Brandon Pirri shakes hands with Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon after Pirri was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. (Bruce Bennett, Getty Images / June 27, 2009)

The Blackhawks have fired general manager Dale Tallon and Stan Bowman will be named his replacement, according to a report.

Comcast SportsNet reported late Monday that Tallon, who had been GM of the Hawks since June 21, 2005, and had built the Hawks into a Stanley Cup contender, was out and that an official announcement would be made Tuesday.

Tallon put together a team that reached the playoffs for the first time in seven years and advanced to the Western Conference finals during the 2008-09 season.

But he came under fire last week for sending qualifying offers to restricted free agents late, causing them to be delivered after the deadline set by the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement.
 

The eight players, including Kris Versteeg and Cam Barker, all were signed to contracts, and the NHL Players' Association withdrew its grievance.

Tallon was in the final year of his contract, and last Wednesday, in his first comments after the filing snafu, he said he had not asked for an extension.

When asked if he planned to ask for an extension, Tallon said: "I have a contract. I'm not worried about it. I've been here for 32 years. I don't see any reason to have to do that. That will take care of itself."

Tallon had been a member of the Hawks' front office since the start of the 1998-99 season, when he was appointed director of player personnel.

Before that, he had a 10-year career as a player in the NHL, including a five-year stint with the Hawks from 1973 to '78.

After retiring from the NHL following the 1979-80 season, he served as the Hawks' color analyst for radio and television broadcasts for 16 seasons.

Bowman, the son of legendary NHL coach and current senior adviser for hockey operations Scotty Bowman, has been with the Hawks' organization for eight seasons, including the last two as assistant general manager.