Early Tuesday morning, the Washington Capitals announced they had hired Peter Laviolette as their next head coach. An all-to familiar face to the city of Philadelphia, Lavy now becomes the enemy.
Blue Jackets mentor hopes to use lessons from this season to help CBJ reach next level
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella has been nominated five times for the Jack Adams Trophy, given to the NHL’s best coach. If he wins the award Wednesday night, he’d join Pat Burns as the only coach to win the trophy three times.
Less than 24 hours after the Columbus Blue Jackets eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs from playoff contention in their qualifier series, Jackets head coach John Tortorella showed his support for Maple Leafs’ rookie bench boss Sheldon Keefe.
After two days behind a mask and off his skates, Rick Bowness returned to his natural habitat on the ice with air inside the rink blowing against his face. “You get out there and you miss it,” the Dallas Stars coach said. “You realize how much you enjoy being out there.”
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Every Friday morning around 9 a.m., Columbus Blue Jackets players are waiting for the email. What’s inside that email could determine how much conditioning work they’ll have to do when hockey resumes. It’s serious stuff.
Sportsnet Hockey Central have spent time over the last few weeks speaking with many of our head coaches during the paused NHL season. Take a listen.
Bob McElligott talks with Blue Jackets Head Coach John Tortorella about his team, his relationship with other coaches in the league and First Responders Night.
“The biggest thing I try to stress with young players is, ‘I want some information, too. Don’t be afraid to talk to me about some things you may see that may help you.’ All we want to do as coaches as help.”
In January, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella and Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette were deadlocked in a quest to become the first American-born coach to record 600 wins in the National Hockey League.
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