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Joel Quenneville, the second-earning coach in NHL history, was fired Tuesday by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Quenneville, 60, has 890 wins, more than any other NHL coach with the exception of Scotty Bowman (1,244). He was in his 11th season with the Blackhawks and led Chicago to the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
Here is a chronology of Quenneville's career:
June 15, 1978 – Quenneville, a defenseman who ends a 103-point season with Windsor from the Ontario Hockey League, is selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round (No. 21) of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut on October 22 against the New York Rangers and scored his first NHL goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 3, 1979.
December 29, 1979 – The Maple Leafs are negotiating Quenneville in the Colorado Rockies as part of a program for striker Lanny McDonald.
March 21, 1981 – Quenneville has a decisive pass in the Rockies' 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's the last game he's playing in what turns out to be his best offensive season; He finished with 34 points (10 goals, 24 assists) in 71 games.
July 5, 1983 – Two weeks after being traded to the Calgary Flames by the New Jersey Devils, Quenneville traded to Hartford Whalers with defenseman Richie Dunn against defender Mickey Volcano. Quenneville plays seven seasons with the Whalers.
October 3, 1990 – The Whalers are negotiating Quenneville in Washington capitals for money. He played nine games with the Capitals in 1990-91, his last NHL season. He finished with 190 points (54 goals, 136 assists) in 803 games in the NHL.
July 30, 1991 – Quenneville signs with the Maple Leafs. He spends the 1991-1992 season as a player / assistant coach in St. John's of the American Hockey League.
January 6, 1997 – After coaching the AHL (Springfield) and NHL assistant (Quebec Nordics / Colorado Avalanche), Quenneville earned his first NHL coaching job with the St. Louis Blues. He replaces Jim Roberts, who replaced Mike Keenan 18 days earlier. The Blues finish 18-15-7 under Quenneville and qualify for the playoffs, but they lose in six games against the Detroit Red Wings in the quarter-finals of the Western Conference.
April 9, 2000 – The Blues finished the 51-19-1 season with 11 draws by winning the Presidents' Trophy for the first time. The 114 points remain a team record. However, the San Jose Sharks surprised the Blues in the quarter-finals of the Western Conference, winning the series in seven games. Quenneville wins the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach.
February 24, 2004 – Quenneville is dismissed while the Blues may miss the playoffs for the first time since 1978-1979. He has 307-191-18 with 77 draws in 593 games with St. Louis. His 307 wins remain a Blues record.
July 7, 2004 – Quenneville returns to the Avalanche when he is hired as a coach, replacing Tony Granato. When the NHL resumes operations in 2005 after the lockout, Quenneville leads the Avalanche in the second round of the playoffs. They fail to qualify in 2006-07 despite the equivalent of their points total in 2005-06 (95). Quenneville brings the Avalanche back to the playoffs in 2007-08, but after his elimination in the second round by the Red Wings, he is fired on May 9, 2008.
October 16, 2008 – A month after being hired by the Blackhawks as a professional scout, Quenneville is named to succeed Denis Savard as a coach. The Blackhawks, who have not qualified for the playoffs since 2002, are 45-22-11 under Quenneville, finish second in the Central Division and advance to the final of the Conference. 39 West before being eliminated by the Red Wings. win the Stanley Cup.
June 9, 2010 – The Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961 Patrick KaneThe overtime goal of game 6 of the final gives them a 4-3 win over the Flyers. The win ends a run of five straight defeats in the final and gives Quenneville its first championship as an NHL coach.
Video: 2010: Chicago ends the drought of the Cup for the past 49 years with Kane's goal
June 24, 2013 – Quenneville twice won the Cup with the Blackhawks when Chicago rallied to defeat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in Game 6 of the final. The win ends a season in which the Blackhawks finished first in the regular season (36-7-5) after scoring at least one point in each of their first 24 games (21-0-3).
June 15, 2015 – The Blackhawks win the Cup for the third time in six seasons by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 of the United Center. This is the first time the Blackhawks have won the Home Cup since 1938 and he becomes the third coach in Chicago history to win at least three championships, joining George Halas of the NFL Bears and Phil Jackson Bulls from the NBA.
January 14, 2016 – The Blackhawks defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 at the Bell Center to give Quenneville its 783rd victory, placing it ahead of Al Arbor in second place in the all-time winning streak as a coach. On April 3, the Blackhawks defeated the Bruins 6-4 to give Quenneville its 800th victory.
March 10, 2018 – Quenneville leads 1,168 in the NHL, beating Arbor for second all-time behind Bowman (2,141). The Bruins lost 7-4. The Blackhawks finished the 33-39-10 season and miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2007-08.
November 6, 2018 – The Blackhawks being a 6-6-3 start after being swept away on a three-game trip to Western Canada, Quenneville is fired and replaced by Jeremy Colliton. He finished his time in Chicago 452-249-96 (.627) in 797 games with a mark of 76-52 in the playoffs and is the only coach in the history of the Blackhawks to have won the Stanley Cup at three times. His overall record is 890-532-137 with 77 draws.
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