Boston Bruins announce Marco Sturm as new head coach

The Boston Bruins informed Marco Sturm as their new head coach Thursday The -year-old previously served as head coach of the American Hockey League s Ontario Reign Sturm also spent four seasons as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings Boston has unfailingly held a special place in my heart and I know how much this band means to the city and to our fans I ve felt that passion as a participant and I can t wait to be behind the bench and feel it again I m excited to get to work and do everything I can to help this crew succeed Sturm stated in a announcement Before he worked for the Kings Sturm was the head coach and general manager for the German Men s National Group leading Germany to clinch a silver medal in the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang This is a progressing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details