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Interim general manager Kyle Davidson was given permission to fire Jeremy Colliton and promote King, and the announcement went out by early afternoon. King, in fact, had been set to coach against his oldest son, Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman D. King, in D. The firing and hiring reminded King of three years ago when Colliton was the IceHogs coach and King was his assistant. I loved what I did in Rockford and Toronto when I was working with the development of these kids.

They had a feel for the game and they just knew how to manage players, so I had some great coaches that did that. Because he used to ride me. But then when you retire and you start coaching kids, you understand why he was riding me: to make me a better player, better person. So I take stuff from him.

As King wound down his playing career, he dipped his toe in coaching as a player-assistant with the Grand Rapids Griffins from The team made the announcement Saturday afternoon, three years to the day after hiring Colliton to replace former head coach Joel Quenneville. The team named Rockford IceHogs head coach Derek King as their interim head coach, according to a press release. Colliton, who took over as head coach after the team fired Quenneville in , posted an record in games behind the bench.

The Blackhawks, who made several significant offseason acquisitions, including Seth Jones and Marc-Andre Fleury, have started out as one of the worst teams in the league, going in their first 12 games, including a loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.

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