Joel Quenneville

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Joel Quenneville
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Born (1958-09-15) September 15, 1958 (age 54)
Windsor, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for AHL
New Brunswick Hawks
Baltimore Skipjacks
St. John's Maple Leafs
NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 21st overall, 1978
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1978–1991

Joel Norman Quenneville (born September 15, 1958 in Windsor, Ontario) is the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks professional ice hockey team. He is a former ice hockey defenseman and former head coach of the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues. He is known affectionately by fans and players as "Coach Q."

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Hockey career [edit]

As a player, Quenneville was drafted 21st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the OHA Windsor Spitfires, AHL New Brunswick Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, AHL Baltimore Skipjacks, Washington Capitals and AHL St. John's Maple Leafs. He has also been a player/assistant coach for St. John's, head coach for the AHL Springfield Indians, and assistant coach for the Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche. He won the Jack Adams Award with the Blues in the 1999–2000 NHL season.

Quenneville won the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Avalanche in 1996. He then moved to the Blues franchise, becoming head coach midway through the next season after Mike Keenan was fired. He led St. Louis to 7 straight playoff berths. In Quenneville's 8th season with the Blues, the team started poorly. Late in the year, St. Louis was in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in a quarter century. As a result, Quenneville was fired.

Quenneville was hired to coach the Avalanche in June 2004, before the 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the season's cancellation. In his first year with the Avalanche, he led the team to the playoffs and a first round upset of the Dallas Stars. On March 25, 2007, Quenneville coached his 750th career game. He became one of only seven currently active coaches to reach 750 games as of the 2006–07 season. Quenneville reached his 400th coach win on October 26, 2007, in a 3–2 OT win in Calgary against the Flames.[1] On May 9, 2008, the Avalanche announced that Quenneville was leaving the organization. Quenneville was hired as a pro scout by the Chicago Blackhawks in September 2008.

On October 16, 2008, Quenneville was promoted to head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, replacing former Blackhawk Denis Savard.[2] On December 1, 2009, he received his 500th win as a coach in an 11 round shootout battle vs Columbus. In his two seasons with Chicago, he led the Hawks to the 2009 Western Conference Final and the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. With the Blackhawks' victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the latter, Quenneville earned his first Stanley Cup as a head coach. On December 18, 2011, he earned his 600th career coaching win, winning 4-2 against the Calgary Flames.

Career statistics [edit]

Playing statistics [edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 66 15 33 48 61 — — — — —
1976–77 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 65 19 59 78 169 — — — — —
1977–78 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 66 27 76 103 114 — — — — —
1978–79 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 16 1 10 11 10 — — — — —
1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 61 2 9 11 60 6 0 1 1 4
1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 1 4 5 24 — — — — —
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 35 5 7 12 26 — — — — —
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 71 10 24 34 86 — — — — —
1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 64 5 10 15 55 — — — — —
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 5 12 17 46 — — — — —
1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 5 8 13 95 — — — — —
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 79 6 16 22 96 — — — — —
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 71 5 20 25 83 10 0 2 2 12
1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 37 3 7 10 24 6 0 0 0 0
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 77 1 8 9 44 6 0 2 2 2
1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 69 4 7 11 32 4 0 3 3 4
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 44 1 4 5 34 — — — — —
1990–91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 59 6 13 19 58 6 1 1 2 6
1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 73 7 23 30 58 16 0 1 1 10
NHL totals 803 54 136 190 705 32 0 8 8 22
AHL totals 148 14 46 60 126 22 1 2 3 16
OHA totals 197 61 168 229 344 — — — — —

Coaching record [edit]

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
STL 1996–97 40 18 15 7 – (83) 4th in Central Lost in first round (DET)
STL 1997–98 82 45 29 8 – 98 3rd in Central Won first round (LA)
Lost in second round (DET)
STL 1998–99 82 37 32 13 — 87 2nd in Central Won first round (PHX)
Lost in second round (DAL)
STL 1999–2000 82 51 19 11 1 114 1st in Central Lost in first round (SJ)
STL 2000–01 82 43 22 12 5 103 2nd in Central Won first round (SJ)
Won second round (DAL)
Lost in conf. finals (COL)
STL 2001–02 82 43 27 8 4 98 2nd in Central Won first round (CHI)
Lost in second round (DET)
STL 2002–03 82 41 24 11 6 99 2nd in Central Lost in first round (VAN)
STL 2003–04 61 29 23 7 2 (91) 2nd in Central (fired)
COL 2005–06 82 43 30 – 9 95 2nd in Northwest Won first round (DAL)
Lost in second round (ANA)
COL 2006–07 82 44 31 – 7 95 4th in Northwest Missed playoffs
COL 2007–08 82 44 31 — 7 95 2nd in Northwest Won first round (MIN)
Lost in second round (DET)
CHI 2008–09 78 45 22 — 11 (104) 2nd in Central Won first round (CGY)
Won second round (VAN)
Lost in conf. final (DET)
CHI 2009–10 82 52 22 — 8 112 1st in Central Won first round (NSH)
Won second round (VAN)
Won conf. final (SJ)
Won Stanley Cup (PHI)
CHI 2010–11 82 44 29 — 9 97 3rd in Central Lost first round (VAN)
CHI 2011–12 82 45 26 — 11 101 4th in Central Lost first round (PHX)
CHI 2012–13 48 36 7 — 5 77 1st in Central TBD
Total 1,211 660 389 77 74

Personal life [edit]

Quenneville was hospitalized and reported as being "in stable condition after “severe discomfort” of a non-cardiac nature" on February 16, 2011, resulting in him missing a home game versus the Minnesota Wild that night.[3] After a conversation with the coach, Kelly Chase reported that Quenneville had suffered from internal bleeding, the cause of which was yet to be discovered, but that he was in high spirits and intended to be behind the bench for the Blackhawks next game on February 18.[4] It was announced on Friday February 18 that the problem had been a small ulcer caused by aspirin, a drug known to have the potential for gastrointestinal side effects.[5] He finally returned to take the Hawks' practice on February 23, having been released from hospital on the 19th.

Quenneville is of French-canadian ancestry and is married to Elizabeth, a native of Connecticut whom he met during his stint with the Hartford Whalers. They reside in Hinsdale, IL with their three children: a son, Dylan, and two daughters, Lily and Anna. After working in the U.S. for over 30 years Quenneville passed the USCIS naturalization test required to become a US citizen on May 24, 2011. He now holds citizenship in both the USA and Canada.[6]

Notes and references [edit]

  1. ^ Associated Press (2007-10-26). "Game Recap – Avalanche 3, Flames 2, OT". NHL. Retrieved 2007-10-27. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Blackhawks fire Savard after four games". TSN.ca. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16. 
  3. ^ "Quenneville hospitalized Wednesday". Blackhawks website. February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  4. ^ "Report: Hawks' Quenneville had internal bleeding". Chicago Breaking Sports. February 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  5. ^ "Blackhawks update on the condition of Head Coach Joel Quenneville". Blackhawks website. February 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  6. ^ "Busy, rewarding offseason for Quenneville". Chicago Tribune. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 

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