(Jim Montgomery, seen on the far right at the press conference following Denver’s 2017 NCAA championship win, became the 29th head coach in Bruins franchise history on Friday. Photo credit: Bob Snow, Bruins Daily)
Amid a tumultous off-season, the Boston Bruins hit a home run following their coaching search.
The summer of turmoil began in early June when Don Sweeney fired Bruce Cassidy after six seasons behind the bench. By month’s end, team President Cam Neely signed the embattled GM signed to a multi-year contract extension.
With his mixed history of trades, free agent signees and subpar drafts, Sweeney couldn’t afford to whiff on his coaching hire.