Panthers, Anaheim Ducks and Quenneville
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The Panthers continue their homestand after a strong win over the Golden Knights with a tough matchup against former coach Joel Quenneville and the Anaheim Ducks.
There was no significant acknowledgment of Quenneville as he returned to Chicago on Sunday as the Ducks' coach, even though his Hawks legacy forever will be prominent and complicated.
Quenneville was reinstated by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in July 2024 but did not return to coaching until this season.
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Quenneville returns to face Blackhawks for 1st time since being banned after sexual assault scandal
First-year Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville returned to the United Center on Sunday night for the first time since details of a sexual assault scandal involving his 2010 Stanley Cup Blackhawks squ
As coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Joel Quenneville returned to Chicago on Sunday for the first time since news of the Blackhawks sexual assault scandal broke.
Granlund is expected to be re-evaluated by team doctors on Thursday after Anaheim returns home from its five-game road trip.
Over his 26 seasons as an NHL coach, Quenneville has gone 971-574-151 with 77 ties with the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Blackhawks, Panthers and Ducks. He ranks second in NHL history in wins, behind only Scotty Bowman (1,244).
After the Anaheim Ducks tied the game with under a minute left, Chicago Blackhawks fans groaned as they felt another close defeat brewing. Ryan Donato had other plans.
Rising young talent, veteran additions and a coach who has won three Stanley Cups have the Ducks optimistic approaching the season opener.
Ducks center Mikael Granlund will be out for at least two to three weeks after leaving Saturday’s loss to the Lightning in the first period with a lower-body injury, head coach Joel Quenneville told NHL.