Blues Relieve Drew Bannister of Duties, Hire Jim Montgomery

(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 3, Friday (KFMO, Video) - Final
Fredericktown0
Central43
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North County14
DeSoto13
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Poplar Bluff19
Farmington49
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Windsor14
Festus56
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Ste. Genevieve29
Kennett15
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Potosi15
Valle Catholic47
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Hillsboro27
Washington16
Monday (KFMO) Final
Farmington1
Fredericktown14
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North County-
Chaffee-
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Farmington-
Festus-
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St. Pius-
Fredericktown-
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North County-
Saxony Lutheran-
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Arcadia Valley-
Windsor-
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Cape Central-
Cape Notre Dame-
Farmington-
Jackson-
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North County-
Farmington-
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Fredericktown-
St. Paul-
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Kingston-
Herculaneum-
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Fredericktown-
Perryville-
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West County-
St. Paul-
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Valle Catholic-
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Potosi-
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Broadcast Schedule

Monday, September 15:
4:00p, SB: Farmington @ Fredericktown
5:50p, MLB: Cincinnati @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, September 16:
5:50p, MLB: Cincinnati @ St. Louis*
6:00p, VB: Fredericktown @ Arcadia Valley
Wednesday, September 17:
11:20a, MLB: Cincinnati @ St. Louis*
4:00p, SB: Cape Notre Dame @ North County
Thursday, September 18:
5:00p, VB: Lake Land @ Mineral Area+
Friday, September 19:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
6:30p, FB, Week 4: Ste. Genevieve @ Potosi^
Saturday, September 20:
5:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Sunday, September 21:
12:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
6:00p, NFL, Week 3: Kansas City @ New York (N)
Monday, September 22:
7:50p, MLB: St. Louis @ San Francisco*
Tuesday, September 23:
6:00p, VB: Arcadia Valley @ North County
7:50p, MLB: St. Louis @ San Francisco*
Wednesday, September 24:
6:00p, VB: Festus @ Potosi
7:50p, MLB: St. Louis @ San Francisco*
Thursday, September 25:
6:00p, VB: Ste. Genevieve @ Farmington
Friday, September 26:
12:25p, MLB: St. Louis @ Chicago (N)*
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Week 5: Rolla @ North County^
Saturday, September 27:
12:25p, MLB: St. Louis @ Chicago (N)*
Sunday, September 28:
1:25p, MLB: St. Louis @ Chicago (N)*
2:00p, NFL, Week 4: Baltimore @ Kansas City
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3