Blackhawks expected to hire Luke Richardson as HC

Luke Richardson will head to Chicago for his first official NHL head coaching gig. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Blackhawks expected to hire Luke Richardson as next head coach

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 6/24/22

The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly on the verge of hiring their new head coach.

Hearing Luke Richardson will be the next head coach of the Chicago #Blackhawks.

Sources say Richardson and the Hawks are putting the final touches on a contract.

Quite the resume for Richardson, who played 1400+ NHL games, 8 years as NHL assistant, 4 years as AHL head coach.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 24, 2022

If a deal with Richardson is complete, it will add to the growing list of NHL franchises to make recent head-coaching moves (whether retaining or hiring a new leader). Just in the past week, the Florida Panthers hired Paul Maurice, the Dallas Stars brought in Peter DeBoer, the Edmonton Oilers extended Jay Woodcroft and the Philadelphia Flyers landed John Tortorella.

Richardson played 21 seasons in the NHL from 1987 to 2008, suiting up for seven different teams.

Since his playing days ended, the 53-year-old has had assistant coaching gigs with the Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens, as well as a lead job with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.

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