The Bruins announced on Tuesday that they have fired Jim Montgomery amid an 8-9-3 start to the season. Joe Sacco is the interim head coach.

The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery, the team announced on Tuesday.Associate coach Joe Sacco is replacing Montgomery on the Boston bench on an interim basis.Jim Montgomery firedMontgomery was in the final year of a three-year contract that he signed with Boston in June of 2022 to replace Bruce Cassidy.

BOSTON -- Jim Montgomery was fired as coach of the Boston Bruins on Tuesday after two-plus seasons. He was replaced by Joe Sacco. Montgomery went 120-41-23 with the Bruins after being hired as the 29th coach in franchise history July 1, 2022, succeeding Bruce Cassidy.