Jim Montgomery Will Finally Get His Say On Assistant Coaches
Blues coach has had three stops, and in each one has not been able to pick own coaches; will get opportunity to select those he wants after Ott moved to Springfield, Julien, Weber contracts not renewed
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Montgomery has had three stops as a head coach in the NHL and there's been one common theme to all three. In each stop, including those with the Dallas Stars , Boston Bruins and now St.
Louis Blues , assistant coaches were not selected by Montgomery himself, including some of the names that were in those stops included Rick Bowness, John Stevens, Jeff Reese and Stu Barnes in Dallas, and Joe Sacco, Chris Kelly, Jay Leach and Bob Essensa. And when he was hired by the Blues on Nov. 24, 2024, Steve Ott, Claude Julien, Mike Weber and David Alexander were in place.
Ott has since been moved to be the head coach of Springfield of the American Hockey League, and with the Blues not renewing the contracts of Julien and Weber , Montgomery will will get a chance to finally give his input on the kind of coaches he would like to work with. Alexander has worked out well as the Blues' goalie coach and will remain. "I think the plan right now is to hire three," Montgomery said last Saturday at the exit meetings inside Enterprise Center.
"It might just be two. It really depends on the makeup of the people that we’re able to bring into the fold. There’s certain people that have the capability of doing more than one task.
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