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Blackhawks satisfied with box-plus-one defensive structure, just not with execution

The zone-based “box-plus-one” defensive system that coach Luke Richardson has installed still seems like the best option. The Hawks are just making too many mistakes while trying to follow that structure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dylan Sikura returns to Blackhawks as a different kind of player

Sikura flopped as a Hawks prospect due to his ability to get to the net. Now he’s 15-20 pounds heavier, three years more experienced, more accepting of his role as a depth forward and has the necessary strength to crash the crease.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bold decisions made, GM Kyle Davidson now on the clock for Blackhawks’ successes and failures

Cleaning up Stan Bowman’s mess was the easy part. Now Davidson will have to be accountable for his own inevitable mistakes — and handle the unpopularity of being a general manager through a rebuild.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Blackhawks Nearing Hire of Luke Richardson As Coach, per Report

Chicago is reportedly choosing the Canadiens assistant as their new leader.

Sports Illustrated

Luke Richardson set to be named Blackhawks coach, kickstarting new era for team

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to name Montreal Canadiens assistant Luke Richardson as their new head coach, sources confirmed to the Chicago Tribune on Friday.

Chicago Tribune

Blackhawks part ways with Marc Crawford, Rob Cookson as coaching changes begin

Crawford’s departure is more notable, as he’d been with the Hawks for three years and had one year left on his contract as associate coach. The head coaching search, meanwhile, should begin soon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Derek King says he would ‘make some adjustments’ to Blackhawks scheme if he returns as coach

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks said at the outset of Derek King’s promotion from the Rockford IceHogs that he wasn’t expected to make wholesale changes to the existing schemes but just be a different voice than Jeremy Colliton’s.

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Blackhawks stress communication, quicker switches in effort to tighten defensive coverage

Derek King has struggled this season to teach the Hawks to not chase whoever they’re guarding all over the zone, the way they were instructed to under Jeremy Colliton.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks return to Winnipeg at least in better shape than they left it

The Hawks will play again Monday in Winnipeg, where their 5-1 blowout loss back on Nov. 5 cost Jeremy Colliton his coaching job and represented perhaps the lowest on-ice moment in the season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Phil Thompson: The Chicago Blackhawks face a crossroads with the trade deadline looming and key conference games on the schedule. Are drastic changes in store?

Earlier this week, Chicago Blackhawks coach Derek King appeared genuinely delighted that his predecessor, Jeremy Colliton, had been cast in the role of head coach of Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team.

Chicago Tribune

Julien injured, Colliton named coach of Canadian men's hockey team

DAVOS, Switzerland — An injury has forced Canada's men's hockey team to make a last-minute change behind the bench ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

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