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NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 20
Bruins hire Steve Spott as assistant coach

Bruins hire Steve Spott as assistant coach

The Boston Bruins have hired their third assistant coach for the 2025-26 NHL season, joining Chris Kelly and Jay Leach. The Bruins announced they’ve hired Steve Spott as their final assistant coach, and he’ll primarily work with the team’s power play.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / June 4

Marco Sturm, Mitch Love, Jay Leach in running for Bruins’ head coach job

There seem to be just a few candidates to be the next bench boss in New England. According to Daily Faceoff’s Anthony Di Marco, the three big names in line for the Boston Bruins head coach position are Marco Sturm, Mitch Love and Jay Leach.

NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 22
Bruins have interviewed trio of notable names for HC job

Bruins have interviewed trio of notable names for HC job

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.

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The 'NHL Norris Trophy winners' quiz

The 'NHL Norris Trophy winners' quiz

Bobby Orr won the last of his eight Norris Trophies during the 1974-75 season. Can you name every defenseman who won the trophy since then? 

The 'Team Canada 2025 Four Nations Face-Off roster' quiz
The 'Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup-winning teams' quiz
The 'NHL 1,200-points Club' quiz
NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 16
Penguins have interviewed three candidates for HC vacancy

Penguins have interviewed three candidates for HC vacancy

The Penguins have obtained permission to and completed an interview with Bruins assistant Jay Leach for their vacant head coaching job, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on Friday’s 32 Thoughts podcast.

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

New Jersey Devils News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 30
Jeff Blashill, Jeff Halpern, Jay Leach drawing interest for head-coaching vacancies

Jeff Blashill, Jeff Halpern, Jay Leach drawing interest for head-coaching vacancies

Bruins assistant coach Jay Leach and Lightning assistant coaches Jeff Blashill and Jeff Halpern are among the names under consideration for the eight active head coaching vacancies across the league, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reports.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Yardbarker / March 27
John Tortorella joins crowded field of potential offseason NHL coaching candidates

John Tortorella joins crowded field of potential offseason NHL coaching candidates

John Tortorella's firing Thursday as Flyers head coach this close to the end of the regular season serves as the start of the offseason in Philadelphia.

What's next for John Tortorella following Flyers exit?
Can all seven get in? Ranking the likelihood of each Canadian NHL team to make the playoffs
The 23 NHL players who have scored 60+ goals in one season
The '2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins' quiz
Boston Bruins News / Boston Sports Journal / June 20, 2024
Changes for the Bruins coaching staff

Changes for the Bruins coaching staff

The Boston Bruins obviously weren’t going to make significant changes to their coaching staff this offseason after taking a demonstrable step forward this past season with a successful regular season followed by advancement to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Boston Bruins News / Inside The Rink / June 13, 2024
Boston Bruins Make Multiple Coaching Changes

Boston Bruins Make Multiple Coaching Changes

Today, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has announced multiple changes to their coaching staff prior to the 2024-25 season. John McLean will return

Boston Bruins News / Daily Faceoff / June 12, 2024
Boston Bruins hire Jay Leach as assistant coach, promote Joe Sacco

Boston Bruins hire Jay Leach as assistant coach, promote Joe Sacco

The Boston Bruins are rounding out head coach Jim Montgomery’s 2024-25 coaching staff as the club announced on Wednesday, they’ve hired Jay Leach as an assistant coach.

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