John Tortorella still open to coaching at 68 after brief stint ends in Vegas, report says
John Tortorella, 68, is still open to coaching despite his brief stint with the Vegas Golden Knights ending in mid-June. He expressed his desire to coach again, but respected the team's decision to promote Ryan Craig.
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John Tortorella, the 68-year-old former head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, is still interested in coaching despite his latest stint ending in mid-June. He expressed his desire to coach again, but respected the team's decision to promote Ryan Craig.
John Tortorella is a 68-year-old coach who used to lead a hockey team called the Vegas Golden Knights. He's still interested in coaching, even though his last stint ended a few months ago.
Analysis
A Legacy of Coaching Experience
John Tortorella has 24 seasons of NHL head-coaching experience, with the Golden Knights representing his seventh stop. He has coached in Tampa Bay, Columbus, Philadelphia, Vancouver, and Boston, and has won a Stanley Cup in 2004. Tortorella is sixth on the NHL list and first among U.S.-born coaches with 1,628 games coached.
A Brief Stint Ends in Vegas
Tortorella's tenure in Vegas began with him replacing the fired Bruce Cassidy with eight games left in the regular season. And it ended in mid-June with the Golden Knights losing the Stanley Cup Final in six games to the Carolina Hurricanes. Though Tortorella pushed for his return, he said he respected McCrimmon's decision to promote minor-league coach Ryan Craig.
Still Open to Coaching
Tortorella hasn't closed the door on coaching at 68, some two months after his latest, brief stint ended. “Oh, I want to coach,” Tortorella told The Athletic this week in a story posted on Friday. “I want to coach now. I’m not sure if that happens, and that’s where I am in my career. But I wanted to coach that Vegas team. I told (general manager Kelly McCrimmon) that.”
Key points
- John Tortorella is still open to coaching at 68 despite his brief stint ending in mid-June.
- He has 24 seasons of NHL head-coaching experience and has won a Stanley Cup in the past.
- Tortorella respected the team's decision to promote Ryan Craig and is still interested in coaching.
If John Tortorella continues coaching, he might be able to lead a team to a Stanley Cup win, which would be a great achievement for him and the team.
If John Tortorella's next coaching stint ends in failure, it could be a disappointment for him and the team, especially if they were expecting a better outcome.