THE EDGE OF 17
How new Hawks coaches fared, starting with Dirk Graham’s ill-fated debut of 20 years ago:
Dirk Graham, 1998-99 4-10-3 16-35-8
• Former longtime Hawks captain was fired after only 59 games.
Lorne Molleken, 1998-99 7-6-4 13-6-4
• Team rallied under interim coach, who was demoted 24 games into the following season.
Bob Pulford, 1999-2000 7-8-2-0 28-24-6-0
• Took over team off to 5-13-4-2 start; solid offensively, Hawks came around from there.
Alpo Suhonen, 2000-01 5-9-1-2 29-40-8-5
• Stepped down after season for medical reasons.
Brian Sutter, 2001-02 10-4-3-0 41-27-13-1
• Hawks were on fire for first 50 games, but were dominated by lower-seeded Blues in first round of playoffs.
Trent Yawney, 2005-06 6-11-0 26-43-13
• Never got it going, opening door for Denis Savard after 21 games a season later.
Denis Savard, 2006-07 9-5-3 24-30-7
• Had instant impact on 7-12-2 team he inherited, but 10-game winless stretch in January killed the buzz.
Joel Quenneville, 2008-09 9-3-5 45-22-11
• Replaced Savard after four games — and right from the start, the “Q” stood for “quality.”
Jeremy Colliton, 2018-19 3-12-2 3-12-2
• So far, it’s a nothing-to-see-here kind of situation.