Confirmed with Link: Blackhawks Announce Assistant Coaches

[Kevin Musto]

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[migi]

Glad that Hugh Jackman is still around.

 

[RayP]

I can’t think of a single reason why you’d keep King around in any capacity.

 

[TLEH]

I mean again, King is a pretty likeable guy, but I thought he was a pretty bad coach. Better than Colliton, but Colliton was awful. I don't think any of these coaches will be around the next time the Hawks are any good but they better develop the players correctly.

 

[HeisenBaez]

All this tells me is that King was having trouble finding work outside of the Blackhawks org. It was either be an assistant coach for the Hawks or Shift Manager at a Tim Horton's or Harvey's.

 

[TheFridge]

I mean again, King is a pretty likeable guy, but I thought he was a pretty bad coach. Better than Colliton, but Colliton was awful. I don't think any of these coaches will be around the next time the Hawks are any good but they better develop the players correctly.

Pretty bad head coach. He just seems like a better fit as an assistant.

I don't mind this move at all. King will help the morale of the group through these lean times. As far as the development of any players, hopefully it won't matter much. Hopefully Davidson (and it sounds like this is the case) has learned that the NHL is not a development league. Obviously, players don't stop developing once they get to the NHL but the goal shouldn't be to throw players like Dach or Mitchell or in the future, guys like Reichel, Nazar, Korchinski to the wolves and let them figure it out in the NHL. We want our young players to show they're more than ready for the league. There are going to be ups and downs but if it's mostly downs, they're clearly not ready.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I can’t think of a single reason why you’d keep King around in any capacity.

For the tank, baby.

 

[ClydeLee]

Kevin Dean was with Boston the last 5 years, that's a solid likely PK/D focus for that.

 

[RayP]

On the bright side any of the young guys he might have an impact on next year I think he’s already coached, so shouldn’t do any harm to any of the recent draftees.

 

[Mrfenn92]

 

[Malagahawks]

Derek King, WTF? Why do we want or need this pylon behind the bench again?
Might as well hire Colliton as another assistant & Stanley as Asst GM. This org man, speechless.

 

[CallMeShaft]

RIP Courts.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

RIP Courts.

Nah, she's assuredly happy that he's not Rockford-bound.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Nah, she's assuredly happy that he's not Rockford-bound.

But I'm pretty sure we are the Rockford Icehogs at this point....

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Happy Waite is sticking around at least

Meh

 

[Mrfenn92]

But I'm pretty sure we are the Rockford Icehogs at this point....

Indy Fuel baby

 

[No Fun Shogun]

But I'm pretty sure we are the Rockford Icehogs at this point....

Nah, we've got a better-looking logo.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Indy Fuel baby

Nah, we've got a better-sounding name.

 

[Kevin Musto]

But I'm pretty sure we are the Rockford Icehogs at this point....

IAN MITCHELL TOP PAIRING LETS f***ING GOOOOOOOOO

 

[Muffinalt]

So it's Derek King and Kevin Dean as the assistant coaches, only those two?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'm just glad King won't be going back to Rockford.

 

[clydesdale line]

As long as King does not have any say in lineup construction, line changes etc. to Richardson then I don't care that he's an assistant.

 

[Esq]

I'm just glad King won't be going back to Rockford.

that's the real victory here

 

[plasmonresonance]

As long as King does not have any say in lineup construction, line changes etc. to Richardson then I don't care that he's an assistant.

Probably put in charge of PP. A PP that will not have Cat, Dach, Kubalik or Strome and maybe not Kane. Come to think of it, who the heck will be on it?

 

[RayP]

Probably put in charge of PP. A PP that will not have Cat, Dach, Kubalik or Strome and maybe not Kane. Come to think of it, who the heck will be on it?

Lead by your first line right wing Tyler Johnson!