MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 18: Assistant coach Luke Richardson of the Montreal Canadiens assumes head coaching responsibilities against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Semifinals of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on June 18, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec. Head coach Dominique Ducharme , tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Now that the Colorado Avalanche are the Stanley Cup champions and the season is over, the offseason is officially underway. Teams aren’t waiting. There were reports of it last week but the Chicago Blackhawks made it officially official on Monday morning that they have a new head coach.
Luke Richardson is going to be the 40th head coach in franchise history. That is exciting news as this Chicago Blackhawks team needs something new. He isn’t from the organization which is something that might be a really good thing right now. Kyle Davidson did this right.