John Tortorella lands new coaching job

On Wednesday, USA Hockey announced the assistant coaches and support staff for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, and former NHL head coach John Tortorella made the team.

He served under head coach Mike Sullivan, along with New York Rangers assistant coach David Quinn and Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes.

Back in March, following a verbal altercation with young defenseman Cam York in the Flyers dressing room during a game, Tortorella was fired by GM Daniel Briere with a few games left in the season.

With training camps opening around the league earlier today, Torts did not find a job in the NHL despite his resume.

Talks had previously linked him to his friend Sullivan, who was named the new Rangers head coach earlier this summer. However, for now, Tortorella will only join Sullivan behind the bench of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team for the upcoming Winter Games.