Anaheim Ducks Use New Pope To News Dump Hiring Of Highly Controversial Coach Joel Quenneville

Joel Quenneville hired by Anaheim Ducks for 1st head coaching job since scandal

The second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league in late 2021 for his handling of a sexual assault scandal.

Anaheim Ducks Use New Pope To News Dump Hiring Of Highly Controversial Coach Joel Quenneville

About 10 minutes after the world learned that Robert Francis Prevost was named the first American pope in the roughly 2,000-year history of the papacy, the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL quietly released a post on X stating that they’d hired Joel Quenneville as their next head coach. On its face, the move makes plenty of sense. Quenneville is a three-time Stanley Cup winner and ranks second all-time in coaching wins in the NHL. But the second you dig …