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Jeremy Colliton is fired as Blackhawks coach

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have fired Jeremy Colliton 12 games into his fourth season as the team’s coach — and three years to the date of his hiring. The Hawks are off to one of the worst starts in franchise history, going 1-9-2. They set an NHL record for time without holding a lead to start a season: 360 minutes, 57 seconds. Derek King, who had been coaching the Rockford IceHogs, was ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have fired Jeremy Colliton 12 games into his fourth season as the team’s coach — and three years to the date of his hiring.

The Hawks are off to one of the worst starts in franchise history, going 1-9-2. They set an NHL record for time without holding a lead to start a season: 360 minutes, 57 seconds.

Derek King, who had been coaching the Rockford IceHogs, was named interim head coach effective immediately. Assistant coaches Tomas Mitell and Sheldon Brookbank

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