Tortorella, 66, has been a mainstay behind NHL benches since his first full-time head-coaching job in Tampa. He has coached in all but two NHL seasons since taking over Tampa Bay ahead of the 2000 ...

John Tortorella may not be behind the bench right now, but he’s not ready to walk away. After being fired by the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the 2024-25 season, he’s made it clear that ...

There will not be another John Tortorella return to the Rangers bench. After the ex-Blueshirts coach found himself in the thick of speculation surrounding the next coaching staff, with ESPN ...

John Tortorella stepped away from the NHL All-Star game in January 2017 due to personal reasons, and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky replaced him.

John Tortorella could rejoin the New York Rangers, but not as the team’s head coach. The Rangers fired Peter Laviolette after the 2024-25 season and the organization is now tasked with finding a ...

Tortorella, of course, spent parts of six seasons with the Rangers, spanning from the 2008-09 season through the 2012-13 campaign plus a brief four-game stint in 1999-2000.

John Tortorella lost his job in the last few weeks in Philadelphia. But Torts is also 66 and that’s why some didn’t see him returning to the NHL. Clearly, it’s a possibility right now.

TAMPA, Fla. John Tortorella was fired Tuesday as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after leading the team to its only Stanley Cup championship. He had one season remaining on his contract.