Joel Quenneville as a duck trainer after 2021 resignation in the middle of the Blackhawks scandal

The Anaheim Duck's committed Joel Quenneville as 12th coach of the franchise, less than a year after the NHL had returned to the Chicago Blackhawks scandal.

Quenneville and the then General Manager Stan Bowman and the then Executive Al Macisaac were returned in July. They left their work in October 2021, after an investigation carried out by an external law firm had found that several heads of Blackhawk's team did not immediately respond to accusations that a co -trainer had sexually attacked a player in 2010. The player later revealed himself as Kyle Beach, and the trainer was unveiled as a video coach Brad Aldrich.

The league said that the three were excluded because of their “inadequate reaction”. The league said that the individuals had “recognized” and removed the time out of the game to do activities that not only show sincere repentance for what happened, but also evidence of the responsibility that all NHL have. “

The general manager of Ducks, Pat Verbek, said when announcing the attitude of the attitude, “a comprehensive review of what was taking place, while Joel 2010 was head coach of The Blackhawks. We spoke to dozens of people, including supporters of the positive change in hockey and the leadership of the NHL.

“Our results agree with Joel's report that he was not fully aware of the severity of what happened in 2010. It is clear that Joel deeply regretted to observe more questions at this time, make a meaningful personal growth and accountability accessible and to have the opportunity to return to coaching.”

The 66 -year -old Quenneville won three Stanley Cup titles with the Blackhawks, the first in 2010. He resigned as a coach of Florida Panthers after the report was published.

He will replace Greg Cronin, who was released after two seasons. The ducks improved by 21 points last season, but still ended 16 points from the playoffs.

Quenneville has 969 victories with St. Louis, Colorado, Chicago and Florida and takes second place in the history of the NHL.

“Joel is a proven winner and one of the top coaches in NHL history,” said Verbeek. “We believe that this is an important step forward when we are a multi -year playoff candidate.”

This article originally appeared in USA today: Joel Quenneville as a coach of Anaheim Ducks