Joel Quenneville
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Joel Norman Quenneville (Born: September 15, 1958 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former defenceman and current head coach of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.
As a player, Quennville was drafted 21st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for 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 for St. John's, head coach for AHL Springfield Indians, assistant coach for Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche and head coach for St. Louis Blues. He won the Jack Adams Award with the Blues in the 1999-00 NHL season. He won the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach in 1996. On March 25, 2007, Quennville coached his 750th career game. He became one of only seven currently active coaches to reach 750 games as of the 2006-07 season.
St. Louis Blues Head Coaches |
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Patrick • Bowman • Arbour • Abel • McCreary • Talbot • Angotti • Young • Boivin • Francis • Plager • Berenson • Demers • Sutter • B. Plager • Berry • Keenan • Roberts • Quenneville • Kitchen • Murray |
Colorado Avalanche Head Coaches |
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Crawford • Hartley • Granato • Quenneville |
Preceded by Jimmy Roberts |
Head Coaches of the St. Louis Blues 1996–2004 |
Succeeded by Mike Kitchen |
Preceded by Tony Granato |
Head Coaches of the Colorado Avalanche 2004- |
Succeeded by none |
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