Canadian left winger John Quenneville, 29, has retired as a player and has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Binghamton Black Bears, the Federal Prospects Hockey League club announced [https://www.binghamtonblackbears.com/news/quenneville-hired-as-assistant-coach] on Saturday. Quenneville was a free agent without a contract for the 2025-26 season. He spent most of the 2024-25 season in Finland with Tappara Tampere [https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/former-devils-first-rounder-signs-in-finland] – where he recorded 14 points in 24 games – and spent the latter part of his career in Europe. Quenneville was born in Edmonton and played junior hockey for the WHL [http://thn.com/whl]’s Brandon Wheat Kings. He was chosen by the New Jersey Devils [http://thn.com/newjersey] in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. While in the New Jersey organization, he spent parts of two seasons in Binghamton with the Devils’ AHL [http://thn.com/ahl] farm club. Between 2016 and 2020, Quenneville played 42 NHL regular-season games with the Devils and Chicago Blackhawks [http://thn.com/chicago], recording five points and six penalty minutes. In 2020, he played two games for Chicago in the Western Conference playoff bubble in his hometown, Edmonton. Former Devils’ First-Rounder Signs In Finland [https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/MjEwNTgzNjQzOTk3ODc0MDAx/usatsi_11869069.jpg] Former Devils’ First-Rounder Signs In Finland Canadian left winger John Quenneville, 28, has signed to play the remainder of the current season with Tappara Tampere, <a href="https://www.tappara.fi/fi-fi/article/uutiset/kanadalainen-ykkoskierroksen-nhl-varaus-tapparaan/6348/">the Finnish Liiga club announced</a> on Saturday. [https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/former-devils-first-rounder-signs-in-finland] Since 2021, Quenneville has mostly played in Europe – in Switzerland with the ZSC Lions and HC Lugano and in Sweden with Leksands IF – but also had a 25-game stint with the AHL’s Belleville Senators [http://thn.com/ottawa]. Quenneville’s two older brothers also currently play in Europe. David, 27, plays in Sweden for Örebro HK and Peter, 31, plays in Finland for Kiekko-Espoo. Quenneville’s second cousin is former NHL player and current Anaheim Ducks [http://thn.com/anaheim] coach Joel Quenneville and his uncle by marriage is former NHL player Johnny Boychuk. Veteran Canadian Ex-NHL D-Man Signs In Finland [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/91e3b104-a8a1-4dc7-b7b3-734d8b35655f.jpeg] Veteran Canadian Ex-NHL D-Man Signs In Finland Canadian defenseman Brad Hunt, 37, has signed a one-year contract with Vaasan Sport, the Finnish Liiga club announced on Friday. [https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/veteran-canadian-ex-nhl-d-man-signs-in-finland]
