Welcome back to Around the League: The series at CanucksArmy keeping you up to date on all the happenings around the National Hockey League through a Canucks-themed lens.
Did you really think Torts was done?
After stepping down as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets prior to last season and taking a job with ESPN as a TV analyst, former Canucks head coach John Tortorella has reportedly agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Flyers on a four-year contract, according to ESPN’s Kevin Weekes.
**Breaking News** 🚨 🗞
Per my initial on #ThePoint ; I can confirm @NHLFlyers are hiring HC John Tortorella in the neighborhood of 4yr X 4M deal, and @GoldenKnights HC Cassidy in the neighborhood of 5 yr X 4.5 M. Coaching Carousel 🎠 continues . @espn @NHL #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/Uvvq5NufM3
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) June 16, 2022
According to Weekes, Tortorella’s deal is “in the neighbourhood” of $4 million per season for the next four seasons.
Tortorella, 63, stepped down after six seasons behind the Columbus bench shortly after the 2020-21 season.
Prior to that, he served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers before a brief stop in Vancouver in a season that many Canucks fans would like to forget.
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