As the Chicago Blackhawks attempt to rebuild, they will look to the Rockford IceHogs for help.

In fact that has already started, and it looks to be a long-term project, which means the role of the Hawks’ AHL affiliates in Rockford will get increasingly important.

“It’s still an evolving process here, for sure,” interim Hogs head coach Anders Sorensen said Tuesday. “And we have a very important job to do here right now.”

It all began when the Hawks published a report on Oct. 26 that outlined how senior leaders within the organization mishandled allegations from former first-round pick Kyle Beach that assistant coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him amid the team’s run to the Stanley Cup title in 2010.

Chicago’s general manager Stan Bowman immediately resigned and the NHL fined the team $2 million. The Hawks head coach back in 2010, Joel Quenneville, also stepped down as coach of the Florida Panthers.

Then with the Hawks slumping through a 1-9-2 start, they fired head coach Jeremy Colliton on Saturday. Chicago’s interim general manager Kyle Davidson made the call to promote Derek King from the Hogs to interim Hawks head coach.

The Hawks are clearly in a rebuilding mode, especially when it comes to the front office and coaching ranks. And while the squad may still appear focused on filling in around stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, it’s pretty clear that the window for winning more championships under those two is closed.

So now it’s up to the Hogs to help the Hawks rebuild, both their on- and off-ice reputations, from the top all the way down to the bottom.

Here is how they can help get it back on track right away:

Get some positive momentum

Sometimes an organization could really use some positive vibes, and the Hawks and Hogs are teamed up as one of those right now. A winning streak at either level would help at least get things headed in the right direction.

Forward Lukas Reichel just had a hat trick, while goalie Malcolm Subban tallied 34 saves as the Hogs held on for a 4-3 win over the Manitoba Moose at the BMO Harris Bank Center on Sunday. Amid all the turmoil, the Hogs snapped out of a stretch of four losses in five games that had them off to a rough start.

And Rockford (3-5-0-0) again has one of the youngest rosters in the AHL, and some talent that could definitely help the Hawks, sooner and later. So despite the slow start, the Hogs’ No. 1 job of developing young players and getting them ready for the NHL appeared on course.

Reichel is certainly one who could help the Hogs and the Hawks right now; Subban, who was the Hawks’ star in the past, could again be one someday, too.

“Just like the organization, I’m looking at this time right now as everyday is just an opportunity to get better,” Subban said Tuesday. “It’s been tough, but it’s been a pretty smooth transition for Anders. … We’ll get this thing going.”

Forward Brett Connolly is another who could help at either level. Connolly, a nine-year NHL veteran, had Rockford’s lone goal during a 2-1 loss to Grand Rapids in the long-awaited home opener on Saturday. The team opened with a season-long, six-game road trip to allow for more time for renovations to the BMO Harris Bank Center to be completed.

“It’s obviously been a shakeup in the organization and around the league,” Connolly said of the situation surrounding the Hawks. “And I just want to help chip away at it, and get this back to being an A++ organization, like it has been … We just want to come together a little bit now in a tough time.”

Bring calmness with a new coach

One way to do that is to find good leaders.

They are off to a good start. While he was a first-round pick by the New York Islanders in 1985 and played 14 seasons in the NHL from 1986-2000, King is also a calming presence on the bench.

He is a well-known hockey mind who knows the ins and outs of the game, but he also knows how to deal with people.

“I want these guys to feel relaxed,” King said. “Right now, they’re tight.

“My personality is going to come and let them take a deep breath, and get your shoulders dropped and just go have some fun and get back to the game we love to play.”

And it’s been announced that King will remain behind the Hawks’ bench for the rest of the season, which means Sorensen is expected to be the Hogs head coach the rest of the way, as well.

The Hawks brought King up just as they got set to “embark on our search for our next permanent head coach,” Davidson said. But it appears they will wait until the season is over before they truly start their search.

Get some buy-in from the players

The Hawks won their first game under King, 2-1 in overtime over the Predators on Sunday. And he is taking his relaxed but all-knowing attitude to a team that could use a little step back.

It has been a tumultuous stretch for the Hawks, to say the least, and it’s going to take some time for them to crawl out of this funk. However, for an organization that has missed out on three of the last four NHL playoffs, the clock is ticking loudly.

The same holds true for the Hogs. Chicago purchased the Hogs’ organization just this year, and now they will lean on it heavily.

“We have some guidelines on how to handle things, from the top, like on how some players should be utilized and stuff,” Sorensen said. “But the main focus is on making sure the players are getting developed down here like they should.

“And doing everything the right way.”