Panthers head coach Joel Quenneville will return to the United Center for the very first time after leading the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups and 452 regular-season games in his 11-plus years Chicago's head coach.
Jeremy Colliton was named the 38th all-time head coach of the Blackhawks on Nov. 6, 2018.
"Want to win the game, for sure," Jonathan Toews said with a smile after morning skate. "That's a hot team over there and I imagine Joel really wants to win this game especially. It's a friendly competition against a team we don't see too often, but the points are important for us and for them as well. Aside from us wanting to get that win over Coach Q and likewise, it's a big game for both teams."
"It'll be different. I think it'll be a little weird for all of us playing against him. I'm sure he'll have a lot of emotions coming back here too," Kane added. "You know he's going to get a warm reception, he was so loved here in Chicago and he's like an icon in the city. He's done so much, obviously the championships he's been a part of and how he's helped us come along as players and the visual the fans would have of him on the bench obviously being stern and mean. At the same time, we accepted him as a players' coach. Great guy, great coach, a man's man and it'll be good to see the reception he gets tonight."
