As the Chicago Wolves embark on a new era partnering with the St. Louis Blues, they’re reaching into their past to provide the steering behind the bench.

John Anderson will be reintroduced as the Wolves 10th coach, according to a team source. The Wolves plan to announce the decision Tuesday at a new conference at Harry Caray’s in downtown Chicago.

Anderson spent 11 seasons with the Wolves from 1997 through 2008, winning more than 600 games and four league championships. He led the Wolves to the American Hockey League Calder Cup title in 2008 and 2002 after previously winning the Turner Cup in the defunct International Hockey League in 2000 and 1998.

Anderson, who maintained a residence in Glen Ellyn, left the Wolves after the 2008 title to take the head coaching job with the Atlanta Thrashers, the Wolves’ original NHL affiliate.

He was 70-75-19 in two seasons with the Thrashers. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for Dave Tippett with the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Wolves have struggled since Anderson’s departure, which came after winning the 2008 Calder Cup. After making the playoffs in 10 of Anderson’s 11 seasons, the Wolves have been out of the postseason three of the past five years. They have won only one playoff series in that time.

The hire completes the Wolves’ coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Dave Allison and Scott Allen already accepted assistant coaching positions. Allison was the head coach for the Peoria Rivermen and Allen his assistant last season before the Blues sold the franchise to the Vancouver Canucks, who relocated it to Utica, N.Y.

It’s been an active offseason for the Wolves, who ended a two-year partnership with the Canucks in the spring. They announced a three-year agreement with the Blues in April.