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.

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North County24
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Farmington56
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Festus21
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Fredericktown40
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DeSoto35
Herculaneum26
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Poplar Bluff30
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Potosi48
St. Charles West41
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St. Pius7
Valle Catholic14
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Bayless6
Windsor46
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Fredericktown8
Festus0
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Kennett4
St. Paul0
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1-Potosi28, 25, 25
5-Central26, 13, 17
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3-North County11, 16, 22
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4-St. Paul9,   9, 12
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3-Crystal City25, 25, 25
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6-Doniphan22, 24, 19
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6-Lindbergh25, 25, 16, 18, 15

Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, October 25:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Detroit*
Monday, October 27:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Pittsburgh*
6:00p, NFL, Week 8: Washington @ Kansas City
Tuesday, October 28:
5:30p, VB, C3D2 Final: 1-Potosi vs 2-Ste. Gen^
6:45p, NHL: Detroit @ St. Louis*
Wednesday, October 29:
6:00p, VB: Lewis & Clark @ Mineral Area+
Thursday, October 30:
6:30p, NHL: Vancouver @ St. Louis*
TBD, VB State Sectionals
Friday, October 31:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Districts: TBD vs TBD^
Saturday, November 1:
2:00p, WBB: Lincoln Trail @ Mineral Area+
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Columbus*
Sunday, November 2:
2:00p, NFL, Week 9: Kansas City @ Buffalo
Monday, November 3:
7:00p, NHL: Edmonton @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, November 4:
4:30p, WBB: Vincennes @ Mineral Area
Wednesday, November 5:
6:00p, NHL: St. Louis @ Washington*
Thursday, November 6:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Washington*
Friday, November 7:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Districts: TBD vs TBD^
Saturday, November 8:
5:30p, NHL: Seattle @ St. Louis*
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