During Marco Sturm’s first tour of duty with the Bruins, the left winger could always count on Patrice Bergeron being front and center for him.
So, it was only appropriate that Bergeron had a front-row seat for Sturm’s introduction as the Bruins’ 30th head coach Tuesday at Verizon Tower.
“I’m very excited to see Bergy again,” said Sturm. “So, thank you for coming and supporting me.”
Sturm takes over a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons and is charged with what general manager Don Sweeney called “renewing our identity” of “being an incredibly hard out each and every night.