Insider Charlie Roumeliotis breaks down 10 potential candidates to be the next permanent head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks.
During the final Blackhawks Pregame Live show of the season on NBC Sports Chicago, Davidson said the Blackhawks aren't looking for a short-term option behind the bench. He hopes the next coach will be part of both the developmental years and also when the team is ready to contend again.
Last week, Davidson said the Blackhawks have not begun putting together the candidate list yet, and are still building the profile of what they want the next head coach to be. The goal is to have a coach in place by July. Davidson mentioned multiple times in his end-of-season press conference that he wants the Blackhawks to play an"up-tempo" brand of hockey moving forward, which is something to consider when evaluating possible coaching prospects.