Longtime NHL head coach Joel Quenneville was interviewed by the Ducks for their vacant head coach position, ESPN’s John Buccigross implied. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff confirmed the report, adding he’s being considered but isn’t necessarily a finalist yet.
Quenneville has not coached since resigning as the Panthers’ bench boss early in the 2021-22 season. He was subsequently suspended from working in the league “as a result of [his] inadequate response upon being informed in 2010 of allegations that Blackhawks’ Player, Kyle Beach, had been assaulted by the Club’s video coach.” Quenneville, along with former Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman and VP of hockey operations Al MacIsaac, had their suspensions lifted by the league last July. Bowman quickly returned to work as GM of the Oilers, but MacIsaac and Quenneville have yet to work another job in the league or for one of its member clubs.
Only one coaching vacancy was open last summer by the time Quenneville was reinstated. That was the Blue Jackets, and they never approached him for an interview. Other teams had interest in his services earlier in the 2024 offseason, but were told by the league he was unavailable for hire.
Quenneville, who coached the Blackhawks to Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013, 2015, and won as an assistant with the Avalanche in 1996, is the first name linked to Anaheim’s coaching vacancy. They fired Greg Cronin earlier this month with one season left on his contract. Cronin recently expressed interest in moving cross-country to fill the Bruins’ vacancy.
Oh it figures a crap organization and crap person. I guess they love those who ignore abuse. Fun team. NHL is so stuck in the past and just loves recycling out of touch aholes as coaches.
Research what really happened in that situation before condemning coach q, the narrative does not align with reality.
OK…I’ll bite…
What’s the “narrative”? What’s the “reality”?
Perfect landing spot. A market where nobody cares about hockey and the media won’t be hounding him about 2010
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As you can clearly see from the above post, Q is unwelcome by the Ducks fans base.
Terrible. Dude is radioactive
Alot better options then is guy he should never been reinstated by little Gary. I would go with a younger coach that players like.
Genuinely brain-dead franchise.
Brain dead comment.
Coach Q has more than paid for his part in the Hawks incident. Kyle Beach agrees.
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Nope. He knew what happened and chose to ignore it. The team was bullying him on the ice during practice.
Same with Toews. He knew what happened and his legacy has been damaged.
People who condone abuse to fatten up their legacies and bank accounts deserve neither.
Can someone please point me to where Joel Quenneville made a sincere public apology to Kyle Beach?