They should be retweeting him. A daily look at hockey news around the world. That contract would’ve continued through the end of the 2020-21 NHL season. Rockford made it to their first-ever 2018 AHL Western Conference Finals after sweeping Chicago in the Division Semifinals and sweeping Manitoba in the Division Finals, before losing to Texas, 4-2. He also had experience on the international stage, earning gold and silver medals while representing Canada at the 2005 and 2004 IIHF World U20 Junior Championships, respectively. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Typically, a rebuild in the modern NHL would mean that a club is looking towards at least a five-year window of mediocrity. Jeremy Colliton, 34, is in his second season as Head Coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. Head coach Jeremy Colliton, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images).
He also played extensively in the AHL and in Sweden before injuries forced him into retirement and an early start to his coaching career. Chicago Blackhawks Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors | Second City Hockey, Blackhawks will ‘most likely’ give coach Jeremy Colliton contract extension before 2021 season. Your privacy is safe with us. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Chicago Blackhawks and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. On Nov. 6, after the Blackhawks began the 2018-19 season with a 6-6-3 record, Quenneville was fired and Jeremy Colliton was immediately named … Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. He hasn't done much to earn a second contract with the team. Despite this, there are still bright spots to look forward to. Colliton and his wife, Jen, have two sons, Ben and Jack, and a daughter, Olivia. The Blackhawks should encourage him to speak up, though. While I do think that the Blackhawks did have a decent draft this year, this team still has a ways to go in terms of being a contender again. Blackhawks’ letter to fans details rebuilding plans.
While Toews, in particular, was reported to be a bit put off by the commitment to rebuild, Colliton helped to ensure the group that many pieces would still be staying put. Blackhawks.com is the official website of the Chicago Blackhawks. While many people may disagree, I think that there are a lot of exciting pieces for him to work with in the next few years. Colliton’s values do seem to match up with interim president Danny Wirtz’s, too. So often, rebuilds conjure up images of a decade of bottom-ten finishes in the standings, but I don’t think that this is necessarily a fate the Blackhawks need to resign themselves to, especially with their core group of veterans remaining mostly intact.
The Blackhawks promoted former player and AHL assistant Sheldon Brookbank in January 2019 to Colliton’s staff and sent Barry Smith back to the front office. We want to win every night but at the same time, it goes back to what I said in the beginning: I’m not interested in being a bubble team.