Blackhawks, Don Granato Mutually Agree to Part Ways

The Blackhawks and assistant coach, Don Granato, have mutually agreed to part ways. This coaching change doesn’t come as a surprise, after two consecutive down seasons and a historically bad penalty kill this season. It will be interesting to see whether or not a familiar face will be called upon to replace Granato behind the bench.

Don Granato had previously worked with former Blackhawks head coach, Joel Quenneville, in St. Louis. Granato would take over as assistant coach in 2017, after the firing of Mike Kitchen, and it’s safe to say things didn’t work out. Whether this move was a Jeremy Colliton decision, an upper management decision, or both, it needed to happen. The Blackhawks have…