Sacco soaks up the experience in his 1st game as Bruins interim coach

BOSTON (AP) — The hours leading up to the Boston Bruins' game against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night had a different vibe for Joe Sacco. The longtime Bruins assistant was named the team's interim coach on Tuesday after Jim Montgomery was fired following a lackluster start...

Joonas Korpisalo stops 21 shots, Elias Lindholm scores, and Bruins win 1st game since firing coach

BOSTON (AP) — Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 shots, Elias Lindholm scored the game’s only goal, and the Boston Bruins beat the Utah Hockey Club 1-0 on Thursday night in their first game since the team fired coach Jim Montgomery and named Joe Sacco as interim coach. The win snapped...

Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after slow start in regular season follows playoff disappointments

BOSTON (AP) — Boston coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday, a day after the below-.500 team lost to last-place Columbus to extend its losing streak to three games. ...

Boston Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after losing 12 of their first 20 games and name Joe Sacco interim replacement

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after losing 12 of their first 20 games and name Joe Sacco interim replacement.

Boston Bruins need to turn regular-season success into long playoff run

Boston Bruins Last season: 47-20-15, lost to Florida in second round of playoffs. COACH: Jim Montgomery (278-172-75 over 5 seasons with 2 teams). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 8 at Florida. DEPARTURES: G Linus Ullmark, F Jakub Lauko, F Oskar Steen, F...