Joel Quenneville

**Joel Norman Quenneville** (born September 15, 1958 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and coach. He coached in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the head coach for the St. Louis Blues from 1996 to 2004, the Colorado Avalanche from 2005 to 2008, the Chicago Blackhawks from 2008 to 2018, and the Florida Panthers from 2019 to 2021. He won the 3 Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks in 2010, 2013 and 2015.

On October 27, 2021, Quenneville stepped down as head coach of the Panthers after meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Quenneville was removed from the NHL because of his involvement with the Blackhawks scandal. He will need permission from the NHL if he wants another job in the league.

## Career statistics

|colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan=99 bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan=5|Regular season|rowspan=99 bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan=5|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1975–76|Windsor Spitfires|OMJHL|66|15|33|48|61|—|—|—|—|—|
|1976–77|Windsor Spitfires|OMJHL|65|19|59|78|169|9|6|5|11|112|
|1977–78|Windsor Spitfires|OMJHL|66|27|76|103|114|6|2|3|5|17|
|1978–79|New Brunswick Hawks|AHL|16|1|10|11|10|—|—|—|—|—|
|1978–79|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|61|2|9|11|60|6|0|1|1|4|
|1979–80|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|32|1|4|5|24|—|—|—|—|—|
|1979–80|Colorado Rockies|NHL|35|5|7|12|26|—|—|—|—|—|
|1980–81|Colorado Rockies|NHL|71|10|24|34|86|—|—|—|—|—|
|1981–82|Colorado Rockies|NHL|64|5|10|15|55|—|—|—|—|—|
|1982–83|New Jersey Devils|NHL|74|5|12|17|46|—|—|—|—|—|
|1983–84|Hartford Whalers|NHL|80|5|8|13|95|—|—|—|—|—|
|1984–85|Hartford Whalers|NHL|79|6|16|22|96|—|—|—|—|—|
|1985–86|Hartford Whalers|NHL|71|5|20|25|83|10|0|2|2|12|
|1986–87|Hartford Whalers|NHL|37|3|7|10|24|6|0|0|0|0|
|1987–88|Hartford Whalers|NHL|77|1|8|9|44|6|0|2|2|2|
|1988–89|Hartford Whalers|NHL|69|4|7|11|32|4|0|3|3|4|
|1989–90|Hartford Whalers|NHL|44|1|4|5|34|—|—|—|—|—|
|1990–91|Baltimore Skipjacks|AHL|59|6|13|19|58|6|1|1|2|6|
|1990–91|Washington Capitals|NHL|9|1|0|1|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|1991–92|St. John's Maple Leafs|AHL|73|7|23|30|58|16|0|1|1|10|

## Coaching record

|Team|Year|Regular season|Postseason||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|40|18|15|7|—|(83)|4th in Central|2|4||Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (DET)|
|82|45|29|8|—|98|3rd in Central|6|4||Lost in Conference Semifinals (DET)|
|82|37|32|13|—|87|2nd in Central|6|7||Lost in Conference Semifinals (DAL)|
|82|51|19|11|1|114|1st in Central|3|4||Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (SJS)|
|82|43|22|12|5|103|2nd in Central|9|6||Lost in Conference Finals (COL)|
|82|43|27|8|4|98|2nd in Central|5|5||Lost in Conference Semifinals (DET)|
|82|41|24|11|6|99|2nd in Central|3|4||Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (VAN)|
|61|29|23|7|2|(91)|(fired)|—|—|—|—|
|82|43|30|—|9|95|2nd in Northwest|4|5||Lost in Conference Semifinals (ANA)|
|82|44|31|—|7|95|4th in Northwest|—|—|—|Missed playoffs|
|82|44|31|—|7|95|2nd in Northwest|4|6||Lost in Conference Semifinals (DET)|
|78|45|22|—|11|(104)|2nd in Central|9|8||Lost in Conference Finals (DET)|
|82|52|22|—|8|112|1st in Central|16|6||**Won Stanley Cup (PHI)**|
|82|44|29|—|9|97|3rd in Central|3|4||Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (VAN)|
|82|45|26|—|11|101|4th in Central|2|4||Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (PHX)|
|48|36|7|—|5|77|1st in Central|16|7||**Won Stanley Cup (BOS)**|
|82|46|21|—|15|107|3rd in Central|11|8||Lost in Conference Finals (LAK)|
|82|48|28|—|6|102|3rd in Central|16|7||**Won Stanley Cup (TBL)**|
|82|47|26|—|9|103|3rd in Central|3|4||Lost in First Round (STL)|
|82|50|23|—|9|109|1st in Central|0|4||Lost in First Round (NSH)|
|82|33|39|—|10|76|7th in Central|—|—|—|Missed playoffs|
|15|6|6|—|3|15|(fired)|—|—|—|—|
|69|35|26|—|8|78|4th in Atlantic|1|3|.250|Lost in Qualifying Round (Islanders)|

## Other websites

- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com

## Infobox (ice hockey biography)

- **name**: Joel Quenneville
- **image**: Coach Q (6728537851).jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Quenneville with the Blackhawks in 2011
- **birth place**: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lb**: 200
- **position**: Defenceman, Defence
- **shoots**: Left
- **played for**: Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Rockies (NHL), Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
- **draft**: 21st overall
- **draft year**: 1978
- **draft team**: Toronto Maple Leafs
- **career start**: 1978
- **career end**: 1992
- **coached for**: St. Louis Blues
Colorado Avalanche
Chicago Blackhawks
Florida Panthers
- **career start coach**: 1996
- **career end coach**: 2021