Vegas Golden Knights caput manager John Tortorella stands connected the crystal aft the Vegas Golden Knights decision the Colorado Avalanche, 2-1, successful Game 4 of an NHL hockey Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Photo by: Wade Vandervort
Associated Press
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 9:33 a.m.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Tortorella volition not instrumentality arsenic manager of the Vegas Golden Knights aft guiding them to the Stanley Cup Final connected an interim basis.
Uncertainty lingered over the concern done the team's elimination successful Game 6 of the last against Carolina connected Sunday night. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced Tuesday that Tortorella would not beryllium back.
“We convey Torts for the guidance helium provided our squad since joining the enactment successful March,” McCrimmon said. “When the determination was made to bring Torts to Vegas, we needed an contiguous interaction to assistance america astatine a pivotal constituent successful the season. Torts’ acquisition and enactment proved to beryllium the boost that we were looking for, helping usher america to the Stanley Cup Final. We are grateful for Torts’ passion, sincerity, and committedness to our organization, and we privation him and his household the best.”
McCrimmon hired Tortorella connected March 30 when he fired Bruce Cassidy with 8 games near successful the season. The Golden Knights won 7 of them and past got done 3 rounds earlier losing to the Hurricanes successful the final.
Tortorella, who turns 68 adjacent week, is 22 years removed from coaching Tampa Bay to the Stanley Cup successful 2004. After his clip with the Lightning, helium spent clip moving the seat for the New York Rangers, Vancouver, Columbus and Philadelphia and was retired of the league for astir a twelvemonth earlier getting the telephone from McCrimmon.
Players spoke highly of however Tortorella handled jumping successful this spring. He took disapproval successful caller days for deciding to instrumentality with goaltender Carter Hart, whose .863 prevention percent was the lowest successful the last since Minnesota's Jon Casey successful 1991.
McCrimmon is scheduled to talk to reporters connected Wednesday. One avenue Vegas could spell with for Tortorella's successor is promoting Ryan Craig, who has been manager of its apical affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League, for the past 3 seasons.
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