Jeremy Colliton begins his Chicago Blackhawks coaching tenure Thursday night, and he's got support from an unlikely source. He received a congratulatory text from the man he replaced, Joel Quenneville.
"It means a lot," Colliton said, according to The Athletic. "He's a Hall of Fame coach and I'm succeeding him and took the time to send me a text message. Again, he's a great man."
The 33-year-old Colliton is now the youngest coach in the league, taking over for a legend who won three Stanley Cups for Chicago. Colliton won't have much of a grace period with the Hawks riding a five-game losing streak.