Blackhawks hire Jimmy Waite as goaltending coach

The Chicago Blackhawks named a new goaltending coach Monday, hiring Jimmy Waite to replace Steve Weeks, who was fired by coach Joel Quenneville after only one season.

‘‘I’m very excited to come back to the Chicago Blackhawks, the team that drafted me [eighth overall] in 1987,’’ Waite said in a statement via the Chicago Sun-Times. ‘‘I look forward to working with Corey [Crawford] and Antti [Raanta] and to help contribute to the success of this organization.’’

‘We are pleased to welcome Jimmy back to our organization in his new role,’’ added general manager Stan Bowman said. ‘‘He has over two decades of professional hockey experience and will be a great addition to our coaching staff.’’

Waite appeared in 58 games for Chicago from 1988 to 1997, and also played for the San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes in a 22-year professional hockey career spent mostly in the minors leagues. Most recently, he served as the goalie coach for Chicoutimi of the QMJHL for the last three seasons.