Bruins play by play announcer Jack Edwards has been officially replaced
The New England Sports Network (NESN), the TV and streaming home of the Boston Bruins, has announced Judd Sirott as the new play-by-play announcer for the team.
Sirott will join Bruins alum and longtime NESN analyst Andy Brickley in the broadcast booth.
Sirott brings extensive experience in hockey and broadcasting to NESN. He was honored twice (in 2018 and 2023) with the "Best Sports Play-By-Play" award by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association. For the past seven seasons, he was the radio voice of the Bruins on 98.5 The Sports Hub, the team's official flagship station.
Before coming to Boston, Sirott had a successful nine-year run (2008-2017) as the studio host for the Chicago Blackhawks on WGN-AM. He also spent six seasons (2009-2014) with the Chicago Cubs as a radio play-by-play announcer and host. Sirott has called NHL games nationally for HDNet (now AXS TV) and the NHL Network from 2006 to 2009.
Originally from Arlington Heights, Illinois, Sirott began his professional hockey broadcasting career with the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves. He spent 12 years as their play-by-play voice and media relations director, calling the team's Turner Cup titles in 1998 and 2000 and their first Calder Cup championship in 2002. Sirott also worked as a weekend host, field reporter, and executive producer at 670 The Score, and started his career as a weekend producer at WGN-AM.
«Judd is an excellent broadcaster with a deep knowledge of our organization, the fanbase and the market,» said Charlie Jacobs, CEO and Alternate Governor of the Boston Bruins. «We conducted a nationwide search for the position with our partners at NESN, understanding how important it was to find the right person to be the voice of the Boston Bruins. We are confident Judd and Brick will make an excellent on-air tandem for our fans for years to come.»
«This job is unrivaled around the National Hockey League: an Original Six team, in a spectacular hockey market, in one of the premier cities in the country,» said Judd Sirott. «It's my honor to be NESN's new play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins. It will be a privilege to work with Andy Brickley and the NESN production crew, and I'm grateful to the Boston Bruins organization, NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub and many others, for this opportunity.»
Sirott will work alongside Andy Brickley, a Melrose, MA native and former Bruins player, who is now in his 24th season with NESN.
NESN's first broadcast of a Bruins game was nearly 40 years ago, on October 11, 1984, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Since then, only a few play-by-play announcers have held the position, including Jack Edwards, who recently retired after 19 years. Other long-time announcers for the Bruins on NESN include Dale Arnold, Fred Cusick, and Dave Shea.
Source: NHL.comNESN Welcomes Judd Sirott As Boston Bruins Play-By-Play Announcer
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