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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It was just seven games into the 2021-22 season that Quenneville resigned from the Panthers in the wake of the Kyle Beach sexual assault scandal that occurred in 2010, when both were members of the Chicago Blackhawks. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Quenneville, the second-winningest head coach in NHL history, has been out of the league, and out of the public eye, ever since. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "He spoke to a group of NHL coaches and general managers back in September, and has expressed a desire to resume his career behind the bench. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "This week, Quenneville gave his first public interview in several years, appearing on the Cam and Strick Podcast. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "He remains interested in coaching again but said he is “waiting for clearance to get that chance to get back and coach.”" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Quenneville said he’s been asked, though not formally, about some of the openings that have popped up and internally weighed interest, but ultimately it’s not in the cards yet. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "“There’s a process before we can go to the next step,” he said. “We’re still not there yet.”" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Quenneville also discussed his departure from the Panthers after being asked if he resigned by choice or he was forced to leave. 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Joel Quenneville speaks about Kyle Beach scandal, desire to return to NHL