Overview

• Marco Sturm was officially introduced on June 10 as the Bruins’ 30th head coach, succeeding Joe Sacco after Boston failed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
• He brings NHL experience as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings from 2018 to 2022 and three seasons as head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
• General manager Don Sweeney led a multi-stage, laborious search involving screenings, Zoom interviews and final meetings with team executives before recommending Sturm.
• Sweeney emphasized Sturm’s passion and developmental track record as essential to forging a bruising, hard-nosed team identity built on relentless effort.
• Sturm inherits a roster in flux that has traded veterans for draft picks and young talent, and will focus on accelerating the growth of prospects such as Mason Lohrei, Matt Poitras and Fabian Lysell.