Derek King has Blackhawks trending upward ahead of Kraken game

The Derek King era has gotten off to a regal start.

The Chicago Blackhawks, mired in a decade-old, sexual abuse scandal and off to a 1-9-2 start, fired coach Jeremy Colliton and replaced him with King, who had been coaching their American Hockey League affiliate in Rockford, Ill.

So far, the Blackhawks have won all three of their games under King.

While they've still got a long way to go, they've at least moved past th