Chicago Blackhawks hire Jeff Blashill as head coach: What to know
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The Chicago Blackhawks hired veteran Jeff Blashill as the franchise’s 42nd coach on Thursday to oversee the team’s continuing rebuild.
Blashill, 51, coached the Detroit Red Wings for seven seasons from 2015-22, making the playoffs his first season there after three seasons as coach of Detroit’s American Hockey League affiliate. The Red Wings’ 25-season playoff streak ended the following season and they haven’t made it back.
He has spent his past three seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant coach under Jon Cooper.
“Jeff is an incredibly smart and talented coach who boasts more than 25 years of coaching experience across developmental leagues, the NHL and the world stage,” general manager Kyle Davidson said. “He’s thrived when in a position to develop young players and has shown he’s capable of blending that into overall team success, a vision and philosophy we share for where we are today and where we see our team in the future.”
Here’s what to know about Blashill, what awaits him on the Blackhawks and the NHL’s coaching hires this offseason:
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What is Jeff Blashill’s NHL head coaching record?
He went 204-261-72 in 537 games as the Red Wings’ head coach from 2015-22. His best season was 41-30-11, his first one. His worst was 17-49-5 in 2019-20 as the Red Wings went with a young team. He lost his lone NHL playoff head coaching appearance in five games in 2016
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