After being swept out of the playoffs in the first round, the Chicago Blackhawks revamped their coaching staff, and the result has a decidedly Hartford Whalers feel.
The team announced the hiring of former NHL defenseman Ulf Samuelsson, 53, as an assistant on Thursday. Samuelsson played with head coach Joel Quenneville on the Whalers from 1984 to '90. Kevin Dineen, who played with Samuelsson on the Whalers from 1984 to '91, is also on staff.