On the eve of his third season as the team’s head coach, the Blackhawks and coach Jeremy Colliton agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension that keeps Colliton in charge until the end of the 2022-23 season, according to a team statement released early Tuesday morning.
The 35-year-old Colliton, who turns 36 on Wednesday, took over for former coach Joel Quenneville on Nov. 6, 2018 after coaching the team’s AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. After one full season and one pandemic-shortened season, Colliton’s record stands at 62-58-17.
Colliton was behind the bench for the Blackhawks win in the qualifying round series over the Edmonton Oilers last summer before the team was eliminated in five games by the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.