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The Boston Bruins fired coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, the team announced.
Montgomery’s firing comes after the team’s 8-9-3 start to the season and Monday’s 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Fans booed the team at the end of the game, Boston’s third-straight loss.
The team appointed Joe Sacco as its interim coach in hopes his experience can bring the players and squad back to focusing on consistent performances, Bruins GM Don Sweeney said.
“Jim Montgomery is a very good NHL coach and an even better person,” Don Sweeney said in a news release. “He has made a positive impact throughout the Bruins organization, and I am both grateful and appreciative of the opportunity to work with him and learn from him.
“Our team’s inconsistency and performance in the first 20 games of the 2024-25 season has been concerning and below how the Bruins want to reward our fans…We will continue to work to make the necessary adjustments to meet the standard and performance our supportive fans expect.”
More to come.
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