Former Bruins Broadcaster Jack Edwards Slams NHL Officials in Fiery Post-Retirement Rant

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Tom Banks
October 12, 2024 (4:07 PM)

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The Boston Bruins are off to a 2-1-0 start in 2024/25, but former announcer Jack Edwards believes his team has been stiffed by officiating, and he's called it out.

With one of the strongest teams in the NHL, it's no shock that the Boston Bruins are off to a good start again this season, with the team following a season opening loss to the Florida Panthers with two straight victories. In those two wins, the Bruins have played some tight, dramatic hockey against Montreal and Los Angeles, with plenty of drama to accompany them throughout those games.

One person who believes that drama is unjustly against the Bruins is former announcer Jack Edwards, who took to Reddit to express his disgust at the officiating through two games. During a game with the Canadiens, this goal was called back for interference, and it raised the eyebrows of many fans, both Bruins fans and neutrals watching the game.

Edwards was one of those people who believed the Bruins were wronged, having this to say on Reddit;

"So Primeau thrusts off his line and Brazeau goes to inside ice," wrote Edwards on Reddit. "If you draw a line to the sky from the crease, the contact comes outside the crease. Next goal Montreal is going to appeal that a Bruin had a garlic garnish on his pregame and Primeau couldn't do his job because of the Bruin's bad breath."

This came shortly after the retired announcer called out the officiating for biased calls against Nikita Zadorov.

"AND MONTREAL GETS ANOTHER CALL BECAUSE ZADOROV DID HIS JOB!"

Ultimately, it's hard to argue that there's been plenty of questionable calls in recent years, and now that Edwards is retired, he's free to call it out as he sees it, and after these comments, it's safe to say we haven't heard the last of Edwards' criticisms.