Head Coach
Jim Montgomery was named head coach on Nov. 24, 2024. Prior to signing a five-year deal with the Blues, Montgomery led the Bruins to the top regular-season record and point total in the NHL (120-41-23, 263 points) as well as consecutive playoff appearances in 2023 and 2024. In 2022-23, he guided the Bruins to the Presidents’ Trophy after a record-breaking season and captured the 2022-23 Jack Adams Award for coach of the year.
Associate Coach
Steve Ott joined the Blues as a player in the 2013-14 season and played 122 games with the organization. He signed on as an assistant coach in the summer of 2017, and was promoted to Associate Coach in June 2024. Ott played in 848 NHL games from 2002-17, amassing 288 points and 1,555 penalty minutes.
Assistant Coach
Claude Julien comes to the Blues with more than 20 years of coaching experience, including 19 seasons as an NHL head coach. He began his career as the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens in 2002, where he spent three seasons. Julien then spent one year behind the New Jersey Devils bench before serving 10 seasons with the Boston Bruins, eventually leading them to the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship. Following his time in Boston, Julien returned to Montreal to coach the Canadiens for five more seasons from 2016-2021. In June 2024, he joined the Blues' bench as an assistant coach.
Assistant Coach
Mike Weber joined the Blues as an assistant coach in June 2023 after a three-year stint as an assistant coach with the AHL's Rochester Americans. The Pittsburgh native played defense and was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 2006. He appeared in 351 career NHL games over nine seasons.
Director of Goaltending
A Moncton, NB native, David comes to the Blues from the Syracuse Crunch, where he served as goaltending coach for 4 seasons. While in Syracuse, David worked with standout goaltenders Andrei Vasilevsky, Kristers Gudlevskis and Mike McKenna.
Video Coach
A Shawinigan, QC native, Elliott Mondou joined the Blues as video coordinator in the summer of 2022. His previous work includes serving as video coach for Hockey Canada, having experience with the men's olympic team in the Beijing Olympics, and capturing gold at the 2022 World Juniors. Prior to joining Hockey Canada, he won the 2018 Memorial Cup as video coach with the CHL's Shawinigan Cataractes. Mondou currently lives in Clayton and is completing his bachelor's degree in finance.
