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It’s been a coaching carousel for the Vegas Golden Knights of late. After firing Bruce Cassidy and replacing him with John Tortorella late in the 2025-26 season as a last ditch effort to motivate the team paid off, and saw the team make a run to the Stanley Cup Final, they then moved on from Tortorella, opting to promote AHL head coach Ryan Craig.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / September 10

2026-27 Vegas Golden Knights Season Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights enter the 2026–27 season saying goodbye to their leading goal scorer last year, Pavel Dorofeyev. They are hoping Victor Olofsson will replace some of that scoring, but he obviously won’t totally replace him.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 27

Tortorella Showed Why Babcock Is the Oilers’ Magic Bullet

It’s kind of funny how coaching stories always end up looking similar, even when the coaches are different. One coach is super polished, the other is straight-up abrasive, but the vibe is the same: “We’re not here to babysit.

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NHL News / Field Level Media / July 24

John Tortorella: ' I want to coach'

John Tortorella wants to be an NHL head coach again. Tortorella, 68, insisted as much to The Athletic while making his first public comments since the Vegas Golden Knights announced that he would not return to the team as their head coach.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 17

Grading the NHL's recent head-coaching moves: Maple Leafs go off the board

The NHL's head-coaching carousel is spinning this offseason with four teams having already named new bosses for their bench. How did the teams do?

Maple Leafs have hired a new head coach

Golden Knights name Ryan Craig as replacement for John Tortorella after Stanley Cup Final loss; is he the right man for the job?

Golden Knights will not retain John Tortorella

Golden Knights reveal they granted Bruce Cassidy permission to speak to one team

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NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / June 17

Would Tortorella Actually Be a Fit in Edmonton?

With John Tortorella heading out of Vegas, the idea of the Edmonton Oilers calling him up is already being tossed around. He makes a lot of sense on paper.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Yardbarker / June 18

Golden Knights name replacement for John Tortorella

Golden Knights name Ryan Craig as replacement for John Tortorella after Stanley Cup Final loss; is he the right man for the job?

Former Golden Knights HC Gerard Gallant hired Craig as an assistant shortly before the team's inaugural 2017-18 season. He remained in that role under three different HCs for six seasons.

Grading NHL's recent head-coaching moves: Maple Leafs go off the board

Golden Knights: We granted Bruce Cassidy permission to speak to one team

Jack Eichel had an all-time quote addressing Golden Knights haters

Matthew Knies trade talk resurfaces amid Maple Leafs' deal with Flyers

Sabres pull off trade to move up in 2026 NHL Draft after magical season

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / June 16

Golden Knights part with Tortorella after Cup Final run

John Tortorella’s short run with the Vegas Golden Knights is over. Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon announced Tuesday that Tortorella will not return to the team’s coaching staff following the 2025-26 season.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Daily Faceoff / June 16

John Tortorella will not return as Golden Knights coach

The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Tuesday that John Tortorella will not return as the club’s head coach next season. Tortorella, who was hired on March 30 with eight games remaining in the regular season, agreed to a contract that only spanned the duration of the 2025-26 league year.

NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 17

Golden Knights will not retain John Tortorella

After guiding the team to its third Stanley Cup Final, the Vegas Golden Knights are moving on from their head coach.

Golden Knights certainly got the full Tortorella experience

Knights' Jack Eichel on team's haters: 'Vegas ain't on people's no-trade lists'

Golden Knights' Mitch Marner elaborates on 'dark times' in Toronto

Maple Leafs trade goalie Joseph Woll

Grading the Woll trade: Teams swap depth pieces in reasonable fashion

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / June 15

Oilers, Tortorella, and an interesting rumor that 'hasn’t gone away'

The Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Carolina Hurricanes, and for the Vegas Golden Knights, it was a solid run on the heels of a controversial coaching change that helped get them to the Finals.

NHL News / Larry Brown Sports / June 15

Hurricanes take parting shot at John Tortorella after Stanley Cup win

The Carolina Hurricanes were not going to pass up a golden opportunity to troll John Tortorella. After Tortorella’s Golden Knights lost Game 5 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., last Thursday, he was quoted as making a confident claim about forcing a Game 7.

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Vegas Golden Knights News / Daily Faceoff / June 15

'I have to swallow this (loss) first': Golden Knights’ John Tortorella on coaching future

The Vegas Golden Knights saw their season come to an end with a 3-0 loss in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes. While the biggest questions looming over key figures whose contracts are set to expire usually center around players, for the Knights, the status of head coach John Tortorella is unclear at this time.

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 15

Golden Knights got the full John Tortorella experience

With eight games remaining in the 2025-26 regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights decided they needed a new voice behind their bench.

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NHL News / Yardbarker / June 13

Golden Knights taking big risk by sticking with Carter Hart in goal

John Tortorella is sticking with his goalie, and there does not appear to be anything that is going to change that.

Golden Knights' John Tortorella dismisses 'stupidest' goalie question

Golden Knights center William Karlsson ruled out for Game 6

Winners, losers from Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final

Jordan Staal makes Stanley Cup Final history by extending goal streak

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NHL News / Yardbarker / June 12

Tortorella leaving clothes in Carolina, dismisses goalie question

John Tortorella says he's leaving his clothes in Carolina, dismisses 'stupidest' goalie question

Head coach John Tortorella is planning on bringing the series back to Raleigh for a winner-take-all Game 7 next Wednesday.

Winners, losers from Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes stars end slumps just in time

Canes' Jordan Staal makes Stanley Cup Final history by extending goal streak

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Vegas Golden Knights News / NHL Trade Talk / June 8

For one moment, Tortorella stopped talking like a coach

John Tortorella was classic Torts in a recent interview. He was blunt, a little gruff, but when someone hit the right note, he peeled back and actually said something real.

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 5

John Tortorella doubles down on challenge that backfired

John Tortorella doubles down on controversial challenge that backfired

Vegas Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella made a potentially seismic decision late in the third period of Game 2.

Winners, losers from Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes storm back to tie series

Fine print in Bruce Cassidy's contract is why Oilers won't get interview

Dylan Larkin trade request shows how far once-proud Red Wings have fallen

Assessing trade destinations for disgruntled Red Wings center Larkin

Four teams that could land Larkin in a blockbuster trade

Canadiens nearly acquired Matthew Knies at NHL trade deadline

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 5

Winners, losers from Game 2: Hurricanes storm back to tie series

Winners, losers from Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes storm back to tie series

After losing a two-goal lead in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Carolina Hurricanes turned the tables on the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 and rallied for a 4-3 overtime win to tie the series at one game apiece.

John Tortorella doubles down on controversial challenge that backfired

Fine print in Bruce Cassidy's contract is why Oilers won't get interview

Dylan Larkin trade request shows how far once-proud Red Wings have fallen

Assessing trade destinations for disgruntled Red Wings center Larkin

Four teams that could land Larkin in a blockbuster trade

Canadiens nearly acquired Matthew Knies at NHL trade deadline

Vegas Golden Knights News / Yardbarker / May 28

John Tortorella hasn't been biggest factor in Golden Knights' turnaround

The Vegas Golden Knights shocked the hockey world when they fired Bruce Cassidy with eight games to play in the regular season and replaced him with John Tortorella.

John Tortorella defends Jared Bednar in wake of West Final sweep

How has John Tortorella impacted the Golden Knights?

Golden Knights' Mitch Marner is grateful for first Stanley Cup Final trip after enduring 'dark times in hockey'

Lane Hutson had a vulgar quote about the Canadiens’ Game 4 loss

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Vegas Golden Knights News / Daily Faceoff / May 27

How has John Tortorella impacted the Golden Knights?

The Vegas Golden Knights have never been shy to make a bold move, and it appears their latest one has delivered the desired result. With just eight games

NHL News / Yardbarker / May 27

NHL winners, losers from Tuesday's Stanley Cup playoffs: Golden Knights sweep Avs, reach Stanley Cup Final

The best team doesn't always win the championship.

Did Mitch Marner just take a shot at William Nylander and the Maple Leafs?

Canadiens’ Lane Hutson takes blame for Game 3 OT loss

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Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / May 23

Tortorella’s message: Knights survived the mess to go up 2-0

The Vegas Golden Knights did not leave Denver with a 2-0 series lead because Game 2 was smooth. Instead, they left with it because the game got uncomfortable, Colorado pushed, the second period tilted the wrong way and the Golden Knights did not crack.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Larry Brown Sports / May 16

NHL hands down severe punishment to Golden Knights, John Tortorella

On Friday, the NHL announced severe sanctions against the Vegas Golden Knights and head coach John Tortorella for flagrant violations of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs media regulations.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 15

Golden Knights Forfeit Draft Pick, John Tortorella Fined

The National Hockey League didn’t let the Vegas Golden Knights celebrate their Western Conference Final berth for too long. According to an announcement

NHL News / Yardbarker / May 16

NHL hits Golden Knights, John Tortorella with heavy punishment after media incident

There was a weird development after the Vegas Golden Knights series-clinching win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Not only did head coach John Tortorella ditch the postgame news conference, but the team did not open its locker room to reporters and only made a couple of players available for a few minutes at a podium.

NHL's suspension of Golden Knights star is surprising, but correct call

Mitch Marner's between-the-legs goal leaves jaws dropped

Avalanche's Game 5 hero had the most heartwarming quote

Three candidates emerge for Maple Leafs' head-coaching job

Penguins fans get the Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews teases they want

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / May 15

Tortorella shuns media after Ducks eliminated by Vegas

John Tortorella appears to be up to his old tricks. Following the decisive win in which the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks and eliminated

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / April 2

Golden Knights standings Watch: Tortorella start meets Pacific squeeze

The Golden Knights did what they had to do in John Tortorella’s debut. They beat Vancouver, moved to 33-26-16 and got back to 82 points. That did not vault Vegas up the standings, but it kept the Knights in the middle of a Pacific race that still looks loose enough to swing hard over the final stretch.