The Boston Bruins hired Marco Sturm as their new head coach Thursday, filling the final vacant position in the NHL.

Sturm, 46, will be a head coach for the first time in the league.

The Bruins punched their ticket to the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons before limping to an Atlantic Division-worst 33-39-10 record in 2024-25. Boston replaced head coach Jim Montgomery after 20 games on Nov. 19, with interim head coach Joe Sacco finishing the season with a 25-30-7 mark.

Sturm said he welcomes the opportunity to preside over a team he represented from 2005-10.

“I’m incredibly honored to be named head coach of the Boston Bruins,” Sturm said. “I want to thank Charlie Jacobs and the Jacobs family, (Bruins president) Cam Neely, and (general manager) Don Sweeney for trusting me with this o

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