Anders Sorensen vs Luke Richardson. The Blackhawks were 8-16-2 when Davidson fired Luke Richardson and named Sorensen interim head coach. They went 17-30-9 over the last 56 games of the season.

Pros of Sorensen Staying as Head Coach. Let’s start with some positives we already know from Sorensen coaching last season. He joined the team on Dec. 6 and was behind the bench through 56 games.

Anders Sorensen was promoted from head coach of the Rockford IceHogs to interim head coach for the Blackhawks. Chicago finished with a 25-46-11 record, the second-worst in the league.

The Chicago Blackhawks are working to strengthen their roster for the 2025–26 NHL season, which is why they’ve traded for a ...

Chicago finished the season with a 17-30-9 (.384) record under Sorensen, just marginally better than the 8-16-2 (.346) mark they started the season with under Richardson.

The question came in light of the Blackhawks’ recent trend of handing the reins to relatively inexperienced coaches, from Jeremy Colliton to Derek King to Luke Richardson and, most recently, Anders ...

Anders Sorensen, who served as the interim head coach last season, will remain on the NHL staff as an assistant. The decision wasn’t forced by the Blackhawks, who have long held Sorensen in high ...

Sorensen, 50, is staying on as an assistant, and Blashill also is keeping goaltending coach Jimmy Waite. ... “I’ve known Anders for a long, long time,” Blashill said.

Anders Sorensen finished out the season on an interim basis, and he is being considered for the full-time position. Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) ...

The previous four coaches for Chicago — Anders Sorensen, Luke Richardson, Derek King and Jeremy Colliton — had never been a head coach in the NHL when they got the job with the Blackhawks.

Sorensen, 50, is staying on as an assistant, and Blashill also is keeping goaltending coach Jimmy Waite. ... “I’ve known Anders for a long, long time,” Blashill said.