Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville is third best coach in Chicago sports history, according to a Chicago Tribune panel.
Only the Chicago Bulls’ Phil Jackson and Chicago Bears’ George Halas rank higher than Quenneville. The Chicago Cubs’ Frank Chance and Bears’ Mike Ditka round out the top five at fourth and fifth, respectively.
Quenneville is among eight Blackhawks coaches to make the Tribune’s top 40 list. The others include Billy Reay (13), Rudy Pilous (15), Mike Keenan (16), Darryl Sutter (34), Orval Tessier (33), Paul Thompson (37) and Bob Pulford (39).
Quenneville has won three Stanley Cups with Chicago and his 413 wins rank only behind Reay in franchise history.