Bruins have made a decision on Joe Sacco's future

According to a report from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Boston Bruins have informed interim-head coach Joe Sacco that he will NOT be hired as the team's full-time head coach this offseason.

“I’m under the impression he was told he won’t be staying,” Friedman said on today's episode of Sportsnet's 32 Thoughts Podcast.

Instead, the Bruins continue to interview the likes of Marco Sturm, Jay Woodcroft and Mitch Love for the vacant coaching position.

Sacco was named interim coach of the Bruins this past season after the club fired Jim Montgomery in mid-November. Although the Bruins missed the playoffs and had a 25-30-7 record under Sacco, Bruins GM Don Sweeney told reporters that Sacco was an automatic finalist for the vacant head coaching position at the conclusion of the season.

Read below for our earlier report on Sturm, who NHL insider Cam Robinson reported was in line for the job last week. It's unclear what has happened in the meantime, or if Robinson simply had incorrect information. Still, it's worth reading up on Sturm, as he may indeed be the team's next head coach.

According to a report from NHL insider Cam Robinson, the Boston Bruins will hire Marco Sturm as their next head coach.

From Robinson:

It's important to note that no other reputable insiders have backed Robinson's report. At least, not yet...

However, Sturm was reported to be a finalist for the Bruins' head coaching position by ESPN insider Kevin Weekes earlier today. Weekes reported that the Bruins were down to Sturm, Jay Woodcroft and Mitch Love for the job.

Sturm gets his first NHL head coaching job after three seasons as head coach of the AHL's Ontario Reign. He was previously an assistant coach from 2018 until 2022 with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings.