In a surprising move, the St. Louis Blues on Sunday fired Drew Bannister after less than a year as coach, replacing him with former Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery. The announcement from Blues president and general manager Doug Armstrong comes with the ...

Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube’s staff.

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced this morning that the team has relieved Drew Bannister of his coaching duties. In addition, the Blues have signed Jim Montgomery to a five-year contract to become the 28 th head coach in franchise history.