Joel Quenneville

Joel Norman Quenneville (born September 15, 1958, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is the head coach of the Florida Panthers professional team. He is a former defenceman and former head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, and St. Louis Blues.
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. 
Quenneville won the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Avalanche in 1996. He then moved to the Blues franchise, becoming head coach midway through the next season after Mike Keenan was fired. He led St. Louis to 7 straight playoff berths. In Quenneville's 8th season with the Blues, the team started poorly. Late in the year, St. Louis was in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in a quarter century. As a result, Quenneville was fired. 
Quenneville was hired to coach the Avalanche in June 2004, before the 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the season's cancellation. In his first year with the Avalanche, he led the team to the playoffs and a first round upset of the Dallas Stars. On March 25, 2007, Quenneville coached his 750th career game. He became one of only seven currently active coaches to reach 750 games as of the 2006–07 season. Quenneville reached his 400th coach win on October 26, 2007, in a 3-2 OT win in Calgary against the Flames. On May 9, 2008, the Avalanche announced that Quenneville was leaving the organization. Quenneville was hired as a pro scout by the Chicago Blackhawks in September 2008.
On October 16, 2008, Quenneville was promoted to Head Coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, replacing former Blackhawk Denis Savard.
==Career statistics==
===Playing statistics===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1975–76 	Windsor Spitfires 	OMJHL 	 	66 	15 	33 	48 	61 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1976–77 	Windsor Spitfires 	OMJHL 	 	65 	19 	59 	78 	169 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1977–78 	Windsor Spitfires 	OMJHL 	 	66 	27 	76 	103 	114 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
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 	 	4 	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
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	803 	54 	136 	190 	705 	 	32 	0 	8 	8 	22
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	148 	14 	46 	60 	126 	 	22 	1 	2 	3 	16
OHA totals	OHA totals 	OHA totals	 	197 	61 	168 	229 	344 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching record===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
STL 	1996–97	40 	18 	15 	7 	- 	(83) 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Central 	Lost in first round (DET)
STL 	1997–98	82 	45 	29 	8 	- 	98 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Central 	Won first round (LA)Lost in second round (DET)
STL 	1998–99	82 	37 	32 	13 	- 	87 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Central 	Won first round (PHX)Lost in second round (DAL)
STL 	1999–00	82 	51 	19 	11 	1 	114 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in Central 	Lost in first round (SJ)
STL 	2000–01	82 	43 	22 	12 	5 	103 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Central 	Won first round (SJ)Won second round (DAL)Lost in conf. finals (COL)
STL 	2001–02	82 	43 	27 	8 	4 	98 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Central 	Won first round (CHI)Lost in second round (DET)
STL 	2002–03	82 	41 	24 	11 	6 	99 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Central 	Lost in first round (VAN)
STL 	2003–04	61 	29 	23 	7 	2 	(91) 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Central 	(fired)
COL 	2005–06	82 	43 	30 	- 	9 	95 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Northwest	Won first round (DAL)Lost in second round (ANA)
COL 	2006–07	82 	44 	31 	- 	7 	95 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Northwest	Missed playoffs
COL 	2007–08	82 	44 	31 	- 	7 	95 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Northwest	Won first round (MIN)Lost in second round (DET)
CHI 	2008–09	78 	45 	22 	- 	11 	(104) 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Central 	Won first round (CGY) Won second round (VAN)Lost in third round (DET)
Total	Total 	937 	483 	305 	77 	52 	 	 	
==External links==
*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
*
Category:Born in 1958
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Avalanche coaches
Category:Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Jack Adams Award winners
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:St. Louis Blues coaches
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Windsor Spitfires players
Category:Florida Panthers coaches
Category:Chicago Blackhawks coaches