NESN Announces Plans for Bruins First-Round Playoff Coverage

April 10, 2012 — NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, will deliver regionally exclusive coverage of up to five games during the Bruins' first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals that begins Thursday, April 12. NESN will also expand Bruins pre-game coverage to include at least one hour of coverage before every game as well as complete post-game coverage after every game.

NESN’s popular duo of Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley will call every NESN televised playoff game, with Naoko Funayama serving as rink-side reporter. Dale Arnold will host NESN’s studio programs, with Gord Kluzak, Barry Pederson and Mark Mowers providing analysis. NESN’s pre- and post-game coverage for Bruins home games will originate from the network’s TD Garden studio, with coverage of the games in Washington coming from NESN’s studios in Watertown, Mass.

NESN’s 2012 Bruins Playoff Coverage Schedule

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About NESN

NESN has consistently been one of the top rated regional sports networks in the country with award-winning Red Sox and Bruins coverage. The network is delivered to more than 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and an additional 3.7 million homes nationally as NESN National. NESN.com, the network’s online sports news service, is one of the most visited regional sports network websites in the country. NESN also produces a number of distinctive programs under its umbrella Original NESN Entertainment (ONE). NESN is owned by Fenway Sports Group (owners of the Boston Red Sox) and the Boston Bruins.