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Pacific division underdog announces the signing of three-time cup champion coach Joel Quenneville


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Jim Precourt
May 8, 2025  (6:31 PM)
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One of the head coaching pieces fell once again, as the Anaheim Ducks have hired Joel Quenneville, according to NHL Insider Darren Dreger. Quenneville will be going back to the Western Conference.

Quenneville, former Blackhawks coach, is very good. Joel won three Stanley Cups with the Hawks and led the core of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
Unfortunately, the events of controversy put a stain on his name.
He resigned as the coach of the Florida Panthers in 2021 and was not allowed to be in the NHL.
He was reinstated by the NHL, along with general manager at the time Stan Bowman, in the summer of last year, and has picked up a new job with the Ducks.
The Ducks finished with 80 points last season and finished 16 points out of the last Wild Card spot, which the St Louis Blues obtained with 96 points.
Quenneville hopes to lead guys like Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Trevor Zegras, and more back to a playoff spot sooner rather than later, and also comes into an organization where Anaheim has a top ten draft pick to add. Anaheim is long overdue.
Quenneville was the Blackhawks coach for 11 seasons and made the playoffs in ten of those seasons. He has a playoff winning percentage of .594.
Joel has a regular season coaching record of 1,768 wins and 969 losses, making him a dominant winning coach.
This should only create more panic for the Blackhawks because the coaches are slowly dwindling. Kyle Davidson needs to convince someone to take this job because free agents aren't going to want to play under Anders Sorensen.
Hopefully they can snag Jay Woodcroft, because at this point, he's the best option available.
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