Bruins turn to ex-forward Marco Sturm as head coach - ESPN

The Boston Bruins announced Thursday that they've hired Marco Sturm as their head coach, a move that now means every NHL team has a bench boss in place for next season.

Sturm was one of the names who had been long connected with the Bruins, among other teams, in a cycle in which up to eight different franchises were seeking a head coach.

He becomes the third coach the Bruins have had since November when they fired current St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery. The Bruins fired Montgomery after winning eight of their first 20 games before elevating then-assistant Joe Sacco, who was named interim coach for the rest of the season.

Marco's coming home.

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