The San Jose Sharks have named Bob Boughner as their permanent head coach after he finished the 2019-20 season in an interim role.
Boughner took over for Peter DeBoer last December and led the team to a 14-20-3 record after the squad posted a 15-16-2 mark under DeBoer.
"Bob did a tremendous job last season, getting our group back to playing with an identity and structure that we need in order to be successful," general manager Doug Wilson said. "We saw a marked improvement in our play in several key areas during the second half of the season, before losing some key players to injury.