NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, will deliver live and regional exclusive coverage of 41 Boston Bruins games this season, beginning on Jan. 19 when the Bruins drop the puck on the 2013 season by hosting the New York Rangers at TD Garden. NESN’s coverage on opening night will start at 5:30 pm with Big Bad Bruins LIVE presented by DCU followed by a special one-hour edition of W.B. Mason Bruins Face-Off LIVE and will conclude with ACE Ticket Bruins Overtime LIVE, the network’s postgame show.
For the eighth consecutive year, NESN’s broadcast team will feature play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards and color analyst Andy Brickley. Naoko Funayama returns for her fifth season as NESN’s rink-side reporter. NESN’s pre and post-game shows and intermission coverage will be hosted by Dale Arnold, who will be joined by studio analysts Billy Jaffe, Gord Kluzak and Barry Pederson.
NESN has been the home of the Boston Bruins since 1984. Last season, the network garnered the highest average household rating in its history with a 4.7 HH rating. Bruins ratings showed an incredible level of consistency last season, as 23 of the network’s 25 top-rated Bruins regular season games of all-time, including the six highest-rated games in NESN history. The second highest average in NESN history was recorded the last time the NHL experienced a shortened season back in 1995, when NESN earned a 3.8 HH rating.
Attached is a complete listing of NESN’s 2013 Boston Bruins broadcast schedule. To import the schedule electronically into your web, mobile or desktop calendar, visit www.NESN.com/schedule.
NESN’s 2013 Boston Bruins Broadcast Schedule
|
Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) |
| Saturday, January 19 | vs. NY Rangers |
7:00 PM |
| Monday, January 21 | vs. Winnipeg Jets |
1:00 PM |
| Friday, January 25 | vs. NY Islanders |
7:00 PM |
| Monday, January 28 | at Carolina Hurricanes |
7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, January 29 | vs. New Jersey Devils |
7:00 PM |
| Thursday, January 31 | vs. Buffalo Sabres |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 2 | at Toronto Maple Leafs |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 9 | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning |
1:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 10 | at Buffalo Sabres |
7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, February 12 | vs. NY Rangers |
7:30 PM |
| Friday, February 15 | at Buffalo Sabres |
7:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 17 | at Winnipeg Jets |
3:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 21 | at Tampa Bay Lightning |
7:30 PM |
| Sunday, February 24 | at Florida Panthers |
3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, February 26 | at NY Islanders |
7:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 28 | vs. Ottawa Senators |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 2 | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning |
1:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 5 | at Washington Capitals |
7:00 PM |
| Thursday, March 7 | vs. Toronto Maple Leafs |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 9 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers |
1:00 PM |
| Monday, March 11 | at Ottawa Senators |
7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, March 12 | at Pittsburgh Penguins |
7:30 PM |
| Thursday, March 14 | vs. Florida Panthers |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 16 | vs. Washington Capitals |
1:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 19 | at Winnipeg Jets |
8:00 PM |
| Thursday, March 21 | at Ottawa Senators |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday, March 23 | at Toronto Maple Leafs |
7:00 PM |
| Monday, March 25 | vs. Toronto Maple Leafs |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 30 | at Philadelphia Flyers |
1:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 31 | at Buffalo Sabres |
7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 2 | vs. Ottawa Senators |
7:00 PM |
| Thursday, April 4 | vs. New Jersey Devils |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, April 6 | at Montreal Canadiens |
7:00 PM |
| Monday, April 8 | vs. Carolina Hurricanes |
7:00 PM |
| Thursday, April 11 | vs. NY Islanders |
7:00 PM |
| Saturday, April 13 | at Carolina Hurricanes |
7:00 PM |
| Monday, April 15 | vs. Ottawa Senators |
7:00 PM |
| Friday, April 19 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins |
7:00 PM |
| Sunday, April 21 | vs. Florida Panthers |
3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 23 | at Philadelphia Flyers |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday, April 27 | at Washington Capitals |
7:00 PM |
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 over 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and an additional 4.4 million homes nationally as NESN National. Forbes Magazine recently ranked NESN as the 9th Most Valuable Sports Business Brand. 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 Delaware North (owners of the Boston Bruins).
