After an exhaustive search for a new head coach, the Boston Bruins landed on the guy many thought would be their choice from nearly the outset.

Marco Sturm was named the head coach of the Boston Bruins on Thursday, adding another chapter to the story of the German and his intriguing relationship with the team. The 46-year-old Sturm is the first coach of the Bruins to be born and bred in Europe.

Among those Sturm beat out for the job were Washington assistant and two-time AHL coach of the year Mitch Love, Bruins assistant Jay Leach and interim coach Joe Sacco. Former Edmonton head coach Jay Woodcroft had also been reportedly under consideration at one point. The B’s were the last of eight teams looking to hire a coach to fill their vacancy after Pittsburgh hired Canton, Mass., native and

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