Joel Quenneville. Chicago Blackhawks Head Coach Joel Quenneville
On October 16, 2008 Joel Quenneville was promoted to Head Coach of the Chicago
Blackhawks replacing long time coach and former Blackhawk Denis Savard.
Joel Quenneville full name is Joel Norman Quenneville.
Joel Quenneville Born in September 15th 1958 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Joel Quenneville is a former ice hockey defenceman and former head coach
of the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues.
As a player, Joel Quenneville was drafted 21st overall by the Toronto Maple
Leafs in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft.
Joel Quenneville 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.
Joel Quenneville 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.
Joel Quenneville won the Jack Adams Award with the Blues in the 1999-00 NHL season.
Joel Quenneville won the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Avalanche in 1996.
Joel Quenneville then moved to the Blues franchise, becoming head coach midway through
the next season after Mike Keenan was fired.
Joel Quenneville led St. Louis to 7 straight playoff berths.
In Joel 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, Joel Quenneville was fired.
Joel 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, Joel Quenneville led the team to the playoffs
and a first round upset of the Dallas Stars.
On March 25, 2007, Joel Quenneville coached his 750th career game.
Joel Quenneville became one of only seven currently active coaches to reach 750 games
as of the 2006-07 season.
Joel Quenneville reached his 400th coach win on October 26, 2007 in a 3-2 OT win in
Calgary against the Flames.
On May 9, 2008, the Avalanche announced that Joel Quenneville was leaving the organization.
Joel Quenneville was hired as a pro Scout by the Chicago Blackhawks in September, 2008.
On September 21, 2008, Joel Quenneville was arrested for drunk driving.
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