Marco Sturm, a forward who played five of his 14 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, was named head coach of the Bruins on Thursday.

The 46-year-old German will have his first NHL head coaching job. He replaces interim coach Joe Sacco, who took over after Jim Montgomery was fired in November.

"I'm incredibly honored to be named head coach of the Boston Bruins," Sturm said. "I'm excited to get to work and do everything I can to help this team succeed."

Sturm, who played in Boston from 2005-2010, was a coach for the top development team of the Los Angeles Kings the past three years after serving as a Kings assistant coach from 2018-22. He guided Germany's national team from 2015-18, a run that included a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

The Bruins went 33-39 with 10

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