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Friday, February 16, 2007

40 years later, telecast of Maple Leafs' Cup win stands up well

You notice, first, the vast expanse of white nothingness. No signs on the boards, no advertisements on the ice and no colour on the screen.

It is May 2, 1967, and Hockey Night in Canada is airing the sixth game of the Stanley Cup final.

Ralph Mellanby, the rookie executive producer, is with the crew in the broadcast truck.

In the booth at Maple Leaf Gardens, Bill Hewitt and Brian McFarlane are getting ready to call the game.

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