Every NHL coach expects to be fired one day. Yet there's still something jarring about the Chicago Blackhawks firing coach Joel Quenneville after 797 games as head coach, having posted a .627 winning percentage. The Blackhawks won three Stanley Cups under Quenneville in six seasons, from 2009-2015. They had won three Cups in their previous 82 seasons before that.
What's next for all involved? A look at the future for the Blackhawks and Quenneville.
Why fire Joel Quenneville?
After a brief resurgence earlier this season, the Blackhawks have dropped down the standings. Their past two weeks have been particularly brutal: an 0-4-1 run against the Oilers, Canucks, Flames and the Blues, who routed them 7-3.