Chicago Blackhawks fire Denis Savard
By Associated Press
Thursday, October 16, 2008
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks have fired coach
Denis Savard after a 1-2-1 start and replaced him with
Joel Quenneville.
The dismissal Thursday came hours after the team won
its first game by beating Phoenix 4-1.
Savard, a Hall of Fame player, became coach in November
2006 and finished that season with a record of 24-30-7 in 61
games. Last season, Savard led Chicago to its first 40-win
season since 2001-02. The Blackhawks went 40-34-8 but
still missed the playoffs.
Quenneville has coached the St. Louis Blues and Colorado
Avalanche. He has a 438-283-118 record in parts of 11 seasons.
He was signed by the Blackhawks as a pro scout in September.
