The 2024-25 season was a disaster for the Boston Bruins . This perennial playoff team stumbled badly at the start of the season and head coach Jim Montgomery was fired early in the year. After a brief surge that indicated a return to playoff form was possible, the Bruins fell of a cliff in the Eastern Conference and descended all the way to last place in the Atlantic Division.
The Bruins will have a new look in the upcoming season, and it starts behind the bench. They hired former Bruin Marco Sturm to be the team's next head coach. After his NHL playing career came to an end, Sturm returned to his native Germany and began his coaching career. He paid his dues by coaching the German national team, becoming an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings and then a minor league head coach.