This afternoon a new report from Sports Illustrated has connected the Boston Bruins to a former head coach for the Edmonton Oilers. The Boston Bruins have begun their search for a new head coach after firing Jim Montgomery mid-season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/espn/status/1858986042000277872'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With the presumptive favorite to land the job Mike Sullivan off the board heading to the New York Rangers the Bruins will need to move on to option two. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhl/status/1918290026791686602'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This afternoon a new report from Sports Illustrated has named several potential options to replace Montgomery including a former Oilers bench boss. <h3>Boston Bruins Linked To Edmonton Oilers Former Bench Boss</h3> In the new report from Sports Illustrated former Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft has been mentioned as a favorite to land the Bruins job opening. Along with Woodcroft, veteran coaching options like John Tortorella, Joel Quenneville, and NCAA phenom David Carle are listed as other coaches under consideration. There are incredible candidates outside the NHL, like David Carle of the University of Denver. Some veterans, such as John Tortorella, Joel Quenneville, Jeff Blashill, and Jay Woodcroft The Bruins are reportedly willing to wait to find the best candidate to bring them back to prominence in the NHL. Woodcroft during his time with the Oilers was a fantastic regular season coach leading them to a top seed in the West in both of his full seasons with the team. Unfortunately, the Oilers couldn't get it together in the playoffs and then a poor start to the 2023-24 season led to his termination. As more information is provided on Woodcroft's NHL future we will pass along the latest reports.