Kyle Davidson was named general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old had been interim GM since Oct. 26 after Stan Bowman stepped down as Blackhawks president of hockey operations and GM following an independent investigation of former forward Kyle Beach’s allegations of sexual assault by then-video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010. 
“Today is another step not just for me, but for my Blackhawks teammates within the organization and Blackhawks fans across the world,” Davidson said. “I’m committed to building a winning team on and off the ice the right way — improving our internal framework and processes and working closely with a strong team of people to make decisions. I share the vision of the leadership team to create a positive culture throughout the organization and the game of hockey and promise to uphold our values in everything we do.”
Davidson joined Chicago as a hockey operations intern in the summer of 2010 and has worked in a number of roles during his 12 seasons. In 2018, he was named assistant to the general manager, and last offseason was promoted to assistant general manager of hockey administration.
“We have a vision here for the future of Blackhawks hockey and today we are a step closer to that coming together,” Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz said. “As an organization, we know we have a lot of work to do on and off the ice and Kyle is the leader we trust to oversee our hockey operations.
“The thorough process we undertook affirmed much of what we believed we had in Kyle and he stepped up to lead and make tough decisions during his time in the interim role. He without a doubt met every qualification we were looking for, is passionate about the game and represents the high character across everything we do. … I am confident Kyle is the right answer. I look forward to working with him for years to come and I am excited about what this means for the future of the club.”
The Blackhawks (19-27-8), who have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs once in the past four seasons, are seventh in the Central Division. They fired Jeremy Colliton as coach and replaced him with Derek King on Nov. 6 after starting the season 1-9-2.
Retired Blackhawks forwards Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, and Eddie Olczyk were part of the advisory group that assisted in the GM search.
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