Joel Quenneville And Stan Bowman Continue To Be Ineligible For Return

from Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic covered the State of the NHL today The NHL is still not willing to allow Joel Quenneville and Stan Bowman to pursue a job with a team, according to Bettman, as both the former Chicago Blackhawks head coach and general manager remain ineligible after failing to react responsibly in connection with the Kyle Beach sexual assault case. In October 2021, Bowman resigned as Blackhawks GM and Quenneville resigned from his job as Florida Panthers head coach after an investigative report was released detailing how Blackhawks’ senior staffers ignored allegations of a coach sexually assaulting Beach during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup run. Neither has worked in the league since. “Currently, they’re not eligible,” Bettman said. “They have both reached out seeking an opportunity to come back, and that’s something that I have to consider.” Quenneville and Bowman were invited to address the league’s coaches and GMs about what they’ve learned from the experience last September. more ($) topics including the salary cap growth, 4 Nations and LTIR...