Four years after he resigned from the Florida Panthers amid a sexual assault investigation involving his former team, Joel Quenneville is back in the NHL. Quenneville has been hired as the Anaheim Ducks' next head coach, the team announced Thursday.

Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league for his handling of a sexual assault scandal.

The Ducks are making a controversial hire with Joel Quenneville tapped as their next head coach, according to multiple reports, despite the NHL previously banning and reprimanding the 66-year-old for how he handled sexual assault allegations while he coached the Blackhawks.