Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks Agree on Three Year Extension

September 16th, 2010 by TAB BAMFORD Leave a reply »
On Thursday the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they have signed head coach Joel Quenneville to a three-year contract extension.

From the statement on the Blackhawks website:

Quenneville has been coach of the Blackhawks since Oct. 16, 2008, when he was announced as the in-season replacement for Denis Savard.

In his two seasons behind the bench, Quenneville's Hawks have reached the Western Conference Final and won a Stanley Cup. He has gone 97-44-19 during the regular season in that time and has won six of the seven playoff rounds he has coached with Chicago.

The Blackhawks opener this season will be Quenneville's 1,000th game behind an NHL bench. He began his head coaching career with St. Louis in 1996, where he spent eight seasons. He also spent three seasons as the head man in Colorado.

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