Coach Quenneville Returns to the Ice

The man who handed Chicago its dignity in a sterling silver Cup, Joel Quenneville, was rushed to the hospital last Wednesday with a hole in his abdomen.

With the joys of coaching the returning Stanley Cup champions, comes the pains of stress and lack of sleep. Although popping aspirins every morning may seem like the easy way out, it?s definitely not the painless way out.

Quenneville?s use of aspirins had landed him in the emergency room with serious gastrointestinal bleeding brought on by a small peptic ulcer. He was hospitalized till Sunday, forcing him to miss two games, which to ?Coach Q? must have been the most painful part.

By Harrini Krishnan

Since October of 2008, when Quenneville joined the Hawks on the bench, he has been there every night rallying the men in the red, black and white sweaters. Within two seasons, he led the team to the 2009 Western Conference Final and, of course the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. In reality, he?s just a man. But in Chicago, he is a god.

?Coach Q is a great coach and a great asset for the hawks. I was lucky enough to play hockey with his son, when he was coaching the Blues. He actually coached our team as well,? Jake Rock, now a freshman at the University of Illinois, said. ?He was a great teacher to us as little kids?around 10 yrs old, at the [More …]

Source: http://www.thesportsbank.net/blackhawks/coach-quenneville-returns-to-the-ice/

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