Trent Yawney
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Trent Yawney (Born: September 29, 1965 in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired hockey defenceman and a former head coach of the NHL Chicago Blackhawks. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Third Round, Forty-fifth Overall. He played for the SJHL Saskatoon J's, WHL Saskatoon Blades, IHL Indianapolis Ice, the NHL Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues and the Team Canada Canadian national men's hockey team. Yawney was an assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1999-00 NHL season then head coach of the American Hockey League Norfolk Admirals from 2000 to 2005. On November 27, 2006 Yawney was let go and replaced by former player and assistant coach with the Blackhawks Denis Savard, who led the blackhalks in a 10 game losing streak. He has a wife, Charlane, and 2 kids, Ashley and Cnoor.
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| Chicago Blackhawks Head Coaches |
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| Muldoon • Stanley • Lehman • Gardiner • Irvin • Shaughnessy • Tobin • Iverson • Matheson • Gorman • Loughlin • Stewart • Thompson • Gottselig • Conacher • Goodfellow • Abel • Eddolls • Ivan • Pilous • Reay • White • Pulford • Johnston • Magnuson • Tessier • Murdoch • Keenan • D. Sutter • Hartsburg • Graham • Molleken • Suhonen • B. Sutter • Yawney • Savard |
| Preceded by Brian Sutter |
Head Coaches of the Chicago Blackhawks 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Denis Savard |
| Preceded by None |
Head Coaches of the Norfolk Admirals 2000-2005 |
Succeeded by Mike Haviland |
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