John Tortorella
John Robert Tortorella (born June 24, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey coach currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
He coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and won both the Jack Adams Award and the Stanley Cup, with the Lightning, in 2004. He coached the New York Rangers from February 23, 2009 to May 29, 2013. He was fired by the Rangers after a disappointing playoff run.[1] He was hired to coach for the Vancouver Canucks for only one season before being relieved of duty after failing to qualify for the playoffs. He is currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets as their coach.
NHL coaching record
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | ||
NYR | 1999–00* | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 4th in Atlantic (73 Pts.) | -- | -- | -- | - |
TB | 2000–01* | 43 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 5th in Southeast (59 Pts.) | -- | -- | -- | - |
TB | 2001–02 | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 69 | 3rd in Southeast | -- | -- | -- | - |
TB | 2002–03 | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 93 | 1st in Southeast | 5 | 6 | .455 | Lost East Semifinals |
TB | 2003–04 | 82 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 106 | 1st in Southeast | 16 | 7 | .696 | Stanley Cup Champions |
TB | 2005–06 | 82 | 43 | 33 | - | 6 | 92 | 2nd in Southeast | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
TB | 2006–07 | 82 | 44 | 33 | - | 5 | 93 | 2nd in Southeast | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
TB | 2007–08 | 82 | 31 | 42 | - | 9 | 71 | 5th in Southeast | -- | -- | -- | - |
NYR | 2008–09* | 21 | 12 | 7 | - | 2 | 26 | 4th in Atlantic (95 Pts.) | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
NYR | 2009-10 | 42 | 20 | 17 | - | 5 | 35 | 3rd in Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | - |
NYR | 2010–11* | 82 | 44 | 33 | - | 5 | 93 | 3rd in Atlantic | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
NYR | 2011–12* | 82 | 51 | 24 | - | 7 | 109 | 1st in Atlantic | 10 | 10 | .500 | Lost East Conference Finals |
NYR | 2012–13* | 48 | 26 | 18 | - | 4 | 56 | 2nd in Atlantic | 5 | 7 | .417 | Lost East Semifinals |
VAN | 2013–14* | 75 | 34 | 33 | - | 8 | 83 | 5th in Pacific | -- | -- | -- | |
CBJ | 2015–16* | 82 | 36 | 35 | - | 11 | 76 | 8th in Metropolitan | -- | -- | -- | |
CBJ | 2016–17* | 82 | 50 | 24 | - | 8 | 108 | 3rd in Metropolitan | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
CBJ | 2017–18* | 82 | 45 | 30 | - | 7 | 97 | 4th in Metropolitan | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
CBJ | 2018–19* | 82 | 47 | 31 | - | 4 | 98 | 5th in Metropolitan | 6 | 4 | .600 | Lost East Semifinals |
CBJ | 2019–20* | 70 | 33 | 22 | - | 15 | 81 | 4th in Metropolitan | 4 | 6 | .400 | Lost East Quarterfinals |
Total | 1327 | 655 | 515 | 37 | 120 | 1467 | 56 | 64 | .467 |
John Tortorella Media
Tortorella as head coach of the New York Rangers during a game in March 2009. He was named the Rangers' head coach on February 23, 2009.
References
- ↑ "Rangers fire Tortorella following four-plus seasons". NHL.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.