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Richard Tocchet (/ t ɔː k ə t / TAW-kət; born April 9, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Rick Tocchet is the current head coach of the Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canucks are a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]
#NameTermRegular Season(gc)212023 –present118202021 – 2023103192017 – 2021314182014 – 2017246- Questionable Internet History
- Charged with Promoting Gambling While He Was An NHL Coach
- Former Canucks Coach Mike Keenan Was His Favourite Coach
- “Motivated” His Team with Chin-Ups
- Butted Heads with Evgeni Malkin
- Cited Howe as His Idol
- Has Three Stanley Cup Rings
In the days leading up to Tocchet’s rumoured hiring, Twitter users were pulling up a list of his past likes. Mere hours before his introductory press conference, Tocchet deleted his Twitter. “Well, I had it when I was on your side, at TNT. It was more of like, you know, promoting and all that stuff,” Tocchet told reporters when asked about deleting...
It was one of the more infamous off-ice stories involving an NHL employee in recent memory. Back in February 2006, “Operation Slapshot” became public, and the investigation implicated Tocchet for being involved with an illegal gambling ring that he was running with New Jersey state trooper, James Harney. Tocchet was eventually chargedin August 2007...
Canucks fans will love this one. Rick Tocchet mentioned in this interviewthat his favourite coach, in terms of who did the most for his career, was Mike Keenan. The former Canucks’ bench boss was actually Tocchet’s first NHL coach back in 1984-95 with the Philadelphia Flyers. Not only was it Tocchet’s first season in the league, but it was Keenan’s...
Could you do 16 chin-ups in a suit? Tocchet spent three years as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he was known for running a successful power play and getting the most out of star forward Phil Kessel. There was a semi-famous urban legend from the Pens’ Cup run in 2017. Kessel apparently bet that Tocchet couldn’t do 15 chin-ups...
Although Tocchet had success as an assistant coach with the Penguins, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. In particular, Tocchet admitted that his early relationship with Evgeni Malkin was tenuous, at best. “Geno, early on, I wanted to kill him,” Tocchet admitted in 2019 on the Spittin’ Chiclets Podcast. “I didn’t really get along with Geno early. My ...
No, we’re not talking about THAT Howe. Although many players idolized Gordie Howe, one of the greatest NHL players of all time, Tocchet cited his son, Mark Howe, as one of his biggest influences in hockey. Howe and Tocchet spent eight years together with the Flyers.
Despite the controversies and entering Vancouver on a sour note, Tocchet has certainly had success in the NHL. He spent 18 seasons playing in the NHL for six different teams, winning one Stanley Cup as a player with the Penguins back in 1992. The Scarborough, Ontario native was known for being a prototypical, old-school power forward. He’s one of t...
Jan 22, 2023 · Bruce Boudreau’s final game behind the bench on Saturday night as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks will be remembered forever. It was touching, emotional and heartbreaking all at once.
- Harman Dayal
Jan 23, 2024 · On Jan 22, 2023, the Vancouver Canucks made the decision to hire Rick Tocchet as the 21st head coach in franchise history. It is safe to say this hiring has worked out as in the 83 games since,...
May 24, 2024 · Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's coach of the year. The league announced Tocchet as the recipient, as selected by the NHL...
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Jan 23, 2023 · Rick Tocchet’s first practice on Monday as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks was different than what we’ve seen from predecessor Bruce Boudreau.
