The Boston Bruins have signed head coach Claude Julien to a multi-year contract extension.
Julien, who completed his second season with Boston in 2008-09, led the Bruins to the Eastern Conference's top record of 53-19-10 and captured the 2009 Jack Adams Award, as the league's top rated head coach.
Julien, who has also coached the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils, was named the 28th head coach in club history on June 21, 2007.
In 402 career regular-season games behind the bench, Julien has posted a 213-134-10-45 career record.