Former Blues coach Joel Quenneville has resumed his NHL head coaching career with the Anaheim Ducks. The Western Conference will be much tougher as a result, since the Ducks are loaded with good young talent and primed for takeoff. Quenneville has been on the shelf since 2021, when he resigned his post with the Florida Panthers under duress.

Had been out of NHL since resigning from Panthers in 2021 following sexual assault investigation into Blackhawks video coach

Naming Joel Quenneville as our head coach represents the next phase of our team development,” Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. “Our goal is to make the playoffs. And