Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter | Studio host | Studio analysts |
2023–24 | NESN | Jack Edwards (primary) Alex Faust (select games) | Andy Brickley | Sophia Jurksztowicz (primary) Andrew Raycroft (select games) Adam Pellerin (select games) | Sophia Jurksztowicz | Barry Pederson, Billy Jaffe, and Andrew Raycroft |
2022–23 | NESN | Jack Edwards | Andy Brickley | Sophia Jurksztowicz (primary) Andrew Raycroft (when Jurksztowicz is studio host) | Dale Arnold (primary) Sophia Jurksztowicz (when Arnold is off) | Barry Pederson, Billy Jaffe, and Andrew Raycroft |
2021–22 | NESN | Jack Edwards | Andy Brickley | Sophia Jurksztowicz (primary) Andrew Raycroft (when Jurksztowicz is studio host) | Dale Arnold (primary) Sophia Jurksztowicz (when Arnold is off) | Barry Pederson, Billy Jaffe, Andrew Raycroft, and Andrew Alberts |
2021 | NESN | Jack Edwards | Andy Brickley | Sophia Jurksztowicz | Dale Arnold | Barry Pederson, Billy Jaffe, Andrew Raycroft, and Andrew Alberts |
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color Commentator | Studio host |
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 |
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color Commentator |
1949–50 | WBZ-TV | Frank Ryan [5] | Bump Hadley [5] |
1948–49 | WBZ-TV [5] | Frank Ryan [5] |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
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 |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
2019–20 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
2018–19 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
2017–18 | WBZ-FM | Judd Sirott | Bob Beers |
2016–17 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
2015–16 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
2014–15 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
2013–14 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
2013 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
2011–12 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
2010–11 | WBZ-FM | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers |
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 | Alan Segel | |
2001–02 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Alan Segel | |
2000–01 | WBZ | Dave Goucher | Bob Beers | Alan Segel |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter | Studio host |
1999–2000 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Bob Beers | Dan Roche | |
1998–99 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Bob Beers | Dan Roche | |
1997–98 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Bob Beers | Dan Roche | |
1996–97 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Andy Brickley | Dan Roche | |
1995–96 | WBZ | Bob Neumeier | Barry Pederson | Dan Roche | |
1995 | WBNW | Bob Wilson (Before lockout) Dale Arnold (After lockout) | Johnny Bucyk | ||
1993–94 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | Craig Mustard |
1992–93 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | Craig Mustard |
1991–92 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | Craig Mustard |
1990–91 | WEEI | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Craig Mustard | Craig Mustard |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter |
1989–90 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1988–89 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1987–88 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1986–87 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1985–86 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1984–85 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1983–84 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1982–83 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1981–82 | WPLM | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
1980–81 | WITS | Bob Wilson | Johnny Bucyk | Johnny Bucyk |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
1979–80 | WITS | Bob Wilson | Glenn Ordway |
1978–79 | WITS | Bob Wilson | Glenn Ordway |
1977–78 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | Bob Lobel (home games) [6] |
1976–77 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | |
1975–76 | WBZ [7] | Bob Wilson [7] | Brad Park (during injury) [7] |
1974–75 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | |
1973–74 | WBZ | Bob Wilson [8] | Ron Cantera [8] |
1972–73 | WBZ | Bob Wilson | Ron Cantera [9] |
1971–72 | WBZ [10] | Bob Wilson [10] | Ron Cantera [10] |
1970–71 | WBZ | Fred Cusick | Cal Gardner |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
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 |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
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 |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
1949–50 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | |
1948–49 | WHDH | Frank Ryan and/or Leo Egan | Jack Crawford (Playoffs) |
1947–48 | WHDH [11] | 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 |
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play |
1939–40 | WAAB | Frank Ryan |
1938–39 | WAAB | Frank Ryan |
1937–38 | WAAB | Frank Ryan |
1936–37 | WAAB | Frank Ryan |
1935–36 | WAAB | Frank Ryan |
1934–35 | WNAC | Frank Ryan |
1933–34 | WNAC | Frank Ryan |
1932–33 | WNAC | Frank Ryan |
1931–32 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
1930–31 | WBZ | Frank Ryan |
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 |
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