Joel Quenneville
Joel Quenneville
Joel Norman Quennevilleis a Canadian-American professional ice hockey coach. He currently serves as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, with whom he has won three Stanley Cup titles. He has also coached the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, winning the cup with the latter in 1996. On January 14, 2016, he surpassed Al Arbour with his 783rd win as an NHL coach, making Quenneville second only to Scotty Bowman in total wins...
bottom game good hockey line trying win
It was all good when I was there. The bottom line is, trying to win the hockey game is going to be the priority.
enjoy game good levels maintain opportunity stage time
I think it's a good opportunity (to rest), but we don't want them doing nothing. We want them to maintain what the conditioning levels are at this stage of the game. But it's a good time to get away from the game a little bit, too, and enjoy your family.
chances confidence couple early found games last left matter saw time until
You saw a couple of chances early that didn't go in, but I don't think Joe's confidence left him over the last 10 games when he's had a lot of chances. It was just a matter of time until he found the back of the net.
achieved biggest eight games huge seven time win year
I think we've had about seven or eight games all year long that have been for first place. It's the first time we've achieved it. A huge win. Probably . . . not probably - it was our biggest win of the year.
certainly difference focus game good indicative special teams tonight
The end was not really indicative of the game tonight and I would like to focus on what we did during the game. Our special teams had a lot of good things happen. Certainly what we did on special teams was the difference tonight.
game great people special trying
It's always great to see some of your friends and some of the people you were with for a lot of years. It's a special game and a special day, but we're just trying to win.
enthusiasm good liked momentum opening
Overall, I liked our preseason, ... I thought we did a lot of good things. We have a lot of momentum and enthusiasm going into opening night.
following looked looks puck
He looked solid, in control, he's following the puck and he looks big in the net.
fans fitting
He's fitting in great. He's been well-received by his teammates. I think the fans will like him.
assume guys offensive player
Milan's such a big offensive player for our team, so guys will have to assume some of that responsibility,
course individual maybe mix shake spark whether
Sometimes with a line, whether it's with an individual or you just want to shake things up and maybe get a spark somewhere; sometimes we mix it up in the course of a game.
playing
I think we have been playing the way we'd like to and progressing the way we'd like to. It's a big win.
brought chance coach excited good guys loss
It was a big loss and (leaves) a big void. I was excited about getting the chance to coach these guys again, but this is where we're at, and we feel good about the guys we brought in.
tremendous
He's had a tremendous year, I'll tell you,