NESN Alex Kraemer out at NESN

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Can we all just trust that the only thing we know is the person who actually worked with her and be done with it.

The only one who knows here is @Fenway

 

[Chief Nine]

My guess would be since her contact was up at the end of the year, they didn't want to drag it out or create even more drama by also terminating her after he took the LOA.

I can see that but, if there were issues with players and it also sounds like there were plenty of issues with NESN staff, it was likely a poisonous situation with one common denominator.

You have to wonder if there were issues with on air staff as well. I got the feeling she wasn't very respected among her on air peers.

Of course it depends on if the “issues” with the players was consensual too

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

A former Bruins beat reporter tweeted that she was the reason why Tuukka took his midseason leave of absence. I'd post the tweet here but this person's account is locked. So...yeah.

Wtf I’m so confused

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Can we all just trust that the only thing we know is the person who actually worked with her and be done with it.

The only one who knows here is @Fenway

Certainly. I mean I’m still curious but I’m sure I’ll never know.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Certainly. I mean I’m still curious but I’m sure I’ll never know.

@Fenway gave us plenty already to know

 

[Mainehockey33]

I can see that but, if there were issues with players and it also sounds like there were plenty of issues with NESN staff, it was likely a poisonous situation with one common denominator.

You have to wonder if there were issues with on air staff as well. I got the feeling she wasn't very respected among her on air peers.

Of course it depends on if the “issues” with the players was consensual too

It might have been last season, but there was a postgame I think where Jack seemed to get pissed at Alex for something, I can’t remember the details. First time I thought he got that annoyed on air.

 

[McGarnagle]

Certainly. I mean I’m still curious but I’m sure I’ll never know.

People are naturally going to be curious, and being a discussion board they're within their rights to discuss it based on the things that have been said. If speculations do cross the line, I trust our moderator team to curtail it.

 

[Chief Nine]

It might have been last season, but there was a postgame I think where Jack seemed to get pissed at Alex for something, I can’t remember the details. First time I thought he got that annoyed on air.

And wasn’t there a time where they removed her from a post game show because she was wearing a Flyers shirt? I seem to remember something like that happening with her

 

[talkinaway]

My guess would be since her contact was up at the end of the year, they didn't want to drag it out or create even more drama by also terminating her after he took the LOA.

No only that, but I don’t think her in-game duties ever included interviews with certain players - and not due to any alleged issues with specific players, but because players who log more than 30 minutes of ice time for a game generally don’t give interviews during the game.

She had terrible rapport with Jack and Brick, too. I always snickered when they had her do the stupid texting poll question, and she’s toss it to Jack with a question, and Jack would promptly ignore the question and just start going back to real hockey.

 

[Fenway]

BTW - Notice the lack of sorry to see you go tweets from the extended Bruins family?

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

BTW - Notice the lack of sorry to see you go tweets from the extended Bruins family?

The man who only knows what is going on with this.

Thanks

 

[roflstomper]

Her instagram and twitter are set to private now too. Can;t wait to hear names start getting dropped. I love gossip.

 

[Mainehockey33]

BTW - Notice the lack of sorry to see you go tweets from the extended Bruins family?

Did you work with her a lot behind the bench, or did you just see her in passing? I remember at the game I went to against Florida she was on her phone a lot when the camera wasn’t going, not sure if that’s normal.

 

[Fenway]

Did you work with her a lot behind the bench, or did you just see her in passing? I remember at the game I went to against Florida she was on her phone a lot when the camera wasn’t going, not sure if that’s normal.

I am usually on Level 6 - She usually worked with a cameraman who would then transmit the video by cellular broadband back to Watertown.

She did need her phone to talk to the NESN Watertown studio

 

[GoBs]

The fact there has been so many in this role should tell us everything

 

[Aeroforce]

Can't believe so much drama just so the networks can bring us this:



Just kidding. I always liked Alex, but am taken aback at her treatment of Fenway, who deservedly should be treated as royalty at the arena.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It might have been last season, but there was a postgame I think where Jack seemed to get pissed at Alex for something, I can’t remember the details. First time I thought he got that annoyed on air.

I thoroughly enjoyed every time she would ask an open ended question and Jack and Brick flat out ignored it.

 

[Fenway]

Rob is doing the morning show for NHL Radio

SiriusXM® NHL Network Radio™ on SiriusXM Radio - Top NHL News

7:00 am - 10:00 am Stellick & Simmer in the Morning Weekday mornings, Gord Stellick and Rob Simpson will take you around the NHL to bring you up to date from the night before. The two will bring their unique insight, analysis and passion for the game to the channel, while corresponding with other special guests and hockey insiders each day, covering all the action from around the League.

 

[Chief Nine]

Rob is doing the morning show for NHL Radio

SiriusXM® NHL Network Radio™ on SiriusXM Radio - Top NHL News

7:00 am - 10:00 am Stellick & Simmer in the Morning Weekday mornings, Gord Stellick and Rob Simpson will take you around the NHL to bring you up to date from the night before. The two will bring their unique insight, analysis and passion for the game to the channel, while corresponding with other special guests and hockey insiders each day, covering all the action from around the League.

Aaahh this explains a lot. I wasn’t watching NESN during the Rob Simpson era and now I get the goofy references...

 

[bobbyorr04]

Guilty as charged.
But by commenting on her looks was the only way to get her attention and piss her off.
Talking about how she treated people / coworkers or other things wouldnt because I doubt she gives a ****.

So like I said let her mount her broom and gtfo of here.

...time to fly back to Philly Alex

 

[Trap Jesus]

Surprised at so much negativity here. Unless it's someone like Jamie who just jumps off the screen, all of these rinkside reporters are just kind of there IMO. We only see them what 2-3 times a game?

 

[LouisSleigher]

Now I'm curious what happened in Shenzhen.

 

[Lady Rhian]

They should just have more commercials to make more money

Can we borrow the annoying horse racing commercials from NBC?

 

[Lady Rhian]

NESN should just film each Bruin player saying "Play our game, get pucks deep, play a full 60 minutes, fer sure," and rotate them throughout the season.

Agree. Same questions, same answers. Wash, rinse, repeat. Just have a video of each player at the beginning of the season taped, and play it when they have a *****y game. Problem solved.

I love and miss Hazel Mae. I used to listen to her all the time. Her delivery was amazing, great personality on the air, and very knowledgeable.

 

[PB37]

Now I'm curious what happened in Shenzhen.

I remember an interview while the Bruins were on the road a couple of years ago and in arena where the placement of the backup goaltender spot was kind of odd and Kraemer interviewed Rask ( who was the backup that night ) to see how he was liking his unsual seat. During the interview, he called Kraemer pretty... kind of thought that was odd at the time because as we all know, hockey players usually don't deviate from their normal responses.