"Quenneville joined Scotty Bowman in this exclusive hockey club with a milestone win in the Ducks' first game back from the Olympic break. Bowman became the first coach to reach the mark with the Detroit Red Wings on Feb. 8, 1997 -- just one month after Quenneville coached his first game with the St. Louis Blues."
"Quenneville's Ducks got his win in dramatic fashion: Anaheim erased a pair of two-goal deficits and another third-period deficit before Cutter Gauthier scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:14 left. When the clock ran out, Quenneville high-fived each of his players at the bench before taking the ice to pose for a team photo."
"The 67-year-old Quenneville has made a successful return to the NHL this season in Anaheim after a four-year absence from the league following his resignation from the Florida Panthers in late 2021 over his inaction during the Chicago Blackhawks' sexual abuse scandal 11 years earlier."
"Anaheim (31-23-3) has vaulted into the thick of the Western Conference playoff race in its first season under Quenneville, who has led his teams to the playoffs in 20 of the 22 NHL seasons he finished behind a bench."
Joel Quenneville achieved his 1,000th coaching victory with the Anaheim Ducks' 6-5 comeback win over the Edmonton Oilers, becoming only the second NHL coach to reach this milestone after Scotty Bowman. The 67-year-old Quenneville returned to the NHL this season after a four-year absence following his resignation from the Florida Panthers. His ban was lifted in July 2024, and the Ducks hired him to revitalize a struggling franchise. Under his leadership, Anaheim has improved significantly and now competes in the Western Conference playoff race. Quenneville has coached for parts of 26 NHL seasons, winning three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks between 2008 and 2017.
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