Jonathan "John" Tortorella (born June 24, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey coach and is currently the head coach of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is perhaps best known for his tenure as head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he led the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup. Tortorella became head coach of the Lightning on June 6, 2001 and stayed on until his firing on June 3, 2008 a...
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Jonathan "John" Tortorella (born June 24, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey coach and is currently the head coach of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is perhaps best known for his tenure as head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he led the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup. Tortorella became head coach of the Lightning on June 6, 2001 and stayed on until his firing on June 3, 2008 after six and a half seasons, having compiled a 239-222-36-38 record. The firing took place four years after the team's Stanley Cup victory.
Tortorella "The Paper Italian" played college hockey at the University of Maine from 1978–81, along with his brother, goaltender Jim, who now serves as head men's coach for Division III Colby College. He also played right wing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and ACHL. He briefly played with Oren Koules while with the Hampton Roads Gulls of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League. The two...
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