List of Boston Bruins broadcasters
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This is a list of Boston Bruins broadcasters.
Television
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | WSBK-TV | Don Earle | Various Analysts (including Bill Cleary and Johnny Peirson) | Tom Larson |
| 1968–69 | WSBK-TV | Don Earle | Pat Egan | |
| 1967–68 | WSBK-TV | Don Earle | ||
| 1966–67 | WKBG-TV | Fred Cusick | ||
| 1965–66 | WHDH-TV | Fred Cusick | ||
| 1964–65 | WHDH-TV | Fred Cusick | ||
| 1963–64 | WMUR-TV | Fred Cusick |
1940s
Radio
2020s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | WBZ-FM | Ryan Johnston | Bob Beers |
| 2023–24 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
| 2022–23 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
| 2021–22 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
| 2021 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
2010s
2000s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter | Studio host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | ||
| 2008–09 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Tom Cuddy | Alan Segel |
| 2007–08 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Tom Cuddy | Alan Segel |
| 2006–07 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Tom Cuddy | Alan Segel |
| 2005–06 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Tom Cuddy | Alan Segel |
| 2003–04 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Tom Cuddy | Alan Segel |
| 2002–03 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | N/a | Alan Segel |
| 2001–02 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | N/a | Alan Segel |
| 2000–01 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | N/a | Alan Segel |
1990s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter | Studio host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Bob Beers | N/a | Dan Roche |
| 1998–99 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Bob Beers | N/a | Dan Roche |
| 1997–98 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Bob Beers | N/a | Dan Roche |
| 1996–97 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Andy Brickley | N/a | Dan Roche |
| 1995–96 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Barry Pederson | N/a | Dan Roche |
| 1995 | WBNW | Bob Wilson (Before lockout) Dale Arnold (After lockout) |
Johnny Bucyk | ||
| 1993–94 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | |
| 1992–93 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | |
| 1991–92 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | |
| 1990–91 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | |
1980s
1970s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | WITS | Bob Wilson | Glenn Ordway |
| 1978–79 | WITS | Bob Wilson | Glenn Ordway |
| 1977–78 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | Bob Lobel (home games)[9] |
| 1976–77 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | |
| 1975–76 | WBZ[10] | Bob Wilson[10] | Brad Park (during injury)[10] |
| 1974–75 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | |
| 1973–74 | WBZ | Bob Wilson[11] | Ron Cantera[11] |
| 1972–73 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | Ron Cantera[12] |
| 1971–72 | WBZ[13] | Bob Wilson[13] | Ron Cantera[13] |
| 1970–71 | WBZ | Fred Cusick | Cal Gardner |
1960s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | WBZ | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson (regular-season and playoff games on network TV) |
| 1968–69 | WHDH | Bob Wilson | Johnny Peirson |
| 1967–68 | WHDH | Bob Wilson | |
| 1966–67 | WHDH | Jim Laing | Bob Wilson |
| 1965–66 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | Bob Wilson |
| 1964–65 | WHDH | Bill Harrington | Bob Wilson |
| 1963–64 | WHDH | Bill Harrington | |
| 1962–63 | WHDH | Bill Harrington | |
| 1961–62 | WHDH | Bill Harrington | Johnny Peirson |
| 1960–61 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | John Bassett |
1950s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | |
| 1958–59 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | |
| 1957–58 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | |
| 1956–57 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | |
| 1955–56 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | |
| 1954–55 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | |
| 1953–54 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | Jack Crawford |
| 1952–53 | WHDH | Fred Cusick | Jack Crawford |
| 1951–52 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | |
| 1950–51 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan |
1940s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | |
| 1948–49 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | Jack Crawford (Playoffs) |
| 1947–48 | WHDH[14] | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | |
| 1946–47 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | |
| 1945–46 | WNAC | Frank Ryan | |
| 1944–45 | WNAC | Frank Ryan | |
| 1943–44 | WNAC | Frank Ryan | |
| 1942–43 | WNAC | Frank Ryan | |
| 1941–42 | WAAB | Frank Ryan | |
| 1940–41 | WAAB | Frank Ryan |
1930s
1920s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play |
|---|---|---|
| 1929–30 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
| 1928–29 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
| 1927–28 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
| 1926–27 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
| 1925–26 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
| 1924–25 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
Newspaper
See also
Notes
- The 2004–05 season was canceled due to a lockout. If there were games in 2004, Dale Arnold & Gord Kluzak would have done home games, and Dave Shea & Andy Brickley would have done road games. Tom Caron would have been the studio host and Cam Neely, Barry Pederson, Rick Middleton, & Paul Stewart would have been studio analysts. All games would have been on NESN. On radio, WBZ would have been the Bruins' flagship station. Dave Goucher and Bob Beers would have called the games, Alan Segel would have been the studio host, and Tom Cuddy would have been the ice level reporter.
- Terry O'Reilly left the broadcast booth during the 1986–87 season to become Bruins head coach.[4][17][18]
- When Bob Neumeier missed games due to commitments with NBC Sports and WBZ-TV, Alan Segel served as the play-by-play announcer.
- On December 31, 2008, WBZ let go Tom Cuddy.[19][20]
- Dale Arnold replaced Bob Wilson as Bruins radio announcer following the 1994–95 NHL lockout; Wilson having decided to retire during the lockout. However, he did return to share play-by-play duties with Neumeier for the final game at the old Boston Garden (a pre-season exhibition game against the Montreal Canadiens) and the first game at the new Fleet Center (later the TD Garden) against the New York Islanders.
- In 1965, Johnny Most served as a color commentator for one Boston Bruins game when play-by-play announcer Fred Cusick was sick and color commentator Bob Wilson filled in on play-by-play.[21]