Ducks: Joel Quenneville offered head coaching position

Joel Quenneville has been out of the NHL for several years now. The man who led the Blackhawks in the early 2010s left his position at the helm of the Panthers in 2021 in the wake of the Kyle Beach scandal.

He was head coach of the Blackhawks when all this happened.

That said, his name has been circulating for a return for some time now… and according to Jimmy Murphy (RG Media), the Anaheim Ducks have offered Quenneville their vacant head coaching position.

If Joel Quenneville wants back in, the Ducks’ head coaching job is waiting. Anaheim has made its move. Quenneville’s NHL comeback appears imminent.

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via @MurphysLaw74 https://t.co/EkehnaXe9E

– RG (@TheRGMedia) April 26, 2025

More details to come…

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– If Brandon Hagel was suspended for a (very) similar gesture in the previous game…

Tkachuk gets a 5-minute major for this hit on Jake Guentzel.

(via @BR_OpenIce)pic.twitter.com/tqD1g0pQHz

– BarDown (@BarDown) April 26, 2025

– Alexander Nikishin signs his entry-level contract. It’s safe to assume that his agent’s comments yesterday sped up the process.

The #Canes have officially registered an NHL contract for defenseman Alexander Nikishin, making him eligible to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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– NFL (@NFL) April 26, 2025