The expected news became official on Thursday, as Ulf Samuelsson and Don Granato were named Blackhawks assistant coaches.
Samuelsson, a former teammate of coach Joel Quenneville and assistant coach Kevin Dineen with the Hartford Whalers, was head coach of the Charlotte Checkers (the Carolina Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate) last season.
“This is a great opportunity to join a franchise that not only is historically popular, but has also had a lot of great success recently,” said Samuelsson in a statement. “I’m thankful to Rocky Wirtz, John McDonough, Stan Bowman and the entire leadership group with the Blackhawks for this opportunity.