 1980 doing his popular coach,s corner on the first intermission on saturday nights on CBC.i look forward to every saturday to watch coachs corner. Take Us Home Blue.

 

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Hnic

Thanks for really nice moderator for sharing really nice pictures with us

Thanks

Well i am glad that you like the photos. i will be posting more hockey night in canada photos in the near future.and also welcome to the board musarrat.

 

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Howie Meeker 1980-81

Here is a photo from Hockey night in canada from its 1980-81 season.this shows a photo of howie meeker and his protips intermission show cast.

 

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Hnic

That is totally cool, Donald, where do you get all this stuff

I have a huge collection of books and photos. i also have a collection of over 400 detroit red wings programs from the 1960s and 1970s from olympia stadium.my goal is to have every detroit program from the olympia stadium in the 1960s and 1970s.i am only missing 100 programs from the olympia from the 1970s.i am also a big hockey night in canada fan i have watched the show from the 1960s to today.

 

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Hnic

Here is a classic hockey night in canada ad from 1974.

 

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Hnic

Jesus Wonders : Do they have Hockey Night in Canada in the US? I mean is it viewable there on some station?

Border towns like detroit and buffalo do get hockey night in canada.