US EditionDucks hire Joel Quenneville as next coach
- Joel Quenneville, a 66-year-old four-time Stanley Cup winner, was hired by Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek as head coach on Thursday 2025.
- Quenneville’s hiring follows his resignation and nearly three-year NHL ban due to mishandling a 2010 sexual assault scandal involving the Chicago Blackhawks.
- He brings nearly 25 NHL seasons of coaching experience, including leading Chicago to three Stanley Cup titles and accumulating 969 career wins, second-most in history.
- The Ducks, in a rebuilding phase, have missed the playoffs for seven straight seasons, finishing 35-37-10 this year, and Verbeek expects Quenneville to lead a postseason return.
- Quenneville inherits a youth-laden roster and acknowledges past mistakes, stating he will show his commitment through actions as he returns to coaching after nearly four years out.
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Joel Quenneville hired by Ducks for 1st head coaching job since Chicago sex abuse scandal
Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned for his handling of a sexual assault scandal.
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Whittier Daily NewsAlexander: Ducks face questions as Joel Quenneville takes over
ANAHEIM — From a purely hockey standpoint, the Ducks’ hiring of Joel Quenneville to be the 12th head coach in the team’s history is a no-brainer. Anaheim has a roster of young talent ready to take the next step, and Quenneville has a proven ability to take such a collection of talent to greatness. He’s done it with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers, and he has three Stanley Cup rings as a head coach (and a fourth as an assistant in…
Ottumwa Courier
Joel Quenneville hired by Anaheim Ducks for his 1st head coaching job since Blackhawks abuse scandal
Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league for his handling of a sexual assault scandal. The…
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NHL Ducks name Quenneville as coach after probe into sex assault scandal
Joel Quenneville, a three-time Stanley Cup champion coach who resigned as a coach during a sexual assault investigation involving his former NHL club, was hired Thursday as coach of the Anaheim Ducks.
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