John Tortorella
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Tortorella while coaching the New York Rangers
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June 24, 1958 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Virginia Lancers | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1986 | ||
John Robert Tortorella (born June 24, 1958) is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tortorella has held the position of head coach of the Vancouver Canucks (2013–14), the New York Rangers (2009–13) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–08). He led Tampa Bay to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship.
Tortorella attended Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, Massachusetts, and he is listed on the school's athletic Hall of Fame wall (1976). He also attended the University of Maine, graduating in 1981. John's brother Jim Tortorella is also listed on the wall.
Tortorella, nicknamed 'The Paper Italian', played right wing for three years (1978–81) at the University of Maine of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). While at Maine, he played along with his brother Jim, the goaltender, who now serves as assistant men's coach for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. After college Tortorella went to Sweden to play a year in Kristianstads IK (1981–82), after which he came back to the US to play four years of minor pro hockey (1982–86) in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL). During these years he skated with the Hampton Roads Gulls, Erie Golden Blades, Nashville South Stars and the Virginia Lancers.
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