| Joel Quenneville |
| Joel Norman Quenneville Defense Left-Handed Shot Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 pounds Born: 9.15.58 Windsor, Ontario |
| How he arrived: Traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs with Lanny McDonald for Wilf Paiement and Pat Hickey, 12.29.79 How he left: Traded to the Calgary Flames with Steve Tambellini for Mel Bridgman and Phil Russell, 6.21.83 |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader. |
As a player for the Windsor Spitfires, Quenneville was a top flight offensive player, but was also a very good player in his own
zone capable of playing physical. As a pro, he focused more on his defensive play, but was still a capable top 4 to top 6
defenseman.
The trade to Calgary would have been a push of he stayed put, but weeks later, he would be traded to the Hartford Whalers,
and the Flames, despite getting a good goal scorer in Steve Tambellini, lost the trade because of this second move. Q had a
very long, solid stint with the Whalers.
He would play a handful of games with the Washington Capitals before finishing his playing career in the AHL.
He became a coach with the St. John's Maple Leafs after he finished his playing days with them, then joined the Springfield
Indians' staff. He broke into the NHL as a coach joining the Quebec Nordiques' staff in 1994. He was part of the staff when the
team became the Colorado Avalanche and stay there until 1997, when he got his first shot as a head coach came with the St.
Louis Blues.
He would bring them to one of the elite in the league, winning the President's Trophy and the Jack Adams Trophy in 2000 and a
playoff berth every year he was there. He didn't finish the 2003-04 season, though, with Blues' management sensing the playoffs
slipping away.
He returned to the Avs to he their bench boss and lead them to the playoffs in 2 out of the 3 seasons. And he's doing his thing
again with the Chicago Blackhawks, replacing Denis Savard in 08-09 after just 4 games and bringing in a 100+ point season,
followed by the Cup championship in '10.
zone capable of playing physical. As a pro, he focused more on his defensive play, but was still a capable top 4 to top 6
defenseman.
The trade to Calgary would have been a push of he stayed put, but weeks later, he would be traded to the Hartford Whalers,
and the Flames, despite getting a good goal scorer in Steve Tambellini, lost the trade because of this second move. Q had a
very long, solid stint with the Whalers.
He would play a handful of games with the Washington Capitals before finishing his playing career in the AHL.
He became a coach with the St. John's Maple Leafs after he finished his playing days with them, then joined the Springfield
Indians' staff. He broke into the NHL as a coach joining the Quebec Nordiques' staff in 1994. He was part of the staff when the
team became the Colorado Avalanche and stay there until 1997, when he got his first shot as a head coach came with the St.
Louis Blues.
He would bring them to one of the elite in the league, winning the President's Trophy and the Jack Adams Trophy in 2000 and a
playoff berth every year he was there. He didn't finish the 2003-04 season, though, with Blues' management sensing the playoffs
slipping away.
He returned to the Avs to he their bench boss and lead them to the playoffs in 2 out of the 3 seasons. And he's doing his thing
again with the Chicago Blackhawks, replacing Denis Savard in 08-09 after just 4 games and bringing in a 100+ point season,
followed by the Cup championship in '10.
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| Entry Draft: 1978 Second Round Pick (21st overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs |
