The Blackhawks have hired assistant coach Mike Kitchen and re-signed assistant Mike Haviland. Kitchen spent the last three seasons with the Panthers. "Adding Mike Kitchen and bringing back Mike Haviland bolster what is already a tremendous coaching staff under Joel's guidance," Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said in a statement. "Mike Kitchen and Joel have a great track record of working together and Mike Haviland has had a major impact on our organization's success based on his work over the last five years."