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.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Week 8, Thursday 
North County-
St. Clair-
Fall Softball
Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinal
Thursday 
2-Fredericktown-
7-Affton-
Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinal
Thursday 
3-North County-
6-Herculaneum-
Class 5, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinal
Thursday 
1-Lindbergh-
8-Farmington-
Class 1, District 1 Tournament, Championship Game
Thursday 
1-Kennett-
2-North County-
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St. Pius-
Fredericktown-
MAAA Conference Tournament, Semifinal
Thursday (KFMO, Video) 
1-Potosi-
4-Bismarck-
MAAA Conference Tournament, Semifinal
Thursday (KFMO, Video) 
2-Valle Catholic-
6-Ste. Genevieve-
MAAA Conference Tournament, 3rd Place Game
Thursday (KFMO, Video) 
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MAAA Conference Tournament, Championship Game
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St. Paul-
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Kaskaskia-
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Broadcast Schedule

Thursday, October 16:
3:30p, VB, MAAA Semis: 1-Potosi vs 4-Bismarck^
5:15p, VB, MAAA Semis: 2-Valle vs 6-Ste. Gen^
6:30p, VB, MAAA Tournament 3rd Place Game^
7:45p, VB, MAAA Tournament Championship Game^
Friday, October 17:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Week 8: Farmington @ Festus^
Saturday, October 18:
12:30p, SB, C3D1 Semis: IF Fred/NC
5:30p, NHL: Dallas @ St. Louis*
Sunday, October 19:
11:00a, NFL, Week 7: Las Vegas @ Kansas City
Monday, October 20:
3:30p, SB, C3D1 Final: IF Fred/NC
Tuesday, October 21:
6:00p, VB: Southwestern IL @ Mineral Area+
6:30p, NHL: Los Angeles @ St. Louis*
Thursday, October 23:
6:30p, FB, Week 9: Sullivan @ North County
6:30p, NHL: Utah @ St. Louis*
Friday, October 24:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Week 9: Central @ Farmington^
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:
6:45p, NHL: Detroit @ St. Louis*
Thursday, October 30:
6:30p, NHL: Vancouver @ St. Louis*
Friday, October 31:
6:30p, FB, Districts: TBD vs TBD
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