The Boston Bruins season ended in heartbreak last year, leaving players and fans disappointed, but team leadership says things will get better as the team kicked off its training camp Wednesday.New head coach Marco Sturm said he hopes to return the Bruins to greatness.”There was a reason the Boston Bruins were elite for the past few decades, and me coming in, I’m not going to change everything,” he said.While there was no official practice Wednesday, Bruins leadership said that veterans and young players will all be fighting for their place on the team.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<“It’s a competitive environment, and we know that,” said general manager Don Sweeney. “We know that we want it to be that way, but we also want to make sure that collectively, we have to operate from day one.”After the Bruins traded away Brad Marchand, other players such as David Pastrnak will look to step into leadership roles. Pastrnak won’t skate for a few days as he recovers from tendinitis.”He’ll be in full practice early next week, so that’s the only surprise we have,” Sweeney said. “Everybody else is fully up and running.”Even though the players weren’t on the ice, some of the team’s big names were spotted in full uniform headed for a video shoot.The first official practice will kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday.

BOSTON —

The Boston Bruins season ended in heartbreak last year, leaving players and fans disappointed, but team leadership says things will get better as the team kicked off its training camp Wednesday.

New head coach Marco Sturm said he hopes to return the Bruins to greatness.

“There was a reason the Boston Bruins were elite for the past few decades, and me coming in, I’m not going to change everything,” he said.

While there was no official practice Wednesday, Bruins leadership said that veterans and young players will all be fighting for their place on the team.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

“It’s a competitive environment, and we know that,” said general manager Don Sweeney. “We know that we want it to be that way, but we also want to make sure that collectively, we have to operate from day one.”

After the Bruins traded away Brad Marchand, other players such as David Pastrnak will look to step into leadership roles. Pastrnak won’t skate for a few days as he recovers from tendinitis.

“He’ll be in full practice early next week, so that’s the only surprise we have,” Sweeney said. “Everybody else is fully up and running.”

Even though the players weren’t on the ice, some of the team’s big names were spotted in full uniform headed for a video shoot.

The first official practice will kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday.