The Chicago Blackhawks today announced Derek Plante has been hired as an assistant coach, joining Kevin Dean and Derek King under Head Coach Luke Richardson.
Plante, 51, rejoins the Blackhawks after spending five years with the club as a player development coach from 2015-20. Last season, Plante helped coach the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, his alma mater, to a 22-16-4 overall record in his second season as associate head coach, a team that included Blackhawks prospects Dominic James, Wyatt Kaiser and Connor Kelley. Plante helped the team make it to the Frozen Four in 2021 and also qualify for the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons with him behind the bench.
RELEASE: Derek Plante Named Assistant Coach
Former Chicago development coach re-joins organization as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson's staff