CSN Chicago · Jun 16, 2017
How will Blackhawks juggle having three assistants on coaching staff?
STL: Will the Blackhawks lose a core player?The Blackhawks officially tabbed Don Granato and Ulf Samuelsson to be Mike Kitchen's replacement, the team announced Thursday, giving Joel Quenneville three assistants on his coaching staff, along with Kevin Dineen.
Before we continue, there's history to note on the new staff: Quenneville, Dineen and Samuelsson were teammates with the Hartford Whalers in the 1980s while Granato and Quenneville spent time together with the St. Louis Blues in 2005-06. Granato's older brother Tony, who is the current head coach for the NCAA's Wisconsin Badgers, also served as an assistant under Quenneville in Colorado for three seasons from 2005-08.