Posts About "Joel Quenneville"
5 Takeaways from Blackhawks Final Week
April 9th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks went out with a whimper. But considering this dismal season, did you really expect anything else? After a refreshing 4-3 come-back win to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, things went downhill. The Hawks proceeded to lose 4-1 to the same team two days later, extending the Blues’ playoff hopes a while longer. The...
Five Options to Replace Oilers' McLellan
March 15th, 2018 It's no secret that Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan is on the hot seat and could be one of several coaches fired after the season. USA Today's Kevin Allen wrote a piece highlighting a list of coaches that could get the ax after 2017-18. McLellan's name made the list along with Alain Vigneault, Jeff Blashill, Joel Quenneville,...
Who Would Replace Joel Quenneville?
February 24th, 2018 This is Joel Quenneville's 21st season coaching in the NHL, and to date, his teams have only missed the playoffs once. Quenneville was named Blackhawks head coach in October of 2008, and since then, they have never missed the playoffs. Barring a miracle, it seems that this is the first year that they will do so. After two disappointing...
Blackhawks Should Focus Beyond This Season
January 22nd, 2018 This was originally going to be a piece about how the Chicago Blackhawks could make the playoffs. But after a 7-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday night, I no longer have any faith that can happen. I guess anything’s possible, but it’s not very likely. Instead, it might be time to focus on the bigger picture. How can the...
Predicting Possible NHL Coaching Changes
November 20th, 2017 Who’s going to be the first NHL coach to get fired? That’s always a hot topic around this time of year — approaching the quarter-mark of the season — but there’s no definitive answer right now. No imminent firings. Nobody necessarily on the hot seat. From the outset, Alain Vigneault appeared the likeliest candidate —...
Blackhawks Weekly: The Roller-Coaster Continues
November 14th, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks’ fans saw just about everything from their team this past week. The Hawks showed no sense of urgency last Thursday in Philadelphia, losing 3-1. In Carolina on Saturday, they got off to another slow start, but managed to claw their way back and pull out a 4-3 overtime win. Finally, they had a great first period Sunday...
