CHICAGO -- Former Chicago Blackhawks forwards Eddie Olczyk, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp have agreed to help the team in its search for a new general manager.
Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz said Olczyk, Hossa and Sharp "are respected hockey minds who have great knowledge of the game." Mike Forde, the executive chairman of Sportsology and a former executive with Chelsea F.C., also is advising the team on the opening.
"Alongside other advisors, we will use their expertise and industry-leading strategy while looking for our next general manager," Wirtz said Monday in a statement posted on the team's Twitter account.