A Major Report Was Just Made Regarding The Boston Bruins Head Coaching Search
The Boston Bruins have officially narrowed down their search for their next head coach of the organization, and Elliotte Friedman just dropped a big report.
With the announcement of Lane Lambert being hired as head coach by the Seattle Kraken last night, it leaves just the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins as the only teams without a head coach.
Since firing Jim Montgomery, the Boston Bruins have spent the entire off-season so far trying to find a new head coach.
Teams like the Chicago Blackhawks, Seattle Kraken, Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers have all announced new head coaches, but the Bruins are still in search for theirs.
NHL insider of the Athletic, Fluto Shinzawa reported on Tuesday that Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love, and head coach of the Ontario Reign Marco Sturm are the finalists for the Bruins vacant position.
The Bruins have now moved onto in-person interviews at their facilities this week, taking a step forward in their process of hiring a new head coach.
Elliotte Friedman Drops A Big Report On Bruins Coaching Search
Insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet stated on Wednesday that one of the candidates "is very much in" to be hired by the Bruins on his latest 32 Thoughts podcast that featured Kyle Bukauskas.
«As we record this late Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, I'm under the impression (Marco) Strum is supposed to still visit Boston,» Friedman said. «Whether that's to do another interview or be given the job, I can't say that but he's very much in it.»
It's still unclear when a decision is going to be made, earlier in the week some flase information leaked that the Boston Bruins hired Marco Sturm as their head coach, but Elliotte Friedman ended up shutting that down.
It will be interesting to see who gets handed the head coaching position.
Previously on Boston Hockey Insider
| POLL | ||
MAI 30 | 304 ANSWERS A Major Report Was Just Made Regarding The Boston Bruins Head Coaching Search Who would you rather have as a head coach of the Boston Bruins? | ||
| Mitch Love | 68 | 22.4 % |
| Marco Sturm | 236 | 77.6 % |
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