The Bruins announced Thursday they’ve appointed AHL Ontario bench boss Marco Sturm as their new head coach.
While it’s Sturm’s first time as an NHL head coach, the former Bruins winger has built up a solid resume over the last decade. He was appointed the head coach of Germany’s men’s national team for the 2015-16 cycle and held that role for three seasons, including a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
That Olympic medal put him on the map for NHL clubs. He joined the Kings organization the following season, remaining there until today’s hiring. He spent four years as an assistant on the NHL bench under John Stevens , Willie Desjardins, and Todd McLellan before heading to Ontario to oversee their top development affiliate in 2022. During his time there, the 46-ye