The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Jeff Blashill as their next coach, the team announced on Thursday. This is Blashill's first coaching job since 2022, when he was fired by the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago is hoping that the second time around will be much different for Blashill,

Jeff Blashill, who spent the last three seasons as a Tampa Bay Lightning assistant, has been named the 42nd head coach in Chicago Blackhawks history.

Anders Sörensen took over as the interim head coach, but the team launched into a full head coaching search. Sörensen was being considered, but the Hawks wanted to make sure they had an extensive search to get their guy.