Chicago Blackhawks fire head coach, assistants after rough start to season.

In a report released on October 26, the Blackhawks revealed that during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup run, assistant coach Brad Aldrich allegedly sexually harassed former first-round pick Kyle Beach. The information was generally disregarded by senior authorities inside the club. Aldrich said the interaction was voluntary to the investigators.

With the squad having a difficult start to his fourth season, the team dismissed the former NHL forward on Saturday.

Colliton was in the first year of a two-year contract extension. Colliton will turn 37 in January.

Sheldon Brookbank and Tomas Mitell, the assistant coaches, were both fired. In order to temporarily replace Colliton, Derek King was promoted from the Blackhawks’ AHL club in Rockford.

Friday night’s 5-1 loss to Winnipeg dropped Chicago to 1-9-2 after they had started the season with hopes of making the playoffs.

The latest development in a difficult period for what was once thought to be one of the NHL’s premier teams is Colliton’s firing.Up-to-date information on the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster, schedule, injuries, statistics, and more.In a report released on October 26, the Blackhawks revealed that during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup run, assistant coach Brad Aldrich allegedly sexually harassed former first-round pick Kyle Beach. The information was generally disregarded by senior authorities inside the club. Aldrich said the interaction was voluntary to the investigators.

Following the release of the study, Chicago’s general manager and president of hockey operations, Stan Bowman, and team executive Al MacIsaac resigned. Additionally, the NHL penalized the organization $2 million. Joel Quenneville, the coach of the Blackhawks during the purported assault, resigned from his position as the Florida Panthers’ coach. Was, however, brought about by the team’s performance on the ice.

As Colliton took over for Quenneville in November 2018, he entered a difficult situation and became the 38th coach in franchise history. During his more than ten years as coach, Quenneville guided Chicago to three Stanley Cup victories.

Fifteen games into the season, Colliton was coaching at Rockford when he was hired. Then COVID-19 interfered with his second and third seasons with the Blackhawks.

In 2020, he led Chicago into the postseason, where they defeated Edmonton in a four-game series before falling to Vegas. Despite playing without captain Jonathan Toews the previous season, the Blackhawks managed to stay in the postseason picture before finishing with a 24-25-7 record.