NESN has found their replacement for Jack Edwards, and they only had to look one booth over.
NESN announced on Thursday that Judd Sirott will take over as the new play-by-play announcer for Bruins television broadcasts.
Sirott spent the past seven seasons as the play-by-play announcer on Bruins radio broadcasts, and will now make the move over to TV. He will team up with former Bruin Andy Brickley, who is remaining as the color commentator as he enters his 24th season at NESN.
"We are excited to welcome Judd to NESN," said Sean McGrail, NESN's CEO and president. “Judd's passion for the Bruins and his extensive experience in broadcasting make him a perfect fit for our team. Only a handful of people have held this position throughout Bruins history, and we’re extremely excited for Judd’s debut on NESN this fall.”
Edwards retired this spring after 19 seasons as NESN’s play-by-play voice on Bruins games, saying in a statement that he was “no longer able to attain the standards I set for myself, to honor the fans, the players, the Bruins organization and NESN with the best they all deserve.” Edwards had previously opened up about a speech issue he had been dealing with that had become noticeable on broadcasts.
Before working in Boston, Sirott served as the studio host on Chicago Blackhawks radio broadcasts for nine years while also doing some play-by-play on Chicago Cubs radio broadcasts during that time. He called NHL games nationally for HDNet (now AXS TV) and NHL Network from 2006-09.
“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,” Sirott said. “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.”