Jack Edwards was the voice of the Boston Bruins in the club’s last golden age. The B’s broke a 39-year Stanley Cup drought and went to two more Cup Finals while Edwards controlled the microphone for NESN.

And on Sunday, the Bruins team and fans honored the longtime play-by-play man during a pregame ceremony, unveiling a mural in the NESN booth featuring Edwards’ signature line in “From High Above the Ice…” where new game by play announcer Judd Sirott now calling the games.

Edwards retired after last season due to health issues that affected his speech and remain unresolved, but the bombastic icon has retained his sense of humor.

“Doctors still haven’t determined what’s going on between my brain and my mouth, despite Toronto fans insisting there’s nothing wrong with my brain,” Edwards joked.

Edwards, who was behind the B microphone for 19 years after a long career in journalism at ESPN, Ch. 5 and in Providence and New Hampshire, was charmed by the reception from the team and the fans.

“I am full of gratitude for the players, the organization and the fans who have put a roof over my head for 19 years. It is truly an honor to have my family’s name on the wall of the booth where I made a living in a world-class arena,” said Edwards.

Edwards said it was the written word that shaped his introduction to sports.

“I grew up with two newspapers, the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe, and I read Joe Fitzgerald and Tim Horgan and Will McDonough and Leigh Montville and it had an impact on me in a way that kids don’t have anymore,” Edwards said . “It told me the value of words and I incorporated that into my style and I’m an emotional guy. And it was an organic fit between my style – and I don’t work with kids to emulate that style – but it worked for me and it was a dream come true. And having my name in that position is an honor I could not have dreamed of.”

Edwards had many catchphrases and famous sayings such as “tumbling muffin,” “Chinese mustard” and “juicy rebounds.”

Of all his favorite calls it was: “This building is shaking!” during the B’s Game 6 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in 2008, a game widely seen as the game that put the B’s back on the map.

He said the call was a tribute to old radio voice Bob Wilson, whose call on a Jean Ratell goal against Montreal in overtime read: “The building is moving.”

“He was my model for play after play in my UNH days,” Edwards said.

Edwards was able to tick off a number of people during his day, whether they were league offices or opposing staff. But he never deviated.

“(Analyst) Andy Brickley and the NESN staff supported me because they knew my heart was in it,” Edwards said.

It would be hard to argue with that. …

Loose pucks

Matt Poitras has gotten involved in some rough stuff lately, opposing some big hits.

“I think it’s his competitive spirit. He puts himself in some bad situations that he has to learn from, but we just love how combative he is. He has competitive fire. He’s a Bruin,” Jim Montgomery said before the game.

Sure enough, Poitras was knocked behind Seattle’s net by Adam Larsson in the third period.

This time Trent Frederic came to his rescue and threw Larsson on the knuckles.

“I love that we stick together, Freddy tonight defending Poitras,” Montgomery said.

Frederic was given two extra minutes, but Charlie Coyle said: “That’s an easy kill.”

Montgomery said Charlie McAvoy played his best game of the year on Sunday. He was a plus-1 in 23:58 of ice time with seven shots on net and an assist.