CHICAGO - MAY 23: Adam Burish #37 and assistant coach Mike Haviland of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate a late third period goal against the San Jose Sharks as the Blackhawks advance to the Stanley Cup after winning Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 4-2 at the United Center on May 23, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Joel Quenneville opened his Tuesday night conference call by quelling all rumors about a potential departure from the Chicago Blackhawks.
Coach Q on media call: "First and foremost, I'm excited about being in Chicago." #Blackhawks
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) May 8, 2012
Quenneville continued by saying that the firing of assistant coach Mike Haviland was his decision, citing "dysfunction" on the coaching staff that led to the ultimate decision to let Haviland go. Haviland was a member of the coaching staff before Quenneville's 2008 hire, and that's led to some speculation from Blackhawks blog Second City Hockey.
This is where the intrigue begins. Haviland was not Quenneville's hire. He was here when Q got here. Mike Kitchen, which most of the hockey world agrees is a complete boob, was Quenneville's hire. And he's still here. Haviland is not. Also, the big rumor around the organization was that Haviland was the next one in line whenever Quenneville hit the bricks.
Quenneville, for what it's worth, claimed that his friendly relationship with Mike Kitchen had nothing to do with the decision to fire Haviland.
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Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Mike Haviland has been fired.