The Chicago Blackhawks Have Reportedly Found Their New Head Coach
The Blackhawks' coaching search has come to an end, according to analyst Kevin Weekes.
The Blackhawks are naming Calgary Flames assistant coach, Ryan Huska, to be their new Head Coach, though the situation is fluid. Huska spent the last four seasons with the Flames, most recently under Darryl Sutter. In his playing days, he managed one game in the NHL & 121 AHL games, where he managed 39 points.
The British Columbia native finds himself behind an NHL bench at a time when some big-name coaches & their services are available for hire. So the decision, should all reports be confirmed, combined with the status of the Blackhawks (not good) insinuate that Chicago's hopes for their team aren't necessarily high. After finishing the 21-22 season with only 68 points, $20 million in cap space, only 15 NHL contracts, and zero first round picks, the Blackhawks appear headed towards a rebuild or re-tooling.
Despite Weekes' reporting, however, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports-Chicago has tweeted out that this report is false:
Regardless of who reported what, Weekes has proven to be a more than credible insider, so his report could be accurate. But as he mentioned in the video above, the situation remains fluid.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Owen Power | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||