The Chicago Blackhawks finished the regular season as the best team in the NHL after earning the most points and after a fantastic run in the playoffs the team was crowned Stanley Cup champions for the second time in four years, the franchise rewarded coach Joel Quenneville with a new contract extension.

According to ESPN.com, the team signed Quenneville to a three-year contract extension after winning his second Cup with the team in four years and the head coach said that he felt privileged to coach this team and this roster and that he feels that they can continue to be successful in the coming seasons. The previous contract extended through the 2014 season and now he will be signed with the franchise through 2017 and this marks his second three-year extension after signing one after the 2010 season, which also came from a Stanley Cup.

Quenneville has won 222 games with the Blackhawks during his run with the team and has a 222-106-44 record after being hired following the firing of Denis Savard in 2008. General manager Stan Bowman was happy to announce the deal and it comes after the team set a record with the way they played to open the season, not losing a game in regulation until the 25th game of the year while going 21-0-3 to start the 48-game lockout schedule. Despite playing 10 of their first 12 games on the road, the team continued to play without losing and that powered them into the postseason before winning the Stanley Cup.

The Blackhawks finally lost to the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 to end the streak and during the playoffs those battle tested moments paid off, as they were able to come back and defeat the Detroit Red Wings in seven games to advance to the Western conference finals. The team got some fantastic play from Jonathan Toews, Bryan Bickell, Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp and now the team has a coach for the future as well.