US EditionDucks part ways with two assistant coaches
- The Anaheim Ducks announced on Saturday that Brent Thompson and Rich Clune will not be returning to the coaching staff for the upcoming season amid recent changes in the team's personnel.
- This decision followed the Ducks' firing of head coach Greg Cronin last month and their hiring of Joel Quenneville on the preceding Thursday, a move that made staff changes expected.
- Thompson and Clune joined the Ducks from AHL affiliates two seasons ago and last season respectively, with Thompson overseeing the penalty kill and Clune managing the power play, both of which underperformed as Achilles heels.
- Quenneville, who coached the Chicago Blackhawks during their run to three Stanley Cup titles, faced a nearly three-year NHL suspension due to his involvement in mishandling sexual abuse allegations. As he returns to coaching in the league, he has accepted full responsibility and committed to fostering a safer work environment.
- The Ducks’ management, including GM Pat Verbeek and owner Henry Samueli, strongly backs Quenneville’s return, anticipating he will select new assistants and bring guidance to the team facing a seven-year playoff drought.
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Ducks part ways with two assistant coaches
The Ducks will not retain assistant coaches Brent Thompson and Rich Clune for next season, the club confirmed on Saturday. That decision was expected given that the Ducks had sacked Greg Cronin as head coach last month. They then hired the simultaneously decorated and disgraced Joel Quenneville on Thursday. Quenneville guided the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups but later saw those feats tainted by a sexual abuse scandal involving former Chicago…
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