<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/anaheim-ducks/line-combinations">Anaheim Ducks</a> are expected to name Joel Quenneville the 12th coach in their franchise history, according to <a href="https://x.com/DarrenDreger/status/1920482170524577839"><em>T<em>SN</em> </em>hockey insider Darren Dreger</a>.</p>



<p>Quenneville is the second-winningest coach in NHL history, compiling a record of 969-572-77-150 in 1,768 career regular season games with the<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">&nbsp;St. Louis Blues</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations">Colorado Avalanche</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/chicago-blackhawks/line-combinations">Chicago Blackhawks</a>&nbsp;and the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Florida Panthers</a>. He led the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup championships in 2010, 2013 and 2015.</p>



<p>Prior to his coaching career, Quenneville played 803 games in the NHL, scoring 54 goals and 190 points along with 705 penalty minutes as a defenseman.</p>



<p>The Ducks had fired Greg Cronin as head coach April 19 following his second season with the team. They finished 2024-25 with a 35-37-10 record and 16 points shy of the second Wild Card seed in the Western Conference. Through two seasons in Anaheim, the first-time NHL head coach finished with a 62-87-15 record.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="146"></div>



<p>Dreger reported that sources told him the Ducks “did an extensive background check” in relation to the sexual assault allegation surrounding former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich and former Blackhawks’ forward Kyle Beach from 2010.</p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Announcement coming shortly. Sources say the Ducks did an extensive background check specific to the Kyle Beach case, including the work Quenneville has done to reform from mistakes made during that time. He was the first candidate Anaheim spoke with after firing Cronin. <a href="https://t.co/1dztiye0cU">https://t.co/1dztiye0cU</a></p>
<p>— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1920486353214529675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In 2021,<a href="https://www.jenner.com/a/web/8kmbgFUEYWcNnvzFTa5h8H/4k1Z6N/report-to-the-chicago-blackhawks-hockey-team-october-2021.pdf"> a report from law firm Jenner &amp; Block</a> outlined Quenneville and the Blackhawks’ inaction through the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The report revealed that Quenneville was aware of the situation and took part in at least one meeting regarding the allegations during the postseason.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="134"></div>



<p>Quenneville had stated previously that he was made aware of the allegations during the summer through the media.</p>



<p>After meeting with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/joel-quenneville-has-resigned-as-the-head-coach-of-the-florida-panthers">Quenneville had resigned as Florida Panthers’ head coach.&nbsp;</a><a href="https://x.com/NHLPR/status/1453903143117414414/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bettman released a statement&nbsp;</a>saying that “should (Quenneville) wish to re-enter (the NHL) in some capacity in the future, I will require a meeting with him in advance in order to determine the appropriate conditions under which such new employment might take place.”</p>



<p>After three years away from the game,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/nhl-reinstates-joel-quenneville-stan-bowman-and-al-macisaac">the NHL reinstated Quenneville on July 1, 2024</a>, saying an NHL club could again hire him.</p>
