After a sluggish begin to the season, Boston have sacked Jim Montgomery as head coach with the Bruins trying in a brand new course after simply 20 video games in 2024.
Bruins Sack Montgomery
The Bruins have gained simply eight NHL video games from their opening 20 this season and after such an uncharacteristically poor begin to the yr, head coach Jim Montgomery has been sacked.
2024 was Montgomery’s third yr accountable for the Bruins and regardless of a document breaking first season in Boston, playoff struggles in 2022 and 2023 left a bitter style within the mouth.
Boston Bruins Normal Supervisor Don Sweeney introduced in the present day, November 19, that the staff has relieved Jim Montgomery of his duties as Head Coach.
Affiliate Coach Joe Sacco will assume interim head teaching duties.
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— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 19, 2024
Bruins Normal Supervisor Don Sweeney addressed the media on Tuesday, explaining why Boston needed to make the choice to sack Montgomery.
“Jim Montgomery is an excellent NHL coach and an excellent higher particular person,” Sweeney stated. “Our staff’s inconsistency and efficiency within the first 20 video games of the 2024-25 season has been regarding and beneath how the Bruins need to reward our followers.”
Throughout his three years accountable for the Bruins Montgomery completed with a document of 120-41-23 (0.715 win share), making the postseason twice.
In 184 video games, the #NHLBruins misplaced simply 41 instances in regulation beneath Jim Montgomery.
41 instances in 184 video games.
120-41-23 document for .715 factors share.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) November 19, 2024
Assistant coach Joe Sacco will take over as interim head coach transferring ahead, however the Bruins have made no announcement about searching for a brand new HC simply but.
“I imagine Joe Sacco has the teaching expertise to deliver the gamers and the staff again to specializing in the constant effort the NHL requires to have success,” Sweeney stated. “We’ll proceed to work to make the required changes to fulfill the usual and efficiency our supportive followers anticipate.”
Sacco may have an extended street forward of him if Boston are to make the playoffs this yr and first up for the brand new interim coach is a sport towards Utah on Thursday night time, because the Bruins look to snap a 4 sport dropping streak which finally bought Montgomery sacked.
