According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, the Chicago Blackhawks are officially naming Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Jeff Blashill as their next head coach today.
Blashill had been connected to the Blackhawks' vacant head coaching job, and now he is officially heading to Chicago. With this, the Lightning will now be on the hunt for a new assistant coach.
Blashill will now have the responsibility to try to help the Blackhawks take that next step in their rebuild and be more competitive. He has previous experience coaching a rebuilding squad, as he was head coach of the Detroit Red Wings from 2015-16 to 2021-22. In 537 games as Detroit's bench boss, they put together a 204-261-72 record.
Blashill was an assistant coach for the Lightning from 2022-23 to this season. Now, he is heading to the Windy City, and it will be fascinating to see how the Blackhawks perform with him as their benchboss boss from here.
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