How Anders Sorensen, first-time NHLer, won over Blackhawks veterans in record time
There was no florid, flowery speech about banding together and salvaging a season.
For The First Time In NHL History, There’s A Swedish Head Coach: ‘If You Want To Take The Next Step As An Organization, You Have To Look Outside The Box’
Anders Sorensen, who coached William Nylander from the age of seven, replaced Luke Richardson on Thursday as the Chicago Blackhawks’ coach.
Blackhawks Announce Coaching Changes
The team has relieved Luke Richardson of his duties as head coach.
In Richardson, Hawks see a coach they can build with
Nick Foligno remembers the moment well.
Luke Richardson has coached the Blackhawks to respectability this season
General manager Kyle Davidson could have chosen a head coach who was a better fit to guide the Blackhawks to their tanking goal this season.
Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson reflects on first season: ‘This is the direction we wanted’
On Sunday, Richardson will coach his 73rd Hawks game — a sign of his debut season nearing its end. He’s proud of the team culture he has helped build in it, although learning how to manage his time has been challenging.
If Luke Richardson can make these Blackhawks competitive, imagine what he can do down the road
Luke Richardson doesn’t like going into the dressing room after games. As a guy who played in the NHL for more than two decades, he understands that’s the players’ space, not the coach’s.
Assistant Coach, Kevin Dean on Defense and Development
Assistant coach Kevin Dean joins this week’s episode of the Blackhawks Insiders Podcast to discuss defense and future development.
Richardson Brought Confidence from Montreal to Chicago
During his four-year stint in Montreal, Luke Richardson brought the confidence he built during his assistant coaching days to his current role in Chicago.
NHL masochism: Why assistants dream of the hard, (mostly) joyless move to Head Coach
Being an assistant coach in the NHL is a pretty sweet gig. You get paid less than the top guy, for sure, but you also get fewer hours, fewer meetings, fewer non-hockey responsibilities, fewer headaches.
Luke Richardson’s attentiveness toward Blackhawks goalies rare among NHL coaches
Many head coaches understand little about goaltending and mostly leave their goalies alone. But Richardson, conversely, “thinks about the goalies all the time.”
Blackhawks’ Luke Richardson learning how to maintain delicate balances as coach of a losing team
The Blackhawks’ awful record isn’t Richardson’s fault — his team was designed to be awful — but it nonetheless is his problem to deal with. He’s figuring out on the fly how to keep morale up without fostering complacency.
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