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CBS News
05-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
What to know about Marco Sturm, the 30th head coach in Bruins history
The Boston Bruins finally named a new head coach on Thursday, hiring Marco Sturm as the 30th bench leader in franchise history. He's a familiar face in Boston, having spent five seasons in a Bruins sweater as a player, but this will be his first go as an NHL head coach. But the 46-year-old Sturm has led teams on both the international level and in the AHL, and had success in each venture. The Bruins are confident he'll do the same in the NHL in Boston. Here's what you need to know about the new head coach of the Boston Bruins. Marco Sturm is Boston's first European head coach A native of Dingolfing, Germany, Sturm is the first European head coach in Bruins history. He's just the fifth European coach in NHL history, and the first-ever German head coach. Sturm was a superstar player in Germany, and leads all German players in NHL games played. He was the NHL's leading German-born scorer with 242 goals and 245 assists until 2021, when Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl broke his record. Sturm also played for Germany in three Olympic Games (1998, 2002, 2010), four IIHF Men's World Championships (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008) and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Marco Sturm played five seasons with Bruins A talented winger as a player, Sturm spent five of his 14 NHL seasons with the Bruins after he was acquired in the controversial blockbuster trade that sent Joe Thornton to San Jose during the 2005-06 season. He played 305 games for Boston and tallied 106 goals to go with 87 assists, usually playing on the left wing of Patrice Bergeron's line. While the Thornton trade really upset fans, Sturm had 23 goals in his first 51 games with the Bruins. His best season in Boston was 2007-08, when Sturm had 27 goals and 28 assists for 56 points -- three off his career-high of 59 points, which he set in 05-06 split between San Jose and Boston. His most famous highlight with the Bruins was his game-winning, overtime goal in the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park. He also scored the winning goal in Game 6 of Boston's first-round showdown against the Montreal Canadiens in the 2008 playoffs. Overall, Sturm had two goals and two assists over 14 postseason games with the Bruins. Marco Sturm's career as an NHL player Sturm was drafted 21st overall by San Jose in 1996 and played 938 games over his 14-year career for the Sharks, Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, and Florida Panthers. He made one All-Star team in 1998-99 with the Sharks -- his second season in the NHL. Sturm retired after the 2011-12 season with a plus-59 rating for his career. He also had nine goals and 13 assists over 68 playoff games, but the furthest his teams made it was the Conference Semifinals. Marco Sturm started his head-coaching career for Germany Sturm's coaching career began with the German Men's National Team in 2015, when he served as the team's head coach and general manager. He won a Deutschland Cup title in 2018, and then led Germany to a silver medal in the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. It marked the first time a German team appeared in the gold medal game. Germany also went to back-to-back quarterfinals in the IIHF Men's World Championship in 2016 and 2017. Marco Sturm had success as a head coach in the AHL After his run with Germany, Sturm became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings. He held that job until 2022, when he was promoted to head coach of L.A.'s AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. He led the Reign to a 119-80-11-6 and three consecutive playoff appearances from 2022-25. The Kings are a defensive-minded franchise, and Bruins GM Don Sweeney believes Sturm will bring that to Boston -- along with a fresh approach offensively. "Throughout this process, our goal was to identify a coach who could uphold our strong defensive foundation while helping us evolve offensively," Sweeney said in a statement announcing the Sturm hiring. "We were also looking for a communicator and leader – someone who connects with players, develops young talent, and earns the respect of the room. Marco impressed us at every step with his preparation, clarity, and passion."
Top Gear
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
The stunning new BMW Speedtop is a £500k V8 shooting brake spun off an M8
The stunning new BMW Speedtop is a £500k V8 shooting brake spun off an M8 BMW reveals delightful, practical big boy limited to just 70 models and yeah, you want one Skip 19 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 19 When is a BMW Touring not a Touring? When it's a Speedtop, an M8-based, £500k limited run special that's just been unveiled at the annual festival of loveliness that is the Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance. 'The BMW Concept Speedtop is characterised first of all by its profile,' head of BMW Group Design Adrian van Hooydonk explains. 'It is unique in the automotive industry. In this way, we have created an exclamation mark for our entire line-up of vehicles, especially for the Touring models.' Advertisement - Page continues below BMW, of course, has a long history of rolling out emotionally resonant one-offs at the historic event on the shore of Lake Como. More recently, though, the company has showcased its bandwidth by putting them into production. In 2015, the 3.0 CSL homage blew a fair few minds and 50 were eventually made. Last year it was the turn of the Skytop, an elegant coupe/convertible with a subtly eye-popping graduated paint-job, 50 of which are coming to life in a special facility within BMW's Dingolfing plant in Bavaria. The paint-shop there has phenomenal capability and there's even a saddlery for the finest in leathery interior makeovers. The Speedtop leans into all the possibilities while doffing its cap at the mysteriously alluring Shooting Brake idea, while perhaps permitting echoes of the eternally cool late Nineties M Coupe. (Quick note: a brake was a form of carriage back in the 19th century, and the shooting bit references adaptations to the body to suit hunting parties. Now you know…) A clear evolution of the Skytop's look and feel, it has the same sharky prow, the lights are slimmed down to the point of barely being visible, and the signature kidney grille is illuminated and prominent – though rather less so than on other current high-end BMWs. The eye is quickly drawn to the central 'spline' on the bonnet which is picked up again and continues along the roof. And, as on the Skytop, the Speedtop looks resplendent in its expensive paint job, which magically morphs from 'floating Sunstone Maroon' to 'floating Sundown Silver'. This is not a car you want to park under any trees for fear of despoilment by berry-consuming avians. Advertisement - Page continues below Other exterior highlights include the bespoke alloy wheels, with their turbine blade look, and the way the full-length glasshouse blends into the propulsive rear shoulders. In the past, BMW has worked with Italian carozzeria such as Pininfarina and Zagato to create cars like this, but the Speedtop suggests that the company is rather enjoying being its own coachbuilder. Skip 20 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 20 It's actually more difficult to reconfigure the interior, so the kinship with the 8 Series is easier to detect inside. But the Speedtop still pushes the limits of BMW's personalisation/bespoke programme. There's brown 'Sundown Maroon' leather inside that swathes the dashboard, door tops and centre console. That's strongly contrasted with the 'Moonstone white' leather that covers the seats, dividing the dynamic and functional areas of the interior. Although we're not sure how functional white leather really is. Never mind the birds wrecking the exterior, you'd think twice about parking denim-clad posterior in here. Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email* As on the outside, there's a 'spline' inside the car, illuminated within the two-tone leather in the headlining. There are shades of Art Deco here, another nod to the late Twenties masterpieces that enliven concours lawns. The rear seats feature bespoke luggage from Italian specialist, Schedoni, held in place with leather straps. Then there's the, erm, boot. Can we call it that? Again, we're talking Prada shopping bag rather than Lidl here. It's split level, the upper lid covered in the same leather that's used elsewhere, the lower one surprisingly spacious. The storage compartment is lit throughout. Nice touch. It's also a BMW M8 underneath the bespoke bodywork, so motive force comes from the 523bhp, 4.4-litre, twin-turbocharged S63 V8 engine as used by the previous gen M5. So it has the guts to go with the visual glory, should the owner ever feel the need to bury no doubt bespoke brogue into the carpet. We suspect collectors will be adding the Speedtop to their Skytops, though there will be 70 of the former rather than the latter's 50. A curious imbalance that might push up Skytop values. Imagine both parked up with a Riva Aquarama bobbing gently on the lake beneath. Aaaand… you're back in the room.
