In an announcement which will reportedly be made official tonight and which would come as a huge surprise, John Tortorella will be named Team USA’s head coach for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Tortorella has more NHL wins than any American NHL head coach with 446. He is also without a job in the NHL.
The names that were bandied about in the hours leading up to this were nowhere close to Tortorella. The Predators’ Peter Laviolette and the Sabres’ Dan Bylsma were thought to be candidates. But with Tortorella having nothing to do, this is the perfect opportunity for him to get back into the game, concentrate solely on the tournament, and prove that he can coach on a big stage without charging another country’s locker room between periods.
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