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

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North County16
Farmington49
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Owensville0
Central37
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Perryville35
Fredericktown21
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DeSoto14
Freeburg, IL30
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Hillsboro44
Moberly34
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Festus30
Rolla14
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Potosi21
St. Clair35
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St. Vincent35
Ste. Genevieve49
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Monroe City22
Valle Catholic41
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Herculaneum28
Windsor36
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Farmington-
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Jefferson-
Fredericktown-
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Seckman15
North County3
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Farmington-
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Fredericktown-
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North County-
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Mineral Area25, 12, 25, 23, 15
Jefferson23, 25, 19, 25, 11
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Dexter23, 25, 25, 14, 15
Arcadia Valley25, 23, 17, 25,  5
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Festus25, 25, 25
Central16,   9, 21
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Bismarck25, 25, 25
Ellington18, 19, 15
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Cape Notre Dame-
Farmington-
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Herculaneum-
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Viburnum25, 25, 25
Kingston22, 18, 19
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North County-
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South Iron25, 17, 13, 22
St. Paul20, 25, 25, 25
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Lesterville-
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Potosi25, 25, 25
West County18,  9, 19

Broadcast Schedule

Wednesday, September 3:
5:50p, MLB: Athletics @ St. Louis*
Thursday, September 4:
4:00p, SB: Farmington @ North County
6:00p, VB: Cape ND @ Potosi
Friday, September 5:
6:00p, NFL, Week 1: Kansas City vs Los Angeles (A)
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s+
6:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
6:30p, FB, Week 2: Central @ Jefferson+^
Saturday, September 6:
5:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
Sunday, September 7:
12:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
Monday, September 8:
6:00p, VB: St. Pius @ Central
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Tuesday, September 9:
6:30p, VB: Arcadia Valley @ Potosi
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Wednesday, September 10:
4:00p, SB: Cape Notre Dame @ Farmington
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Thursday, September 11:
4:00p, VB: Fredericktown @ North County
Friday, September 12:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
6:30p, FB, Week 3: Fredericktown @ Central^
Saturday, September 13:
5:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
Sunday, September 14:
12:00p, NFL, Week 2: Philadelphia @ Kansas City
12:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
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