- John Torchetti
John Torchetti (born
1964 inBoston, Massachusetts ) is an associate coach for theChicago Blackhawks . He was the coach of theMoncton Wildcats of the QMJHL for the 2006–2007 season. He also served as an assistant coach with theTampa Bay Lightning , interim head coach for theFlorida Panthers , interim head coach of theLos Angeles Kings .His first coaching assignment came as an assistant coach for the
Greensboro Monarchs of theECHL . His first head coaching position was with theSan Antonio Iguanas where he took over whenBill Goldsworthy became ill. He coached the Iguanas to the finals twice in two years and won theCommissioner's Trophy for coach of the year in1995 . After spending the first half of the 1996–97 season as an Assistant Coach with theSan Antonio Dragons of theIHL , Torchetti became head coach of theFort Wayne Komets . In1998 he won the Commissioners' Trophy.Before the
1999–00 NHL season Torchetti was hired as an assistant coach for theTampa Bay Lightning underSteve Ludzik . In2002 Torchetti was hired as head coach of theSan Antonio Rampage . Due to his many coaching stints in the city, "Torch" has kept close ties toSan Antonio . After 65 games he was promoted to assistant coach with the parent club, theFlorida Panthers . In2004 he served 27 games as interim head coach, replacingRick Dudley . He finished with a 10–12–4–1 record and was replaced with current head coach, Jacques Martin. During the2005–06 NHL season , Torchetti was hired byDave Taylor as interim head coach of theLos Angeles Kings . He had a 5–7 record in the teams final 12 games and was not retained by the Kings, instead being replaced byMarc Crawford .In 2006 he was hired by the
Moncton Wildcats to replaceTed Nolan as Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations. He coached the team to a 39–25–0–4 record and a third placed finish in the QMJHL's Eastern Division. The Wildcats were eliminated in the first round by theHalifax Mooseheads .Torchetti played prep school hockey for the powerful
New Preparatory School ofCambridge, Massachusetts as a Post-Graduate at the age of eighteen under the coaching tutelage of the regionally renownedMike Kozack . Before attending New Prep School, Torchetti played forJamaica Plain High School in theBoston City League , where he set state scoring records, superseding the ones achieved in the late 1960s by the legendaryRobbie Ftorek ofNeedham High School . He also played professionally from1984 -1991 for theCarolina Thunderbirds &Virginia Lancers of theACHL ,AAHL , &ECHL , theBinghamton Whalers of the AHL, and theWinston-Salem Thunderbirds of the ECHL. He played Left WingTorchetti was hired as an associate coach for the Chicago Blackhawks on
May 16 ,2007 . [ [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-foltman-insidehawks16may16,1,684423.story?coll=chi-sportsblackhawks-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true Topic Galleries - chicagotribune.com ] ]References
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