With the Boston Bruins going to the Stanley Cup Final, NESN has announced its coverage plans for the last games of the 2010-11 NHL season. While NBC and Versus will carry the games, NESN as the flagship network for the Bruins will be on hand both in Vancouver and Boston for the entire series. Reporter Naoko Funayama and Andy Brickley will be at the gamesites. Kathryn Tappen, Gord Kluzak and Barry Pederson will be in the studio when the B’s are in Vancouver and at the TD Garden when the games are in Boston. And yes, Jack Edwards will be part of the coverage as well.
NESN will have pre and postgame coverage throughout the series wrapping around when the Red Sox play. Check out the press release.
NESN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND BRUINS COVERAGE FOR STANLEY CUP FINAL
Daily Live Coverage Begins Tuesday, May 31 with Series Preview
BOSTON, MA – NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, will expand its coverage of the Bruins during the Stanley Cup Final to include daily live shows beginning with a special series preview edition of Bruins Face-Off LIVE on Tuesday, May 31 at 5:30 p.m. NESN.com, already the region’s most popular hockey site, will also enhance its Bruins coverage for the Stanley Cup Final with more daily reports, expert opinions, cutting-edge analysis, original videos and other interactive features.
“As NESN’s ratings have shown, New England’s sports fans are supporting the Bruins in record numbers this season while relying on our team of experts since training camp opened in September for the most knowledgeable and in-depth coverage,” said Sean McGrail, NESN’s President and CEO. “With the Bruins now in the Stanley Cup Final we are excited to deliver an unprecedented amount of live coverage with up-to-the minute reports on NESN.com.”
NESN’s daily live Bruins programming will consist of pre and post-game coverage before and after every game along with special editions of Bruins Face-Off LIVE airing on the team’s off days. For Bruins home games, Bruins Face-Off LIVEwill continue to originate from NESN’s TD Garden studio. After each game, Bruins Overtime LIVE will feature interviews and instant reaction from NESN’s team of hockey analysts.
NESN’s Bruins studio host Kathryn Tappen will be joined by studio analysts Gord Kluzak, Barry Pederson, and play-by-play voice Jack Edwards throughout the series. Bruins game analyst Andy Brickley, rink-side reporter Naoko Funayama and NESN.com beat writer Doug Flynn will travel with the team to deliver in-arena coverage from Vancouver.
NESN’s Bruins Stanley Cup Final Programming Schedule
Tuesday, May 31 Bruins Face-Off LIVE (30 min. preview special) 5:30 PM Wednesday, June 1 Game 1 Bruins Face-Off LIVE(90 min.) 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM Thursday, June 2 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:30 PM Friday, June 3 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:30 PM Saturday, June 4 Game 2 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM Sunday, June 5 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 9:30 PM Monday, June 6 Game 3 Bruins Face-Off LIVE (90 min.) 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM Tuesday, June 7 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:30 PM Wednesday, June 8 Game 4 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM Thursday, June 9 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:30 PM Friday, June 10 Game 5* Bruins Face-Off LIVE 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM Saturday, June 11 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:00 PM Sunday, June 12 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:00 PM Monday, June 13
Game 6* Bruins Face-Off LIVE (90 min.) 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM Tuesday, June 14 Bruins Face-Off LIVE 5:30 PM Wednesday, June 15 Game 7* Bruins Face-Off LIVE 6:30 PM Bruins Overtime LIVE 10:45 PM *= If Necessary
And that will do it.
