The Blackhawks, off to a woeful 1-9-2 start, fired head coach Jeremy Colliton, assistants Tomas Mitell and Sheldon Brookbank.
, off to a woeful 1-9-2 start and dealing with myriad off-ice issues, on Saturday fired head coach Jeremy Colliton, assistants Tomas Mitell and Sheldon Brookbank.
The team named Derek King as interim head coach. Anders Sorensen will serve as interim head coach of the Rockford IceHogs. The remainder of the Blackhawks staff, including Marc Crawford, Jimmy Waite, Matt Meacham and Dylan Crawford, will remain in their current positions. Chris Kunitz will remain as player development advisor with the Blackhawks.
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