Marco Sturm coached Germany to a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Now former fellow players and officials back home will be closely followng his progress as Germany's first NHL coach. Marco Sturm has reached his stated goal-- becoming head coach of a team in the National Hockey League.

The Boston Bruins have hired Marco Sturm as coach to help the Original Six franchise get back to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2016.

The Bruins crossed a big item off their summer to-do list when they hired Marco Sturm to be their next coach. Here’s what those around the NHL are saying about Sturm’s hire.