Happy 64th Birthday to the Bruins’ Andy Brickley.
In October of 1988, Brickley was claimed by the Bruins—from New Jersey—in the NHL Waiver Draft. His 13-22-35 in a career-high 71 games placed him in the top ten of Bruins’ scoring that season. Primarily a left-wing, he proved to be a valuable multi-positional player, as he was also inserted at center and right-wing throughout his tenure with the Bruins.
The former NCAA All-American was a gifted athlete, but he had to work unflaggingly to prove his NHL worth. Nagging injuries, unfortunately, made the challenge even more difficult. Though his time in Boston was flecked by physical ailments—including a myositis ossificans condition in his thigh, similar to that of teammate Cam Neely—Brickley became a favorite hometown-boy due to his hard work and resilience.
Andy Brickley was hired as WBZ’s Bruins color commentator for the 1996 season, and the following season he replaced Derek Sanderson as UPN-38’s color man. By 2000 he was also working part-time in the same capacity for NESN—a job he took over full-time by the 2005-2006 season. Brickley and play-by-play man Jack Edwards enjoyed nineteen seasons of chemistry together before Edwards retired at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Who has had more fun than those two throughout the years, anyway?
In a 177-game career in Boston, Brickley scored 37 goals and assisted on 76 others. He also played for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, and Winnipeg.
Here’s hoping you have a wonderful 64th birthday, ‘Brick’!
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