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Ducks’ Quenneville Notches 1,000th NHL Coaching Victory, Becomes 2nd to Reach Milestone

Since his first head coaching assignment in 1997 with the St. Louis Blues, Joel Quenneville has won three Stanley Cup championships and 1,000 games.
Ducks’ Quenneville Notches 1,000th NHL Coaching Victory, Becomes 2nd to Reach Milestone
Head coach Joel Quenneville of the Anaheim Ducks looks on against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 30, 2025. Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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The first game back after the NHL season paused for the Olympic break on Wednesday was historic for Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville: 1,000 victories as an NHL head coach over 26 seasons behind the bench.

This is now the lead on Quenneville’s hockey resume. In the 100-plus years of the league, only Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman can claim more coaching victories than the Ducks’ coach. Thirty years of coaching NHL teams, and Bowman’s players produced 1,244 wins for the man who won nine Stanley Cup championships.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.