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	The Official Site of the Colorado Avalanche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joel Quenneville was named the fourth head coach in Colorado Avalanche history and 12th overall in franchise history on July 7, 2004, returning to the organization that he began his NHL coaching career with in 1994-95.
		Quenneville guided the Avalanche to its 11th consecutive playoff appearance in 2005-06, finishing second in the Northwest Division with a 43-30-9 record.
		Joel is actively involved in numerous charities throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
	www.coloradoavalanche.com /Team/StaffBio.aspx?SID=2 (535 words)

	IIHF - NEWS
		Quenneville was introduced at a news conference in Calgary on Monday (March 15) and he said he has fulfilled a life long dream to represent his country in international competition.
		Quenneville said it was a no-brainer in his part when Team Canada General Manager Jim Nill call him with the offer as head coach.
		Quenneville's first task is to get educated on the international game, along with scout NHL games for players for his roster.
	www.iihf.com /news/iihfpr3204.htm (906 words)

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		Despite the fact that Quenneville ranks first all time in victories for the Blues with 307 and despite the fact that he was the NHL coach of the year in 2000, he has been released.
		Joel Quenneville was named head coach on Jan. 6, 1997, becoming the 19th head coach in Blues history.
		Quenneville led the Blues to a 41-24-11-6 record during the 2002-03 season guiding the club to their fifth 90-plus point season in his seven year tenure.
	www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=55846 (417 words)

	Joel Quenneville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joel Norman Quenneville (Born: September 15, 1958 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former defenseman and current head coach of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.
		As a player, Quennville was drafted 21st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft.
		Quenneville • Renney • Ruff • Stevens • Therrien • Tippett • Tortorella • Trotz • Vigneault • Wilson • Yawney
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joel_Quenneville (265 words)

	Windsor Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joel Quenneville may not be the NHL's most high-profile coach but the St. Louis Blues boss is one of its best.
		Quenneville began his 13-year NHL career in 1978 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he played in over 800 NHL games along the way compiling 54 goals, 136 assists for a total of 190 points to go with his 705 penalty minutes.
		After his playing career, Quenneville was became an assistant coach to his old American Hockey League pal, Marc Crawford, in Colorado when the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 1996. In 1997 the St. Louis Blues came calling, and quickly hired Joel as their head coach.
	www.windsorpennysaver.com /halloffame/joel_quenneville.html (324 words)

	ESPN.com - COMMUNITY - Lots of spirit in St. Louis
		Head coach Joel Quenneville says there are many reasons for his team's strong play.
		Joel Quenneville's Blues are in the hunt for the Central Division title.
		Joel Quenneville: A lot of teams are looking for one more scorer and depth on the blue line.
	sports.espn.go.com /community/s/2000/0106/273526.html (849 words)

	Avs name Quenneville head coach - NHL - MSNBC.com
		Former Avalanche assistant coach Joel Quenneville, fired by the Blues in February, returns to the Avs as head coach.
		Quenneville was an Avalanche assistant under coach Marc Crawford in 1995-96 and played a role in the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship.
		Quenneville was to coach Canada at the hockey world championships in Prague in April but stepped down on the eve of the games after he was hospitalized for exhaustion.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5381362 (667 words)

	Exhaustion fells Quenneville
		Quenneville was asked a couple of questions and took 15 seconds before answering one, and then with only a few words.
		Quenneville, fired in his seventh season as St. Louis Blues coach on Feb. 24 and rumoured to be the next head coach of the Ottawa Senators, appeared to be extremely tired and even disoriented.
		Quenneville was released from hospital under doctors' care last night and will return home when he's able to travel.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam040425/hkn_worlds-sun.html (901 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Hockey / Blues fire coach Joel Quenneville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joel Quenneville made his mark in over six-plus seasons behind the St. Louis Blues' bench.
		Quenneville took over as Blues coach on Jan. 6, 1997, and has led St. Louis to at least 40 wins in five of his six full seasons with the team.
		It was the third one-series-and-out during Quenneville's tenure.
	www.boston.com /sports/hockey/articles/2004/02/25/blues_fire_coach_joel_quenneville (652 words)

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		CALGARY – Joel Quenneville was named Team Canada’s head coach for the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship that will take place April 24-May 9, 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic, Team Canada’s General Manager Jim Nill announced on Monday.
		Quenneville, who spent almost seven full seasons as Head Coach of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues (1997-2004), won the NHL’s Jack Adams Award for ‘Coach of the Year’ in 1999-2000 and was a member of the 1996 Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche where he served as an Assistant coach with the Avs for three seasons.
		Quenneville’s NHL head coaching record is 307-207-72 (.585), ranking him 1st in Blues history for games coached (586) and winning percentage.
	www.hockeycanada.ca /index.cfm/ci_id/10971/la_id/1.htm (555 words)

	ESPN.com: NHL - ESPN interveiw with Blues coach Joel Quenneville
		Quenneville: I think we were in the Blake hunt and we were hoping to get him.
		Quenneville: Overall team defense has been solid for the last couple of years, it's as good as it there is in the league.
		Quenneville: I think down he stretch we wanted to get our team in order as far as lines, get some excitement and be peaking come playoff time.
	espn.go.com /nhl/s/2001/0227/1113986.html (832 words)

	NHL coaching fraternity is no longer an old story - hockey coaching - NHL Report - Column Sporting News, The - Find ...
		Joel Quenneville is the latest member of the club.
		Quenneville wasted little time in getting out the chalkboard and teaching the Blues the system he wants them to play.
		It was Quenneville's ability to explain how he would have the Blues playing in their own zone, neutral zone and offensive zone that convinced team president Mark Sauer and general manager Ron Caron he was the man for the job.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n3_v221/ai_19046752 (984 words)

	Pete's Head (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joel Quenneville was fired yesterday as head coach of the St. Louis Blues.
		Quenneville probably will not be out of a job for long.
		I think Quenneville is an excellent coach, and if he were fired he would be picked up by any team in less than a week or maybe the following day.
	www.peteshead.com /2004_02_01_peteshead_archive.html (472 words)

	9news.com \| News \| Avalanche name Joel Quenneville Head Coach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		DENVER, Colo. - Joel Quenneville will return to the franchise he began his NHL coaching career with in 1994-95 as the fourth head coach in Colorado Avalanche and 12th in franchise history.
		"Joel knows our organization very well and we know him, having first hired him in 1994 as an assistant coach to begin his NHL coaching career," said Colorado Avalanche President and General Manager Pierre Lacroix.
		His leadership and experience is second-to-none in this business, and Joel is an organized, well-prepared individual who possesses great qualities that make him a well-respected head coach in this league.
	www.9news.com /acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=9b08fadf-0abe-421a-0003-cf1deacfdcd5&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf (726 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Sports briefs
		AVS COACH DEMOTED: Joel Quenneville was hired Wednesday to coach the Colorado Avalanche, replacing Tony Granato, who will become his assistant.
		Quenneville was the coach of the St. Louis Blues from January 1997 until this February, when he was fired during a 4-12 slump.
		Quenneville said he had been in contact about openings with several teams this summer — just not the one that hired him.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595075728,00.html (580 words)

	NHL-WCup-Quenneville, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Quenneville carried a 293-161-72 coaching record into Tuesday's game against Toronto, good for a.557 winning percentage.
		Quenneville also won the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL coach of the year in 1999-2000 and he may be headed towards another one after somehow managing to keep his team on the right track despite massive injuries earlier this season and suspensions to his highest-paid forwards in Weight and Tkachuk.
		Kitchen, who has a bird's eye view of Quenneville's work behind the bench, thinks the World Cup is perfect platform for Quenneville's skills.
	www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/hockey/031209/h120931A.html (797 words)

	Paying the Price
		Quenneville was relieved of his duties as the team's Head Coach as the Blues prepare for a road trip that will take them to Denver, Vancouver and San Jose in a 96 or so hour span.
		To that end, Bill Clement of ESPN Sports writes: "The Blues' dismissal of Joel Quenneville is a perfect example of change for the sake of change.
		Quenneville's dismissal is an attempt by the Blues to shock the players into short-term performance to make the playoffs -- which is where the big revenue is. This I can tell you: I expect Quenneville to set a record for the shortest time in the unemployment line.
	www.stlsports.com /articles/mh022604.html (1267 words)

	St. Louis Blues Online \| News Releases
		LOUIS, Feb. 24, 2004 - St. Louis Blues senior vice president and general manager Larry Pleau today relieved Joel Quenneville of his duties as head coach of the St. Louis Blues.
		Quenneville leaves the Blues as their winningest head coach, with 307 wins, 191 losses, 77 ties and 18 overtime defeats through 593 regular season games behind the bench.
		However, the Blues have won only four of their last 16 games and are currently 29-23-7-2, ranking third in the Central Division and ninth in the Western Conference.
	www.stlouisblues.com /news/0304/040224b.html (304 words)

	DenverPost.com - Seeking right combination (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If one had a dollar for every time Joel Quenneville changed up his lines last season, he or she could go to a swanky establishment for a nice steak dinner with all the trimmings.
		Quenneville did say he has not been happy with his team's offensive play at even strength.
		Quenneville has not changed up any of his defensive pairings, and Jose Theodore will get the start in goal against Vancouver.
	www.denverpost.com.cob-web.org:8888 /sports/ci_4458949 (501 words)

	Hungry players thrive in St. Louis' Blue heaven - Blues are off to a great start as player have responded well to coach ...
		Quenneville runs the team with discipline and respect.
		And Quenneville's naming of 23-year-old defenseman Chris Pronger as team captain--over such players as Hull, MacInnis and Turgeon--appears to be a touch of genius.
		What we are most concerned with is the chemistry Joel has built in the locker room.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n43_v221/ai_19944452 (999 words)

	Blues' Quenneville has tenure, tension
		The Blues have averaged 100-point seasons for all seven that Joel Quenneville has been behind their bench.
		Quenneville is the franchise leader in games coached and wins.
		The next thing you know, there's a situation like the Southeast Division, where three coaches were fired in less than half a season, leaving Tampa Bay's John Tortorella as the only coach with even a year's tenure with the same team.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/23/SPG773SUS21.DTL (787 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Quenneville became the favorite to coach Canada when he was fired by St. Louis on Feb. 24.
		Quenneville, the NHL's coach of the year in 1999-00, won 40 or more games in five of the six full seasons he was with the Blues.
		Anson Carter scored in overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over Sweden in May. It was Canada's first medal at the tournament since winning gold in 1997.
	www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=57053 (137 words)

	ESPN.com: SPORTSNATION - Chat-4853
		But if I were Joel Quenneville, I wouldn't go near that job at least until I figured out how the Rangers are going to get out from under the boulder that's on their franchise right now.
		The other possible landing places for Francis and Quenneville could be Washington or Columbus or Phoenix for Quenneville.
		I think Joel Quenneville would be smart to wait till the end of the season to see if any other jobs open up.
	proxy.espn.go.com /chat/chatESPN?event_id=4853 (1488 words)

	St. Louis Sports Online: The Weakest Link
		As the St. Louis Blues prepared for Game 5 of the NHL Western Conference Finals, Head Coach Joel Quenneville determined that a change was needed in goal.
		According to Jim Kelly of Fox Sports.com: "There will be a tendency to second-guess St. Louis Blues coach Joel Quenneville on his decision to turn his back on goalie Roman Turek and start rookie Brent Johnson Monday against the Colorado Avalanche.
		Quenneville became a better coach as he prepared his team differently for the playoffs than in past Springs.
	www.stlsports.com /articles/mh052201blues.html (1033 words)

	DenverPost.com - Leopold's return still on schedule (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Despite the fact Avalanche defenseman Jordan Leopold had to leave practice early on Friday and did not skate Saturday, Avs coach Joel Quenneville refused to characterize Leopold's rehabilitation from hernia surgery as having been set back.
		Quenneville said the original prognosis was for Leopold to return by the end of October, which is why he feels that things remain on schedule.
		Quenneville, a former defenseman, when asked about playing against Paul Stastny's Hall of Fame father, Peter: "I helped put him in the Hall of Fame."...
	www.denverpost.com.cob-web.org:8888 /avalanche/ci_4495477 (349 words)

	The Tribune - Sports
		DENVER -- Joel Quenneville is like a soldier who can't stop fighting for his country.
		Former Avs coach Tony Granato replaced Bob Hartley during the 2002 season and coached all of 2003-04 before Quenneville was hired and Granato was asked to stay on as an assistant.
		For Quenneville, even as his team goes through the highs and the lows, he'd make all the same choices again.
	www.greeleytrib.com /article/20060101/SPORTS/101010069/-1/ARCHIVES02 (1093 words)

	St. Louis Blues
		They chose to eat the rest of Keenan's huge contract, which was still valid for three and a half seasons, instead of letting him destroy their team anymore.
		In Keenan's place behind the bench, the Blues hired Colorado assistant coach Joel Quenneville.
		Quenneville didn't have a lot of skill to work with, but he did have enough to get his team into the playoffs.
	www.lcshockey.com /issues/76/stl.asp (1504 words)

	Divealanche.com -- Player Profiles
		This season, Joel Quenneville comes to Colorado from St. Louis, where he enjoyed a long and illustrious career as the Detroit Red Wings' bitch.
		Quenneville has won a whole lot of games, but his trophy case is full of a whole lot of nothing.
		The only jewelry Quenneville's fingers will be sporting after this season will be painful clusters of swollen wounds from Lizzy's bloody knuckle ruler.
	www.divealanche.com /1a_play.html (1331 words)

	Joel Quenneville News
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		Milan Hejduk of the Colorado Avalanche struggled to score goals a year ago during an injury-plagued season.
	www.topix.net /hockey-players/joel-quenneville (593 words)

	Pro Hockey Column - CBS SportsLine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was Mike Keenan's mindless spending for aging veterans or slugs that got the franchise in trouble before Pleau and coach Joel Quenneville arrived last year.
		Quenneville, so far, is the first Blues coach of the Hull era who hasn't been challenged by the sometimes petulant star.
		Luckily for all concerned, Quenneville has a temperament that makes players buy into his system.
	ww3.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/archive/may98/doddd5698.htm (963 words)

	NewStandard: 11/1/97
		Blues players said they were scared of former coach Mike Keenan, fearful of drawing a torrent of abuse from one of the most intimidating coaches in sports.
		Playing their first full season under new coach Joel Quenneville, who brought an upbeat attitude when he replaced Keenan in January, the Blues are off to a 10-2-2 start and are tied with the Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings for first place overall in the National Hockey League.
		He has a career coaching record of 470-318-99 and though he's currently unemployed as a coach, he has guided teams to the Stanley Cup finals four times, winning it 1994 with the New York Rangers.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/11-97/11-01-97/c06sp179.htm (594 words)

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