NHL on CBS
originally aired on CBS
The NHL on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by CBS Sports and televised on CBS in the United States. CBS' affiliation with the NHL goes back as far back as the 1945–46 season, when its flagship station, New York's WCBW (later WCBS) televised New York Rangers games through the 1947–48 season. The hockey telecasts from this era only used two cameras. Bud Palmer served as the play-by-play announcer while Fred Cusick did color commentary and interviews for the first three seasons.