November 27, 200619 yr CHICAGO ? (AP) ? Trent Yawney was fired Monday as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost 12 of their last 15 games. He was replaced by assistant Denis Savard. Yawney, in his second season coaching the Blackhawks, had a record of 33-55-15. Chicago has 16 points this season, and only Columbus has fewer "The bottom line is wins and losses, and we need to win more,'' general manager Dale Tallon said on the team's Web site. "We've had some injuries, but in spite of that we're a better team than our record shows.'' Savard is a Hall of Fame player who joined the Blackhawks in 1997 as an assistant coach. His first game in charge will be at home Wednesday against Dallas. "I've always wanted to be a head coach,'' Savard said. "The circumstances are not the greatest because when you take over for somebody midseason it means things did not go as well as we all expected.'' He said the players must share the responsibility, but "we're looking to move forward and go in a new direction.'' Tallon expects to add a second assistant coach.
November 27, 200619 yr He was always good for a hilarious tirade.. I'll miss that. Hockey sucks. Go blackhawks
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