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Jeff Blashill has been hired as the next head coach of the Chicago BlackhawksIt was announced Thursday.
The Veteran Bench boss steps in to replace interim coach anders Sorenson, who was promoted after the blackhawks fired luke richardson early in the 2024-25 Season. Sorenson was thinking to be a candidate for the permanent role, and chicago had also shown interest in university of denver coach david carle.
The Blackhawks ultimately Landed on Blashill. The 51-year-old most recently spent three seesons as an assistant coach on jon cooper’s staff with the Tampa bay lightning. He previously replaced mike Babcock to take on his first NHL HEAD COACHING JOB with the Detroit red wings From 2015-22, attendance to guide detroit through a lengthy rebuild process.
After reacting the playoffs in his first year with the red wings, Blashill’s Teams Never Improved Beyond Fifth in the division and, after six conscious seasons outside the playoff field, HE WAS AREED Following the 2021-22 Campaign. He left the red wings with a 204-261-72 overall record.
Blashill Now Joining Another Organization Deep Into a rebuild process, providing experience that chicago has been lacking. The Blackhawks have churned through the Four Different first-year NHL Head Coaches-Jeremy Collition, Derek King, Richardson and Sorenson-Since Joel Quenneville’s Departure in 2018, and now Targeted a new voice with a developmental background.
Blashill has worked in the NCAA, ushl and ahl throughout his career. His time spent under cooper-The Nhl’s Longest-Tenured Head Coach-is another asset.
The blackhawks haven is behae to the postseason Since 2017, but they didn he started their retooling in the earnest until 2021-22 season. General Manager Kyle Davidson has been at the Helm of Chicago’s Rebuild Since October 2021 and Remains in the Thick of it, as Chicago has finished 31st overall in the league stands. The blackhawks have focused on growing through the NHL DRAFT, and selected phenom Connor Bedard First Overall in 2023.
