The Fourth Period Magazine

3 weeks ago | thefourthperiod.com | Shawn Hutcheon

BOSTON, MA — The wait is over. Boston announced on Thursday that former Bruins player Marco Sturm has been hired as the team’s new Head Coach. As a player, Sturm was drafted in the first round (21st overall) by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Draft. He went on to skate in 938 career NHL games with San Jose, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, Florida, and Vancouver from 1997-2012, recording 242 goals and 245 assists for 487 points with a plus-59 rating.

1 month ago | thefourthperiod.com | Shawn Hutcheon

BOSTON, MA — On the day Boston Bruins management held its End-of-Season availability at Boston’s TD Garden, three seats were set up on the podium. That meant just one thing: Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs, President Cam Neely and General Manager Don Sweeney would be in attendance, but Interim Head Coach Joe Sacco would not, indicating that the Bruins will have a new face behind the bench when the 2025-26 season begins.

2 months ago | thefourthperiod.com | Tab Bamford

CHICAGO, IL — Welcome to April, hockey fans! We’ve reached the point in the season where the Frozen Four is set in the NCAA, CHL playoffs are getting heated up and prospects are starting to make their late season debuts with NHL clubs. Only four teams have been officially eliminated from the postseason to date, but more will join them quickly in the coming days. For about a dozen fan bases, the NHL Draft Lottery can’t come soon enough. For other cities, there’s a playoff push happening.

Mar 11, 2025 | thefourthperiod.com | Shawn Hutcheon

BOSTON, MA — On Monday, Brad Marchand broke his silence three days after seeing his 16-year career with the Boston Bruins end due to the trade that shocked the hockey world. Marchand has been playing on a contract that will expire at the end of this season and, according to various reports, met with Boston’s management Thursday to iron out a new deal.

Mar 6, 2025 | thefourthperiod.com | Tab Bamford

CHICAGO, IL — With phones charging and caffeine keeping fans and writers alike glued to their social media platform of choice from coast-to-coast until Friday afternoon’s NHL Trade Deadline, we’ve already seen some big-time trades. And some big injuries hitting late in the week might impact the plans of teams around the playoff picture (I’m looking at you, New Jersey). So, let’s take a lap with a final pre-trade deadline Power Rankings for the NHL.