Telecast Plans Finalized for Conference Finals

by WILLIAM HOUSTON
Globe and Mail Update .. May 8


The CBC's Hockey Night In Canada will air the entire Eastern Conference final between Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres, and also get its traditional prime time slot on Saturday for Game 2.

Bob Cole and Harry Neale will call the series, which will start Thursday at 7 p.m. EDT.

The Western Conference final, between the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks, will be shared by the CBC and TSN.

TSN will air Game 1, Friday at 7:30 p.m., and also Game 3, Tuesday at 9 p.m. Gord Miller and Pierre McGuire will call the games.

The CBC, with Jim Hughson and Greg Millen calling the games, will air Games 2 and 4 of the Western final on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday at 9 p.m.

If the series goes the distance, the CBC will carry Game 6 and TSN Game 7.

For Hockey Night, Ron MacLean and Don Cherry will be on location in Buffalo for the first two games of the Eastern final. Kelly Hrudey and Scott Oake will be on the road with the Wings-Ducks.

TSN's studio show will consist of host James Duthie with analysts Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Glenn Healy, Dave Hodge, and Tie Domi.

All games on CBC and TSN will be shot in high definition television.