Boyle will make his debut on NHL Tonight™ this Thursday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET alongside Jamison Coyle and former New York Rangers teammate Mike Rupp, and again on Friday, March 24 at 6 p.m. ET with Bill Pidto and Rupp. On Saturday, March 25, Boyle will join Tony Luftman for the intermission reports during the NHL Network Showcase game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins at 1 p.m. ET. Boyle will contribute across NHL Network's studio programming throughout the Stanley Cup® Playoffs.
"I'm excited to be part of NHL Network and be involved with hockey and the NHL," said Boyle. "Nobody wants to stop playing, but talking about the game I love is something that is really exciting for me."
"Brian's a beloved member of the hockey community, who had a fantastic career," said Josh Bernstein, NHL Network Vice President of Production. "To have him contributing his wealth of knowledge makes our shows that much stronger as we head towards the best time of the year."
Boyle joins NHL Network following his retirement at the end of the 2021-22 season, after spending two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings (2008-09), five with the New York Rangers (2009-14), three with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2014-17), and the final years of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs (2017), New Jersey Devils (2017-19), Nashville Predators (2019), Florida Panthers (2019-20) and Pittsburgh Penguins (2021-22).
Across his 871 career games played, Boyle combined 141 goals and 111 assists for 252 points, including 27 game-winning goals. Boyle skated in 124 Stanley Cup Playoff games, including back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014 and 2015. In 2017-18, Boyle was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, following his diagnosis with chronic myeloid leukemia during training camp and going on to lead the Devils to their first Stanley Cup Playoffs berth since 2012. Drafted in the first round with the 26th overall pick by the Kings during the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Hingham, Massachusetts native played four years at Boston College prior to skating in the NHL.
Boyle joins Thomas Hickey, a nine-year NHL defenseman, and Bruce Boudreau, the 2008 Jack Adams Award-winner, as the most recent NHL Network analyst additions.
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