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Former Blackhawks interim head coach lands on his feet with new job

Fansided | August 4, 2025

Related Topics: Jeff Blashill, Mike Vellucci, Stan Bowman, Luke Richardson, Kyle Davidson, Brad Aldrich

Former Chicago Blackhawks interim head coach Derek King is going back to the AHL.

King has been named the head coach of the Hershey Bears. Hershey is the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals.

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We are thrilled to announce Derek King as the 29th head coach in franchise history!

ud83dudcf0: https://t.co/7zVh0WSRdx pic.twitter.com/9liSA1PWWC— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) August 4, 2025

King was looking for a job after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach for Luke Richardson. He was not retained after new head coach Jeff Blashill and the front office decided to keep interim coach Anders Sorenson as an assistant along with adding Michael Peca and Mike Vellucci from outside the organization.





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