Marco Sturm, one of the player acquired by the Bruins in the Joe Thornton trade, has been name both head coach and general manager of the Germany national hockey team according to NBC sports. Sturm announced his retirement from pro hockey last Januar
“I’m very proud that the DEB [German hockey federation] gives me the huge responsibility and I’m really immensely looking forward to this challenging and exciting task I will work on with huge motivation,” Sturm said, per the IIHF website. “Together we want to go the next step with German ice hockey.”
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