Longtime Bruins Announcer Jack Edwards To Retire After NHL Playoffs
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Patch— Edwards, who has dealt with speech struggles throughout his 19th season, called his two decades calling Bruins games his "dream job.".
Yahoo Sports—Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards to retire at end of playoffs. Jack Edwards is retiring after 19 years as the Boston Bruins' play-by-play announcer, the team announced Tuesday. Edwards has described the position broadcasting for the Bruins on NESN as his “dream job,” which he started in 2005 after spending more than a decade at ESPN. The 67-year-old Edwards has struggled recently with slowed speech, for which he has received therapy.
NHL.com—Jack Edwards, Voice of the Boston Bruins, Announces Retirement at Conclusion of 2023-24 Season | Boston Bruins. BOSTON – After 19 years as the Boston Bruins Play-by-Play broadcaster on New England Sports Network (NESN), Jack Edwards has announced his retirement following the 2023-24 postseason games on NESN. As a New England native and University of New Hampshire graduate, Jack retires from a 45-year career through sports journalism and play-by-play, culminating with what he described as his “dream job” with NESN and the Boston Bruins. “I grew up a Bruins fan, and who had more fun than us over the...
Boston Herald—Voice of Bruins Jack Edwards announces retirement. Jack Edwards, the Bruins’ long-time play-by-play announcer for NESN, announced his retirement on Tuesday prior to the B’s final regular season game.