The Colorado Avalanche cannot hire Joel Quenneville.
The Chicago Blackhawks made the surprising announcement this morning that they had parted ways with coach Quenneville, who had previously led them to three Stanley Cup victories. The team was off to a 6-6-3 start after having missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade last year. In all, Quenneville has coached teams to 18 seasons’ worth of playoff appearances and those three Cup victories.
Quenneville also spent three seasons with the Avalanche. From 2005-08 he coached them to a 131-92-23 record, which included two playoff appearances.
And Colorado can’t capitalize on this sudden treasure being available.