"I wish Luke a success in the next professional chapter in Chicago," said Canadiens GM Kent Hughes after losing his assistant coach. I'm talking.
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Stu Cowan • Montreal Gazette
Chicago Blackhawks officially announced Monday morning Did: Luke Richardson is their new head coach.
Richardson has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach for the Canadians, so his departure will be a huge loss for the team and head coach Martin St. Louis.
"I'm excited to have a veteran coach like Luke join the organization as head coach," Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said in a news release from the team. .. "Luke shares our vision and goals for the future, and he has the opportunity to build a high-performance, diligent, and highly accountable environment and culture. Throughout the course of the interview, he heads us. Not only did he have all the qualities he was looking for in a coach, but he also became the perfect high-character figure to lead the next era of the Chicago Blackhawks. "
In Chicago, Richardson's interim coach Derek King, who played 27-33-10 after taking over Jeremy Colliton following the start of 1-9-2 this season. I will be the successor.
"We are honored to trust this opportunity to lead an original Six franchise like the Chicago Blackhawks," Richardson said in a Blackhawks news release. "We look forward to working with Kyle, Jeff Greenberg, Nome Mashiver and other hockey management groups in addition to the guidance of Rocky Wurts, Danny Wurts and Jamie Faulkner. Together, we are looking forward to working with them. We work to guide our team on a journey that we believe will achieve success. Clear communication, planning, effort and execution will lead us to that success.
"I am with our team We plan to create an environment of trust, "Richardson added. "With trust, relationships will be formed, grown, everyone will be able to bloom and perform their role. My philosophy is better today than yesterday and achieve it. It requires commitment and consistency. ”
Last year, Dominique Dusham gave COVID-19 a positive . After testing, Richardson became the interim head coach of the Canadians. Stanley Cup semi-final series against Vegas Golden Knights. The Canadiens won 3-1 with Richardson as head coach, with defeating in six games. He was also the head coach of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, and the Canadians lost both games to Tampa Bay Lightning before Ducalm returned. .. The Canadiens lost the series in five games.
The Canadiens fired Ducalm and replaced it with St. Louis after starting 8-30-7 this season. St. Louis' previous coaching experience was only the three sons of the Connecticut Mid-Fairfield Youth Hockey Association. Richardson's coaching experience was a great help to St. Louis behind the bench as the Canadians took over from Ducalm and then proceeded to 14-19-4.
Richardson has been an assistant coach for the NHL for eight seasons, including stints at the Ottawa Senators and the New York Islanders before joining the Canadians. He also head coached the AHL Binghamton Senators for four seasons. Richardson also played for the NHL for 21 seasons as a defenseman.
"I wish Luke a success in the next professional chapter in Chicago," Canadians GM Kent Hughes said in a statement. "Luke is serious about helping our group succeed, and in recent years he has played an important role. Thank you for his work and dedication."
This will be Richardson's first NHL head coach job at the age of 53.
The Blackhawks will hold a press conference in Chicago on Wednesday to officially introduce Richardson as the new head coach.
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