Stanley Cup Champion Weighs In On Bruins Coaching Search

The Boston Bruins are reportedly in the home stretch in their search for the franchise’s next head coach.

Reports have begun circulating that Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love and Ontario Reign head coach Marco Sturm are finalists for the vacancy in Boston.

Stanley Cup champion Andrew Ference discussed whether or not his former Bruins teammate Sturm would be a good fit at the helm in Boston on a recent episode of NESN’s “The Hockey Hub” podcast.

“I put an asterisk beside everything just because I haven’t been coached by these guys,” Ference told Sophia Jurksztowiz and Adam Pellerin. “But, I can definitely speak to Marco as a player, and as a person.

“He’s incredible in both categories and an absolute competitor. I think going back to guys that were it that era when I was there, there are a few guys that you’re like, ‘Damn, I wish that guy could have been on our team when we won, because he deserved it.’ And he’s at the top of that list.”

Ference added that the way Sturm prepared, trained and practiced all translated to his play on the ice, which meant the Bruins could always “count” on the retired forward.

“I think those are all qualities to me that are, of course, he’s a good coach,” Ference said. “Because those things transfer over into that world very well. I’ve never had him behind the bench. I’ve seen him and his progress over the years since he retired. He’s definitely one of those guys.”

You can hear more of Ference’s insight on the Bruins’ coaching search by catching the latest episode of “The Hockey Hub” on YouTube or Spotify.