Pro Hockey Rumors

4:19 p.m.: The Rangers have officially announced their new hires, according to a team statement. 8:38 a.m.: The Rangers are nearing a deal to bring David Quinn back to the organization as an assistant coach under new bench boss Mike Sullivan, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. They’re also expected to add former Bruins interim head coach Joe Sacco to Sullivan’s staff after … [Read more...] about Rangers Hire David Quinn, Joe Sacco As Assistant Coaches

It isn’t yet clear who the Bruins will name as their next head coach in the coming days. However, it won’t be Joe Sacco, who ended the year as interim head coach after the club fired Jim Montgomery early in the season, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on the 32 Thoughts podcast earlier this week. “I believe Joe Sacco was told he will not stay as the head coach of the Boston … [Read more...] about Joe Sacco Out Of Running For Bruins’ Head Coaching Job

Contrary to reports Tuesday night, Marco Sturm is not set in stone as the Bruins’ head coaching hire. He’s high on their list and remains a frontrunner, but the club is still going through their final round of interviews with a few candidates, including Sturm, and hasn’t offered the job to anyone, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on this morning’s 32 Thoughts podcast. It was … [Read more...] about Marco Sturm Not Yet Solidified As Bruins Head Coach

Despite Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love and Ontario Reign head coach Marco Sturm being labelled as the finalists for the Boston Bruins head coaching vacancy, Jimmy Murphy of RG has heard otherwise. Murphy posited that the Bruins have already begun ’talking money’ with coaching candidate Jay Woodcroft, but admits that Love and Sturm are still in the mix. There … [Read more...] about Woodcroft, Sturm, Love Listed As Bruins Coaching Finalists

As one of the few remaining teams still seeking a head coach, the Boston Bruins have reportedly made some headway in their search. According to Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff, the Bruins have completed their first round of interviews and have significantly narrowed down their pool. At the time of writing, and of the remaining coaches on the market, the Bruins have only been … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins Have Completed First Round Of Coaching Interviews

In an interview with Steve Conroy of The Boston Herald, recently extended General Manager of the Boston Bruins, Don Sweeney, expressed confidence that the team would re-sign forward Morgan Geekie at some point this summer. Geekie will become a restricted free agent on July 1st, and is eligible for an offer sheet from the 31 other teams in the league. Still, Sweeney hopes a … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins In Constant Contact With Morgan Geekie

The Bruins have had several external candidates linked to their head coaching vacancy for several weeks since the regular season ended. Today, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic confirmed they’ve held initial interviews with most of the names already mentioned. Still, he added that they’d also considered promoting assistant coach Jay Leach to the head job. They’ve also … [Read more...] about Bruins Have Interviewed Jay Leach, Mitch Love, Luke Richardson For Head Coach Job

Fresh off signing his own contract extension, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney stated that the organization is narrowing its coaching search and no longer considering candidates still active in the playoffs, per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald. Sweeney said his goal is to have a coach in place “well before” June’s NHL draft, so it would seem a decision will be made soon. … [Read more...] about Bruins Begin To Narrow Coaching Search