Blues Relieve Drew Bannister of Duties, Hire Jim Montgomery

Jared PettusNovember 25th, 2024St. Louis Blues

(New York, NY) The St. Louis Blues organization announced on Sunday it had relieved Drew Bannister from his duties as head coach and replaced him with former Blues Assistant, Jim Montgomery.

Montgomery was an assistant with the Blues from 2020-2022. He was spent the last two full NHL seasons as the head coach of the Boston Bruins where he was fired on Wednesday of last week.

Montgomery posted a 120-41-23 record with the Bruins that included the best season in NHL history in 2022-23, 65-12-5.

Drew Bannister was fired after just 22 games as head coach with a record of 9-12-1. Bannister was signed to a two-year contract in the offseason after being promoted to interim head coach last year after the Blues fired Craig Berube.

Montgomery and the Blues agreed to a 5-year contract on Sunday.

Broadcast Schedule

Friday, April 18:
5:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ New York (N)*
Saturday, April 19:
2:10p, MLB: St. Louis @ New York (N)*
4:30p, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 1: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
Sunday, April 20:
11:45a, MLB: St. Louis @ New York (N)*
Monday, April 21:
1:00p, SB, MAAA Qtrs: 2-SG vs 7-AV
3:30p, SB, MAAA Qtrs: 3-WC vs 6-Bis
5:20p, MLB: St. Louis @ Atlanta*
5:30p, SB, MAAA Qtrs: 4-Pot vs 5-VCath+
6:00p, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 2: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
7:30p, SB, MAAA Qtrs: 1-Cent vs 8-King+
Tuesday, April 22:
5:20p, MLB: St. Louis @ Atlanta*
5:00p, SB, MAAA Semis: TBD vs TBD
7:30p, SB, MAAA Semis: TBD vs TBD
Wednesday, April 23:
10:20a, MLB: St. Louis @ Atlanta*<
Thursday, April 24:
5:00p, SB, MAAA 3rd Place: TBD vs TBD
7:30p, SB, MAAA Final: TBD vs TBD
8:00p, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 3: Winnipeg @ St. Louis*
Friday, April 25:
6:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Saturday, April 26:
12:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Sunday, April 27:
11:30a, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 4: Winnipeg @ St. Louis
12:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Monday, April 28:
4:00p, Base: Festus @ North County
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Tuesday, April 29:
4:00p, Base: Central @ Potosi
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Wednesday, April 30:
4:00p, Base: Farmington @ Valle Catholic
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
TBD, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 5: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
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