As we, at WGN Radio, prepare to welcome the Chicago Blackhawks into the “Century Club,” we are celebrating Chicago’s Original 6 hockey organization by highlighting over 100 players, coaches, executives, broadcasters and personalities that have been a part of Blackhawks’ 100-year history. Every weekday leading up to and through the 2025-26 season, you will hear about a different all-time Blackhawks figure in both the morning and afternoon WGN Radio sports reports, and here on WGNRadio.com. Several eras of Chicago hockey will be represented in our profiles, voiced by Dave Eanet, Andy Masur, Charlie Roumeliotis, Kevin Powell and Jack Heinrich.

We previously covered Tommy Hawk. Next up:

by Dave Eanet

Joel Quenneville was already an established coach when the Blackhawks tabbed him to succeed Denis Savard 4 games into the 08-09 campaign. The Hawks made it back to the playoffs that year, and all the way to the Conference Final. A year later, they won the first of 3 Stanley Cups under Quenneville, who would coach the Hawks for 11 years.  Quenneville was suspended by the NHL in 2021 for allegedly mishandling abuse allegations by a former Hawks player but now has been reinstated and will coach the Anaheim Ducks.

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