Joel Quenneville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
September 15, 1958 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian / American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Ice hockey coach, player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career |
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Current position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current general manager | Stan Bowman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanley Cup wins | 2010, 2013, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years as a coach | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years as an NHL coach | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years with current team | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice hockey career
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Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
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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 |
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NHL Draft | 21st overall, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Playing career | 1978–1991 |
Joel Norman Quenneville (born September 15, 1958 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey coach. He currently serves as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, with whom he has won three Stanley Cup titles. He has also coached the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche. On January 14, 2016, he surpassed Al Arbour with his 783rd win as an NHL coach, making Quenneville second only to Scotty Bowman in total wins.
He is known affectionately by fans and players as "Coach Q" or simply as "Q".
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 of St. John's, head coach of the AHL Springfield Indians, and assistant coach of the Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche. He won the Jack Adams Award with the Blues in the 1999–2000 NHL season.