Ducks to hire Joel Quenneville as next head coach after 2021 resignation amid Blackhawks scandal: Reports

Four years after he resigned from the Florida Panthers amid a sexual-assault investigation involving his former team, Joel Quenneville is reportedly back in the NHL. Quenneville will reportedly become Anaheim Ducks' next head coach, according to multiple reports.

The news comes less than a year after Quenneville was reinstated by the NHL following his 2021 resignation. Quenneville resigned from the Panthers after the NHL launched an investigation into claims Chicago Blackhawks' video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted a prospect. Quenneville was employed as the Blackhawks' head coach at the time of the alleged assault.

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Following Quenneville's resignation, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he would need to meet with the coach before he could hold another job in the NHL. In July 2024, Quenneville was reinstated by the league.

This story will be updated.