The Boston Bruins introduced the team’s new head coach, Marco Sturm, on Tuesday.Sturm, 46, was traded to the Bruins as a player in 2005 and stayed with the team through 2010. He played in more than 300 games for Boston.He is a former head coach and general manager of the German national team, which earned a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and has coached the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign.”Boston has always held a special place in my heart, and I know how much this team means to the city and to our fans. I’ve felt that passion as a player, and I can’t wait to be behind the bench and feel it again. I’m excited to get to work and do everything I can to help this team succeed,” Sturm said.Sturm replaces former head coach Jim Montgomery, who was fired in November, and interim head coach Joe Sacco. Bruins executives announced their search for a new coach in April, after the team ended the season in last place in the Eastern Conference and failed to make the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.”Throughout this process, our goal was to identify a coach who could uphold our strong defensive foundation while helping us evolve offensively. We were also looking for a communicator and leader — someone who connects with players, develops young talent, and earns the respect of the room. Marco impressed us at every step with his preparation, clarity, and passion,” said general manager Don Sweeney in the announcement Thursday.Sturm has played for multiple NHL teams, coached internationally and has led at both the AHL and NHL levels, Sweeney said. “As a former Bruin, he understands what this team means to the city and our fans. We’re embracing a new direction with Marco behind the bench and are confident his energy, standards, and commitment to a competitive, hard-nosed brand of hockey reflect exactly what Bruins hockey should be,” Sweeney said. Video below: Bruins executives share disappointment in last seasonSturm spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings from 2018 to 2022. In his final year behind the bench with Los Angeles, the Kings earned their first Stanley Cup playoff berth since 2018 and posted a 99-point regular season (44-27-11).Before joining the Kings organization, Sturm served as head coach and general manager for the German Men’s National Team from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, Sturm led Germany to a silver-medal finish in the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, becoming the first German team to ever appear in the gold-medal game and the first German team to make the Olympic podium since 1976. Sturm’s coaching tenure with Germany was additionally highlighted by a Deutschland Cup title in 2015 and back-to-back quarterfinal appearances (2016, 2017) at the IIHF Men’s World Championship, the best final placement for Germany since 2011.As a player, Sturm skated in 938 career NHL games with Florida, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Boston and San Jose from 1997 to 2012, recording 242 goals and 245 assists for 487 points with a plus-59 rating. He scored the game-winning overtime goal for the Bruins’ 2-1 win over the Flyers at the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park. The Dingolfing, Germany native was originally selected by San Jose in the first round (21st overall) of the 1996 NHL entry draft. He leads all German players in most NHL games played and ranks second in career goals and career points.Internationally, he represented Germany at three Olympic Games (1998, 2002, 2010), four IIHF Men’s World Championships (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008) and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.

BOSTON —

The Boston Bruins introduced the team’s new head coach, Marco Sturm, on Tuesday.

Sturm, 46, was traded to the Bruins as a player in 2005 and stayed with the team through 2010. He played in more than 300 games for Boston.

He is a former head coach and general manager of the German national team, which earned a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and has coached the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign.

“Boston has always held a special place in my heart, and I know how much this team means to the city and to our fans. I’ve felt that passion as a player, and I can’t wait to be behind the bench and feel it again. I’m excited to get to work and do everything I can to help this team succeed,” Sturm said.

Sturm replaces former head coach Jim Montgomery, who was fired in November, and interim head coach Joe Sacco. Bruins executives announced their search for a new coach in April, after the team ended the season in last place in the Eastern Conference and failed to make the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.

“Throughout this process, our goal was to identify a coach who could uphold our strong defensive foundation while helping us evolve offensively. We were also looking for a communicator and leader — someone who connects with players, develops young talent, and earns the respect of the room. Marco impressed us at every step with his preparation, clarity, and passion,” said general manager Don Sweeney in the announcement Thursday.

Sturm has played for multiple NHL teams, coached internationally and has led at both the AHL and NHL levels, Sweeney said.

“As a former Bruin, he understands what this team means to the city and our fans. We’re embracing a new direction with Marco behind the bench and are confident his energy, standards, and commitment to a competitive, hard-nosed brand of hockey reflect exactly what Bruins hockey should be,” Sweeney said.

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Sturm spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings from 2018 to 2022. In his final year behind the bench with Los Angeles, the Kings earned their first Stanley Cup playoff berth since 2018 and posted a 99-point regular season (44-27-11).

Before joining the Kings organization, Sturm served as head coach and general manager for the German Men’s National Team from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, Sturm led Germany to a silver-medal finish in the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, becoming the first German team to ever appear in the gold-medal game and the first German team to make the Olympic podium since 1976.

Sturm’s coaching tenure with Germany was additionally highlighted by a Deutschland Cup title in 2015 and back-to-back quarterfinal appearances (2016, 2017) at the IIHF Men’s World Championship, the best final placement for Germany since 2011.

As a player, Sturm skated in 938 career NHL games with Florida, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Boston and San Jose from 1997 to 2012, recording 242 goals and 245 assists for 487 points with a plus-59 rating.

He scored the game-winning overtime goal for the Bruins’ 2-1 win over the Flyers at the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park.

The Dingolfing, Germany native was originally selected by San Jose in the first round (21st overall) of the 1996 NHL entry draft. He leads all German players in most NHL games played and ranks second in career goals and career points.

Internationally, he represented Germany at three Olympic Games (1998, 2002, 2010), four IIHF Men’s World Championships (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008) and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.