Anahem Duck on Thursday hired Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenville as her new head coach.
66 -year -old Quenville won three championships with Chicago BlackHox (2010, 2013 and 2015) and ranked number 2 in NHL history with 969 wins for four teams in 25 seasons.
He resigned as a coach of Florida Panthers in October 2021, after an independent investigation on how he and other BlackHox leaders took over the 2010 sexual harassment charge against the team’s video coach Brad Aldrich. Commissioner Gary Betman at the time said that the coach would have to meet with NHL, he should seek future employment in the league, and the League restored Quenville in July 2024.
Duck’s General Manager Pat Verback said, “Today is a great day for Anahem Duck.” “Joel is a proven winner and one of the top coaches in NHL history. We believe it is a major step in our process of being a perennial playoff contender.
“In the last two weeks, we have conducted interviews with many outstanding coaching candidates, while in 2010, Joel BlackHoxing, while reviewing a comprehensive review of the head coach. Whatever has been transfers in 2010, the severity of what has been transpired in 2010. It is clear that Joel is not following at that time with more questions, showing the opportunity to return to meaningful personal development and accountability, and the opportunity to return in coaching.”
Duck fired Greg Chronin last month, when he compiled a record of 62–87–15 in two sessions. Anahem has missed the playoffs in each of the last seven sessions.
The Quenville St. Louis Blues (1996–2004), Colorado Avalchal (2005-08), BlackHox (2008–18) and Panthers (2019–21) were 969–572–150 with 77 relationships as head coaches. He won the Jack Adams Award in 1999–2000 as the League Coach of the Year.
“I am excited to join Anahem Duck,” Quenville said. “This is the organization with which I wanted to resume my career and really grateful for the occasion. The duck has an unreliable ownership, management and emotional fan. In about four years from the game, I have learned from my former mistakes and realized that it will be an action on words that demonstrate my commitment to be a better leader.”
Former BlackHox Sambhavna Kail Beach made an attack against Aldrich during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. The investigation found that Quenville and Chicago officials decided to postpone any action against Aldrich until after the Stanley Cup final.
After quitting his job with panthers in 2021, Quenville said, “I want to express my grief for this young man, Kyle beach pain.”
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