Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, hire John Tortorella
The Vegas Golden Knights Fired coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday and turned to John Tortorella to exchange him.
The transfer comes with Vegas having misplaced six of its final seven video games, the most recent setback to a 5-4 defeat in a shootout to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night time.
“We thank Bruce Cassidy for his dedication to our hockey club and community over the past four seasons,” Golden Knights common supervisor Kelly McCrimmon mentioned. “Under Bruce’s leadership, we reached our ultimate goal in 2023 by bringing a Stanley Cup to Vegas. Bruce will forever be remembered with the utmost regard by our organization for what was accomplished here. With the stretch run of the 2025-26 regular season upon us, we believe that a change is necessary for us to return to the level of play that is expected of our club.
“With John Tortorella, we usher in a Stanley Cup Champion in addition to probably the most skilled and revered coaches within the NHL. His steering might be an excellent asset to our group on the pivotal level within the season we at the moment face. We sit up for welcoming John to Vegas.”
The Golden Knights are 32-26-16 on the season, third in the Pacific Division, with eight regular-season games remaining as they look to get into the Western Conference playoffs.
Tortorella last coached the Philadelphia Flyerswho fired him final March amid his third season with the group.
