Blackhawks hire Vellucci as assistant coach

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks person hired Mike Vellucci arsenic an adjunct manager for Jeff Blashill's archetypal unit with his caller team.

The Blackhawks announced the summation of Vellucci connected Monday. He joins Michael Peca and Anders Sorensen arsenic Blashill's assistants. Goaltending manager Jimmy Waite, video manager Matt Meacham and adjunct video manager Adam Gill circular retired the staff.

Vellucci, 58, spent the erstwhile 5 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was an adjunct wide manager and manager of hockey operations for the Carolina Hurricanes from 2014-19.

Vellucci besides was an adjunct manager for the U.S. erstwhile it won the satellite title past month. Blackhawks guardant Frank Nazar and defenseman Alex Vlasic were portion of the winning American team.

"Serving arsenic an adjunct manager astatine the satellite title this summertime and winning a golden medal for our state alongside Frank Nazar and Alex Vlasic volition bring specified invaluable acquisition to this group," Blashill said successful a release. "That benignant of championship-caliber inheritance lone makes our squad amended and I'm excited to get to work."

Blashill, 51, took implicit arsenic Chicago's caput coach past month. He spent the past 3 seasons arsenic an adjunct to Jon Cooper with the Tampa Bay Lightning.