Chicago Blackhawks release President and CEO John McDonough
As of Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks organization has released John McDonough from his role as President and CEO of the organization.
McDonough was hired as President of the team in 2007, then took on the additional role of CEO in 2011. He served as president of all three Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships over the last decade, as well as during the Hawks impressive 531 consecutively sold out home game streak.
Chicago Blackhawks Chairman W. Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz spoke regarding McDonough's departure;
"Thirteen years ago, I recruited John to the Blackhawks because of his leadership, direction and vision.
John brought all of that to the table and more. His contributions went well beyond leading the team to three Stanley Cup Championships. He rebuilt the front office and helped guide the organization toward a winning vision.
As difficult as this is, we believe it was the right decision for the future of the organization and its fans.”
He continued;
"While we can reassure our fans there will be hockey again, no one knows what that will look like. What we do know is that it will take a new mindset to successfully transition the organization to win both on and off the ice.”
The organization also announced that the current Vice President and Alternate Governor of the NHL, Daniel Wirtz, will be taking over the position at an interim capacity while the organization searches for a replacement.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 18, 2026
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| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Phillip Danault | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Greenway | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kaiden Guhle | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Beck Malenstyn | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Owen Power | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nick Suzuki | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexandre Texier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zach Benson | - | - | - | |
| Bowen Byram | - | - | - | |
| Cole Caufield | - | - | - | |
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