Blues Relieve Drew Bannister of Duties, Hire Jim Montgomery

Jared PettusNov 25, 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, December 20:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Florida*
7:00p, GBB: Oakville @ Farmington
Saturday, December 21:
11:00a, NFL, Week 16: Houston @ Kansas City
Monday, December 23:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Detroit*
Wednesday, December 25:
11:00a, NFL, Week 17: Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, December 26:
9:30a, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 1-Cent vs 8-SI
11:30a, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 4-Fest vs 5-AV
1:00p, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 2-Pot vs 7-SVille
2:30p, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 3-Fred vs 6-SG
4:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 1-Farm vs 16-CCity
5:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 8-WC vs 9-NC
7:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 4-HBoro vs 13-DeS
8:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 5-Fest vs 12-Cent
Friday, December 27:
3:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 2-SI vs 15-Herky
5:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 7-SG vs 10-Jeff
6:30p, NHL: Nashville @ St. Louis*
7:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 3-Pot vs 14-AV
8:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 6-SVille vs 11-Fred
Saturday, December 28:
12:30p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
2:30p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
4:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
5:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
7:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
8:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
Sunday, December 29:
1:30p, NHL: Buffalo @ St. Louis*
Monday, December 30:
5:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
7:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
Tuesday, December 31:
10:00a, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament 5th Place
12:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 9th Place
1:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 5th Place
3:00p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament 3rd Place
3:30p, NHL, Winter Classic: St. Louis @ Chicago*
4:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 3rd Place
6:00p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Championship
7:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Championship
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