Blackhawks promote assistant coach Marc Crawford

This just in, the Chicago Blackhawks have promoted assistant coach Marc Crawford to associate coach, meaning that he'll work alongside interim head coach Derek King as the team's two most senior level coaches. Together, the pair will effectively comprise one head coaching role, even if that sounds contradictory.

Additionally, the Blackhawks have hired Rob Cookson, a former assistant coach with Crawford during his time with the Ottawa Senators, has been added to the team's staff as well.

From Blackhawks insider Mark Lazerus:

Under King the Blackhawks have turned their play around considerably, but it's understandable why the Blackhawks' executive team would want him to have a veteran head coach like Marc Crawford by his side during his first campaign behind an NHL bench.

Crawford's a Stanley Cup champion and he's been behind an NHL bench since 1994 when King was still putting up 30 goal seasons with the New York Islanders. The man they call "Crow" has been a head coach for the Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars and Ottawa Senators. He's been an assistant with the Blackhawks under former head coach Jeremy Colliton since 2019.