Jeremy M. Jacobs, the Boston Bruins governor of 51 years, announced Wednesday that his son, Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs, will succeed him as governor and will represent the club on the NHL’s board of governors.
“It’s a tremendous honour to step into the role as governor of the Boston Bruins, representing the team that has been part of my family for the past 51 years,” Charlie Jacobs said in a release. “I step into this role with the goal of continuing to build upon the incredible legacy and the impact that my dad has had on this franchise and the NHL over his five decades of leadership.
“Dad will continue to serve as my mentor and sounding board through this next era of the Bruins. I am looking forward to partnering with the NHL Board of Governors Chairman Ted Leonsis, Vice Chair Murray Edwards, our peers, and Commissioner Bettman on continuing to grow this beautiful game that we all love.”
Charlie Jacobs represented the Bruins as an alternate governor on the NHL Board of Governors for 26 years.
The Jacobs family has owned the Bruins since 1975, winning one Stanley Cup in 2011.
“I’m incredibly proud to celebrate the transition of governorship to my son, Charlie. He’s the day-to-day leader of the club, the public face of ownership and an active participant on the Board of Governors as an alternate governor, so this is a natural next step in our succession plan. Charlie has my full confidence, and I’m especially proud that our family will continue its stewardship of the Boston Bruins,” said Jeremy M. Jacobs.
The Bruins are off to a 9-3-1 start this season, sitting atop the Atlantic Division and second in the Eastern Conference.