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Boston Bruins' GM Don Sweeney on firing head coach Jim Montgomery
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cbsnews.com
BOSTON – Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney will hold a press conference on Wednesday, a day after the team announced the firing of head coach Jim Montgomery.
You can watch the press conference live on CBS News Boston when it begins around 11:15 a.m. by clicking on the video player above.
Joe Sacco, a Massachusetts native, was named interim head coach following Montgomery's firing. Sacco is expected to be on hand alongside Sweeney at Wednesday's press conference.
Montgomery was fired after the Bruins got off to a sluggish start to the season, opening the year with an 8-9-3 record.
In the final year of a three-year contract, Montgomery was fired with a regular season record of 120-41-23 during his tenure in Boston. The Bruins went 9-11 during the playoffs under Montgomery.
Following a historic 2022-23 season that saw Boston set the NHL record for most wins and most points in a season, Montgomery won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the league.
Montgomery's firing came a day after the Bruins were thoroughly outplayed on their home ice during a 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets. Columbus is tied for the third-fewest points in the NHL.
So far this season, Boston has lost six games by three or more goals.
The Bruins are off again on Wednesday before returning to the ice Thursday at TD Garden against Utah.