Bleacher Report · Sep 22, 2020
Bob Boughner Named Sharks Head Coach After Serving in Interim Role
The San Jose Sharks have named Bob Boughner as their permanent head coach after he finished the 2019-20 season in an interim role.
Boughner took over for Peter DeBoer last December and led the team to a 14-20-3 record after the squad posted a 15-16-2 mark under DeBoer.
"Bob did a tremendous job last season, getting our group back to playing with an identity and structure that we need in order to be successful," general manager Doug Wilson said. "We saw a marked improvement in our play in several key areas during the second half of the season, before losing some key players to injury."
Erik Karlsson, Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture were among those who missed significant time because of injury.