This evening the Chicago Blackhawks made the shocking decision to fire head coach Luke Richardson in the middle of the season. In just his third season with the Chicago Blackhawks, Luke Richardson's time with the team has ended, as he has reportedly been fired. According to several insiders, including Frank Seravalli, the Chicago Blackhawks decided to let Luke Richardson go this evening and will now move in a new direction. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1864791936734765253'> </a></blockquote></div> Further reports have confirmed that Luke Richardson will now be replaced by Rockford IceHogs coach Anders Sorensen with the Blackhawks assistant GM of player development Mark Eaton taking up the head coaching role in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/croumeliotis/status/1864792911738511837'> </a></blockquote></div> The firing of Luke Richardson comes after a terrible start to the NHL season for the Chicago Blackhawks including a serious step back from young sensation Connor Bedard. Bedard's struggling play led to him being left off Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off roster which was announced yesterday. After being left off the team Bedard spoke about his early season scoring issues and did not seem happy at all with the way things were going in Chicago. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/CHGO_Blackhawks/status/1864466727121137733'> </a></blockquote></div> With the Blackhawks being at the bottom of the Central Division and the entire Western Conference a change was needed to light a spark under the team. Now Anders Sorensen will head to Chicago and be getting a call-up from AHL Rockford and look to provide positive momentum for the Blackhawks for the remainder of this season. While a playoff berth is highly unlikely getting Bedard back on track will likely be Sorensen's number one responsibility with the Blackhawks as well as helping other young players find confidence in NHL roles. As more information comes out regarding this developing situation we will pass along the latest information to you,