Marco Sturm and the 2025-26 Bruins took to the ice at Warrior Ice Arena for the first time as a group on Thursday — with Boston holding two on-ice session as part of their first day of practices during training camp.

For Boston’s new bench boss, Thursday represented an opportunity for a reshaped Boston roster to start building some chemistry, as well as the first chance to map out some of the changes that Sturm is looking to implement for a team in transition.

Marco Sturm leading his first Bruins practice. pic.twitter.com/TYqoaY5fRX — Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) September 18, 2025

Here are six takeaways from Boston’s first training-camp practice:

Preaching speed, simplicity

If there were one or two overarching themes from Sturm’s first practice as Boston’s coach, it was pace and cl

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