The interim head coach never reached higher than the ECHL in his playing days, but he won over Chicago's NHL stalwarts after just two games.

The Hawks found success Monday, thanks to an aggressive forecheck and defensemen joining the rush — the two things Sorensen, who earned his first NHL win, has emphasized.

We saw Jeremy Colliton go from being the IceHogs’ head coach to the head coach of the Blackhawks. We saw Derek King do the same. Now it’s Anders Sorensen who is making the jump from here in Rockford to Chicago.

Sorensen faced an early challenge when goaltender Petr Mrazek departed in the first period with an apparent groin injury.

Anders Sorensen had no idea this week he was going to become the next coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. “No warning, blitzed,” he said Saturday before his debut against the Winnipeg Jets. Sorensen saw his dream come true Saturday as he took his perch behind the Hawks bench in his first game as interim coach since replacing Luke Richardson on Thursday only 26 games into the season.

Korchinski's play in a 2-1 win over the Rangers was a beacon of hope for both Chicago's immediate future and the long-term outlook.

Sorensen has been a big part of helping the Blackhawks develop their prospects, including current defensemen Alex Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser and forward Lukas Reichel, as well Rockford players Artyom Levshunov, a defenseman who was the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, and forwards Frank Nazar and Landon Slaggert.

Anders Sorensen’s first game with Chicago looked a lot like when Luke Richardson was coaching the Blackhawks. Not enough offense in another loss. Sorensen took over as the interim coach after Richardson was fired on Thursday.

Sorensen backed up his promise to open up the Hawks' offense with some noticeable tactical changes, but those changes didn't yield much in a 4-2 loss Saturday to the Jets.