The Bruins will reportedly hire former Stars coach Jim Montgomery as head coach after firing Bruce Cassidy earlier this month.
Montgomery will take the reins of a team that frequents the playoffs but exited in disappointing fashion this season, bowing out in a seven-game first-round loss to the Hurricanes.
Here are four things to know about Montgomery.
1. He was an excellent collegiate player.
Montgomery had a lengthy professional career that included several stints in the NHL, but he put together perhaps his most noteworthy performance in the national title game in 1993 when he scored three third-period goals to complete a 5-4 comeback win and lead Maine over Lake Superior State.