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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

{allcanada} CANUCKS TO FIRE HEAD COACH TORTORELLA THURSDAY

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The Vancouver Canucks are making a coaching change.

According to TSN Vancouver reporter Farhan Lalji, the Canucks will fire head coach John Tortorella on Thursday, one season after he took over for Alain Vigneault.

Tortorella missed six games this season due to suspension after confronting the Calgary Flames after a line brawl in their Jan. 18 games against the Canucks. He was suspended 15 days and was barred from contacting the Cancuks' team before, during or after games after trying to enter the Flames' dressing room.

The Canucks went 2-4 over that six game stretch. They were fourth in the Pacific Division and held the first Western Conference wild card playoff berth at the time of the incident against Calgary.

Tortorella, who was in the first year of a five-year, $10 million contract, joined the Canucks after being fired as head coach of the New York Rangers last season.

In parts of 14 NHL seasons coaching the Rangers, Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning, he has compiled a 455-367-37-82 record. He guided the Lightning to the franchise's only Stanley Cup in 2004.

He was awarded the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach for the 2003-04 season.

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