The Ducks appointed Joel Quenneville head coach. With the announcement, Quenneville becomes the 12th head coach in the history of the franchise.
“Today is a great day for Anaheim ducks,” said Director General Pat Verbeek. “Joel is a proven winner and one of the best coaches in NHL history. We believe it is a major step in our process of competitor of sustainable qualifiers.
“In the past two weeks, we have conducted interviews with many exceptional training candidates, while simultaneously carrying out a complete examination of what happened while Joel was chief coach of the Blackhawks in 2010. We talked with dozens of people, including defenders for a positive change in hockey and LNH management, which did not succeed in the League. From the severity of what happened in 2010. It is clear that Joel deeply regrets not following more questions at the time, demonstrated personal growth and significant responsibility and won the opportunity to return to coaching. “”
Quenneville, 66, led teams to three Stanley Cup championships in 25 years as a head coach in the NHL. He guided the Chicago Blackhawks to the Championships in 2010, 2013 and 2015, and was one of the 11 head coaches in the NHL history to win the Stanley Cup three times. He is the only head coach to do so in the wage ceiling era (since 2005-06).
“I am delighted to join the Anaheim ducks,” said Quenneville. “This is the organization with which I wanted to restart my career and I am really grateful for this opportunity. Ducks have an incredible property, management and passionate fans. In almost four years far from the game, I learned from my previous mistakes and I realized that these will be actions on words that demonstrate my commitment to be a better leader.”
Quenneville led his teams to a record 969-572-77-150 (0.612%) with the Florida Panthers (2019-21), Chicago Blackhawks (2008-18), Colorado Avalanche (2005-08) and St. Louis Blues (1996-04). His 969 regular season victories are the second plus one head coach in NHL history while his 1,768 games trained are fifth of all time. He was appointed recipient of the Jack Adams 1999-00 Prize as a NHL-year coach, leading the Blues to a record of 51-11-11-11 and the president’s trophy as the best league team in the regular season.
The native of Windsor, Ontario, led his teams to 20 appearances in the STANLEY Cup qualifiers, while his 23 career victories are the most fourth in the history of the NHL. In addition to winning the Stanley Cup during the three appearances, Quenneville guided its teams to a combined final of six conferences (also 2000-01 with St. Louis, and 2008-09 and 2013-14 with Chicago).
Before becoming head coach, Quenneville was an assistant coach for the Nordiques du Québec and the Colorado Avalanche from 1994 to 1996, helping the avalanche to win the Stanley Cup in 1996.
Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round (21st in total) of the 1978 NHL recovery, Quenneville recorded 54-136 = 190 points in 803 NHL games in career as a defender with Toronto, the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.
