NHL trainer who is involved in sexual abuses scandal

Although Joel Quenneville is involved in the covering of the sexual assault of one of his former players, he will return to the National Hockey League as a coach.

Quenneville, who has been unemployed since 2021, was announced as head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. The ducks recently fired head coach Greg Cronin after spending two seasons behind the bank.

According to Emily Kaplan of ESPN, the ducks were interesting in the attitude of head coach at the University of Denver David Carle before extending his contract with the school. The former NHL trainers Rich Tocchet and Jay Woodcroft were also considered.

Quenneville is the best known as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, where he won three Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015.

But during this first title in 2010, in which Quenneville knowingly, knowingly covered up the sexual assault of a player, Kyle Beach, by Brad Aldrich, Kyle Beach.

An investigation carried out by the NHL showed that Quenneville and other members of the Blackhawks Front Office were made aware of the allegations before the Stanley Cup final. In particular, Quenneville was concerned that the fight against sexual assault was a “distraction” for the team.

On May 7, 2021, a former Blackhawks player, who initially submitted as John Doe, accused Aldrich, sexually attacked him during the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2010. Beach also claimed that Aldrich had threatened him physically, emotionally and financially.

In a month examination by the Jenner & Block law firm, the managers – including Quenneville, General Manager Stan Bowman, and VP of the hockey operations Al Macisaac – made a meeting after introducing the San Jose -Haie in the Western Conference final to take the claims into account.

However, the managers decided to address the claims only after the Stanley Cup final. The report showed that the matter was never discussed again.

Aldrich was given the opportunity to step down or fired by the Human Resources Director of the Blackhawks if the claims were true. Aldrich decided to resign and was still able to take part in celebrations after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup final in 2010.

Aldrich worked at the University of Notre Dame and Miami University in Ohio, before acting as an assistant coach of the High School in Houghton, Michigan.

He was accused of sexual attacks at Miami University and later convicted of sexual contact with a minor at the high school. Aldrich was in prison for nine months and had to register as a sex offender in the state of Michigan.

In October 2021, Kyle Beach gave an interview about Sportscentre in Canada and confirmed that he was John Doe – and detailed his experience with the Blackhawks.

After completing the examination, Bowman and Macisaac resigned from their positions in the team on October 26, 2021. Quenneville, who was head coach of the Florida Panthers at the time, also came from his post two days later.

After completing the examination by the NHL, the Blackhawks were fined with a fine of 2 million US dollars.

Beach and the Blackhawks reached a confidential settlement in December 2021.

In November 2023, another anonymous former Blackhawks perspective submitted a negligence action against the Blackhawks to suppress his symptoms of sexual harassment and impending physical violence in the 2010 Playoffs.

In July in July, the NHL Quenneville, Bowman and Macisaac stopped and allowed all three of them be employed by a team when they decided to do so.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman found that the three men showed “sincere repentance” for their “unacceptable” response to the allegations.

Weeks after this decision, Bowman was hired as General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers.

According to ESPN, the ducks made an extensive view of quennevilles role “in the scandal” in the course of “several weeks” – including the conversation with other interest groups with which Quenneville had built relationships. “

Ultimately, the team believed that the trainer had “continued to do the necessary work to understand how the mistakes from 2010 can be reformed,” said sources to the outlet.

Quenneville is the second -tensing coach in NHL history and has 969 victories over time with the St. Louis Blues and two stints with the Colorado Avalanche in addition to his time behind the bank with the Blackhawks and Panthers.

Before his coaching days, Quenneville played 13 NHL season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Colorado Rockies (Hockey Team), the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers and the Washington Capitals.

The General Manager of Ducks, Pat Verbeek, was a teammate from Quenneville in Hartford for a season.

After the announcement of Quenneville, Verbeek published an explanation: “In the past two weeks, we have conducted interviews with many outstanding coaching candidates, while we also carried out a comprehensive review of what took place, while Joel 2010 was head coach of the Blackhawks.

“We spoke to dozens of people, including supporters of a positive change in hockey and the leadership of the NHL, which Joel officially free to look for a work in the league last July.

“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 is deeply regretted to observe further questions at that time, admit a meaningful personal growth and accountability and to have the opportunity to return to coaching.”