Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.

The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as his replacement. The 2022 Jack Adams Award winner, Montgomery joins the Blues five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.

The Blues fired a coach who they gave a two-year contract to less than seven months ago, replacing him with a coach who was fired five days ago.

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced this morning that the team has relieved Drew Bannister of his coaching duties. In addition, the Blues have signed Jim Montgomery to a five-year contract to become the 28 th head coach in franchise history.

Shortly after he got fired by the Bruins, Jim Montgomery has been hired by the Blues, with Drew Bannister getting fired.

Knowing Jim Montgomery from a prior stint as an assistant, the St. Louis Blues wasted no time in snapping him up after he was let go by the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

St. Louis Blues fire coach Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery 5 days after he was let go by the Boston Bruins

The St. Louis Blues fired Drew Bannister mainly because Jim Montgomery became available. The pressure is on to prove that was the right choice right now.

The St. Louis Blues shocked the hockey world when they fired head coach Drew Bannister and brought in former Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery just days after he was let go.