Marco Sturm, who played five seasons with the Bruins from 2005-10, was named the club’s 30th head coach on Thursday.

The Boston Bruins finally named a new head coach on Thursday, hiring Marco Sturm as the 30th bench leader in franchise history. He's a familiar face in Boston, having spent five seasons in a Bruins sweater as a player,

Sturm, 46, was previously coach of the Kings’ AHL affiliate. He played 302 games for the Bruins after arriving in the Joe Thornton trade.